388. NutriPop’s Ujaswin Jain + Audrey Chung on student entrepreneurship, food is health + innovating for an evolving, mindful consumer

As consumers shift their preferences toward healthier food options, there is ripe opportunity for innovators in the CPG snack market. This week, we are joined by NutriPop co-founders Ujaswin Jain and Audrey Chung to talk food is health, student entrepreneurship and seizing the moment. We get into:  

• How the NutriPop team came together on the campus of the University of Notre Dame 
• What popped water lily seeds are and how they become a nutritious snack 
• The company’s participation in AgriNovus’ Velocity accelerator and how that experienced helped drive NutriPop forward in 2025 
• After winning the Food is Health track for Velocity, NutriPop’s successes, wins and momentum on market 
• NutriPop’s differentiation and what makes them unique in the food is health space 
• The tough realities of the CPG market and why they chose to enter as entrepreneurs 
• Advice they would offer to young student entrepreneurs heading down a similar path  
• What’s ahead for NutriPop