In 2013, childhood friends Peter Rahal and Jared Smith each put $5,000 into RXBAR and made bars in Rahal’s parents’ basement; four years later Kellogg bought the company for about $600 million
In 2013, two childhood friends from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, pooled $10,000 to buy egg whites, dates, and nuts. They made their first batch of protein bars in a suburban basement using a food processor. Four years later, global food company Kellogg Company bought their business for $600 million. Peter Rahal and Jared Smith founded Chicago…