# Professor Hans Taparia discusses the benefits offered by food start-ups

1 Faculty News July 15, 2015 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/07/15/freshly-packs-up-7m-as-capital-keeps-flowing-into-meal-delivery/) -- "'This is a country where high fructose syrup has a better supply chain than fresh tomatoes, and half of our produce comes from the state of California,' said [Hans Taparia](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/hans-taparia), clinical assistant professor at NYU Stern School of Business, where he teaches classes on food entrepreneurship."

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