#150 Feeding the Sugar Addiction Without Sugar - Margaux, Margalaxy Snacks

Meaningful Marketplace Podcast

A Florida native now living in Portland, Oregon, Margalaxy founder Margaux (no last name apparently; you know, Cher, Sting, Madonna) always had a passion for creating healthy bodies by feeding them healthy food. She also had a love of baking pastries since the age of 14. So with that as the background, here’s the story. Margaux got her degree in International Baking & Pastry Arts and spent 15 years in the baking world, seeing the gut busting cane sugary consumption of everyday Americans and pondering how to offer healthy pastries. She experimented with refined-sugar free, and healthier dessert options and upon arriving in Portland, her passion developed into helping individuals with their sugar addictions by offering her creations as an alternative. Margaux’s business savvy also plays heavily into her story, as she realized early on if she wanted to be successful in helping people, she needed to have a successful business strategy. She took the crawl-before-you-walk approach by offering a grab and go coffee cart which is still operating, then transitioning to a superfood bar and café location of which she is co-owner. Of course, the bar and café opened right at the beginning of lockdown – a familiar story – but pushed through the pandemic and survived. Margaux’s “Galaxy” as she explains it, happened when she put together the perfect orbit of grab and go, mixed with healthy foods, mixed with delicious dessert. This trifecta has evolved into a sugar liberation movement for all who wish to indulge without the side effects of refined sweet foods because her pastries are easy for the body to break down and use as fuel. Her products are made without ovens and refined sugar and Margaux is constantly experimenting with new recipes. Recently, the café and bar were honored in the top 20 vegan restaurants in Portland, a city with a huge vegetarian and vegan community. Margaux’s website, food cart, bar and café combination offer an incredible number of smoothies in addition to pastries and cookies. If you go to the galaxy website you’ll see the dazzling array of raw, dairy/gluten/soy free, nutrient rich of desserts: http://margalaxy.com/. Currently, Margalaxy’s products are available consumer direct from the website, food cart and bar and café: http://bestfriendpdx.com/ . Follow her on social media: IG @bestfriendpdx @margalaxysnacks, FB @bestfriendpdx @margalaxysnacks. Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall.

Thank you for Listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast.

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