From Deli To Doctor, Doctor To Deli

It isn’t just the prestigious schools in Boston that are spawning restaurant entrepreneurs.
Columbia University, home to Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and President Obama, featured an article on their alumni magazine on food entrepreneurs, including Siggi’s Icelandic yogurt (founded in 2004 by Sigurður Hilmarsson ’04 Business School) and Happy Family organic baby food (founded in 2006 by Shazi Visram ’99 Columbia College, ’04 Business School). Our food tastes have changed. “Twenty years ago we counted fat grams and calories. Now, we scrutinize food labels, calibrate carbs, protein, and healthy fats, and demand ingredients that are vegan, paleo or gluten-free. We want to know if our food is organic, seasonal, and sustainable.”