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The Cookie That Couldn’t Get on the Shelf
Larissa Russell and Fiona Lee tried to sell green pea cookies. The obstacle was not the cookie - it was the long, expensive trip from a new brand to a grocery shelf. So they built Pod around that trip.
Oakscale Franchise Partners
Oakscale Franchise Partners is a New York-based, tech-enabled franchise development company that helps emerging brands scale into national franchise systems. It combines hands-on franchise consulting, data-driven lead generation and matchmaking, marketing, and selective equity investment - handling the full journey from concept to signed franchise agreements. Founded in 2017 by Joshua Kovacs and now part of Metric Collective, Oakscale has facilitated millions of franchise searches and worked with thousands of franchisor clients across fast-casual, pet care, mobility, and specialty retail.