What Daniel Lubetzky has said about KIND Snacks
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 19, 2026
Daniel Lubetzky, Mexican-American billionaire entrepreneur, founder of KIND Snacks and PeaceWorks, and Shark Tank investor, has been quoted on KIND Snacks 3 times in 1 episode of Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast, most recently on October 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Lubetzky asserts that in consumer packaged goods the product matters above all else.
“What I say in consumer product goods, product is king. You can have the best marketer, the best salesperson, the best supply chain”
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast: Daniel Lubetzky: He Almost Quit After 10 Years, Then Built KIND Snacks Into a Multibillion-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E421 (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 55:15
Lubetzky says KIND grew at triple-digit rates annually on average for its first ten years while remaining cash-flow positive and profitable.
“For the first 10 years, on average, we grew triple digits every year and we did so cash flow positively”
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast: Daniel Lubetzky: He Almost Quit After 10 Years, Then Built KIND Snacks Into a Multibillion-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E421 (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 59:07
Lubetzky says he sold KIND because the company could not control its brand internationally, and still questions whether it was right.
“it's a very tough thing for an entrepreneur to decide. And even today I ask myself if it was the right decision”
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast: Daniel Lubetzky: He Almost Quit After 10 Years, Then Built KIND Snacks Into a Multibillion-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E421 (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:16
Episodes
Daniel Lubetzky: He Almost Quit After 10 Years, Then Built KIND Snacks Into a Multibillion-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E421Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 30 min
Hala Taha interviews KIND Snacks founder Daniel Lubetzky about a decade of PeaceWorks failures, building KIND, leadership, investors, Shark Tank, and peacebuilding in Gaza.
Daniel Lubetzky on other topics
- Entrepreneurship · 4 quotes
- PeaceWorks · 3 quotes
- Venture capital and investor selection · 2 quotes
- Organizational culture · 2 quotes
- Product sampling as marketing investment · 2 quotes
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict · 1 quote
- Gaza war · 1 quote
- Shark Tank · 1 quote