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ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year 2015 finalist: Craig Lieberman
34 Degrees is in 8,000 stores and counting
Eric Peterson //November 30, 2015//
ColoradoBiz CEO of the Year 2015 finalist: Craig Lieberman
34 Degrees is in 8,000 stores and counting
Eric Peterson //November 30, 2015//
Founder and CEO, 34 Degrees
Lieberman started importing Australian crisps in 2003, then began making them in Colorado with Fresca Foods in 2007. Eight years later, the brand can be found in “north of 8,000 stores” in the U.S. and Canada, he says, including Kroger, Costco and Whole Foods. The year 2015 saw 34 Degrees move into Target stores nationally.
Observes Lieberman: “Ninety-nine percent of the time, the issues have to do with people. You can’t overestimate the importance of your team.”
His major motivators for employees? “Great coffee is on the top of the list,” he laughs, citing a new office on Larimer Street. “We’re right across from one of the best coffee shops in Denver — Crema.”
