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Founder Feature: Hannah Pollack of Nightingale Ice Cream

The Startup CPG Podcast · 10 Apr 2026 · 30m · Episode 290

What this episode covers

Hannah Pollack, founder and CEO of Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, discusses the brand's 10-year journey from a restaurant dessert to a nationally distributed frozen novelty. She explains the technical and logistical challenges of maintaining product integrity for ice cream during distribution, specifically contrasting their real ice cream with 'frozen dairy desserts' that use stabilizers to prevent melting. Pollack details their scaling strategy, including site visits to vet distribution partners and a new expansion into 175 Whole Foods center store locations, while emphasizing their commitment to sustainable sourcing and non-GMO ingredients.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Whole Foods, UNFI, Ya Snacks
Products
Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches
Also
RSPO, Food Network, Food & Wine, Delish, Greenleaf's Pool Room

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