Spill & Dish: An SFA Podcast

Tapping In with Laura Sorkin, Runamok

Episode 2
27:57
Jan 20, 2022
Since 2009, Laura Sorkin and her husband, Eric, have taken maple syrup to the next level, hitting lists from Food & Wine to Oprah’s Favorite Things. Their family-owned, Vermont-based company, Runamok, has grown from organic maple syrup to an array of maple-based products to now, honey. In this episode, host Megan Rooney, SFA’s Education Specialist, talks with Laura about how pushing the bar on flavor profiles and an obsession with quality ingredients helped them disrupt an established category.

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