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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Andrew Vrbas Put a Soap Factory Inside an Argument About Business
Founder · Executive · Operator

Andrew Vrbas Put a Soap Factory Inside an Argument About Business

A bus ride in Peru gave Andrew Vrbas an idea. A borrowed crockpot made it tangible. The more interesting work came later: turning a college experiment into a national brand without reducing purpose to a slogan.

andrew-vrbas · pacha-soapRead →
Company
Pacha Soap Built a $30 Million Business on Better Bars - Then Killed a Brand to Find Its Next Customer
Consumer · Ecommerce · Climate

Pacha Soap Built a $30 Million Business on Better Bars - Then Killed a Brand to Find Its Next Customer

A dorm-room crockpot became a national natural-care business by making soap look irresistible and its supply chain matter. Now Pacha is testing a harder proposition: whether a mission-led manufacturer can retire yesterday's story, fix the products customers gripe about and earn a younger shopper without losing the people who got it here.

handcrafted-soap · bath-and-bodyRead →