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• War zones to Walmart: Memphis veteran's queso company battles its way into big box retailers

  By Kathryn Rickmeyer| tennbeat@ Ten years ago Andrew Arbogast was in a war zone. Today, he’s in Walmart. The former apache pilot has landed distribution deals with some of the biggest brands. 200 retailers including Walmart and Kroger carry his queso. This fall the father of three will roll out his product in Hy-Vee. The Iowa-based business will stock all of its stores with the Memphis-made dip. Grocers aren’t the only ones gobbling up Arbogast’s spicy, speckled goo. Celebrities like Jelly Roll sing his products praises.

  By Kathryn Rickmeyer · tennbeat

  Sep. 27, 2024

• Jeter vs. Cepicky: This Tennessee Republican primary will alter public education

  By Kathryn Rickmeyer| tennbeat@ Rep. Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka) is either infamous or famous. His descriptor depends on who you ask. Nonetheless he’s known. During Tennessee’s last legislative session, he led the failed vanguard for school vouchers and passed a law to regulate vaccine lettuce. He earned major media attention for both bills.

  By Kathryn Rickmeyer · tennbeat

  Jul. 23, 2024

• War zones to Walmart: Memphis veteran's queso company battles its way into big box retailers

  By Kathryn Rickmeyer| tennbeat@ Ten years ago Andrew Arbogast was in a war zone. Today, he’s in Walmart. The former apache pilot has landed distribution deals with some of the biggest brands. 200 retailers including Walmart and Kroger carry his queso. This fall the father of three will roll out his product in Hy-Vee. The Iowa-based business will stock all of its stores with the Memphis-made dip. Grocers aren’t the only ones gobbling up Arbogast’s spicy, speckled goo. Celebrities like Jelly Roll sing his products praises.

  By Kathryn Rickmeyer · tennbeat

  Sep. 27, 2024

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tennbeat

TENNBEAT is an independent online news outlet based in Nashville, Tennessee. It focuses on providing actionable insights in business, technology, and local developments, emphasizing "news you can use" to help shape opinions and strategies. As a nonprofit organization, TENNBEAT is dedicated to community engagement and operates under the NTEE code for Printing, Publishing. The outlet publishes articles on various topics, including business trends and tech innovations, and features investigative pieces on local initiatives. Notably, it covers significant projects like Nashville’s East Nashville development and highlights partnerships such as the Privateers accelerator, which trains veterans in tech entrepreneurship. TENNBEAT collaborates with local tech firms to promote veteran-led ventures and targets entrepreneurs and policymakers with its regional business coverage. Its audience consists of readers looking for practical insights into business strategy and regional economic trends.