Report on Small Business Newsletter: Ontario entrepreneur’s gluten-free pasta takes off with consumers

In a world of grandiose business models, Shelby Taylor had a business pitch that couldn’t be more basic: chickpea lentil pasta. Such a simple idea – a nutrient-rich, two-ingredient pasta, seeking to improve upon a common staple – enabled Chickapea, her Collingwood, Ont., company, to expand to grocery chains across North America in just four years, riding the surge in demand for healthier food.

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