Aalap Patel

Chief Operating Officer

A New Jersey native, Aalap moved with his parents to their hometown in India. He spent his college years working in the local textile manufacturing sector. In 2015, he moved back to Jersey to join Carlo’s Bake Shop. He then spent time at Marley Spoon. Here he was tasked with building out a just-in-time vendor model to support their explosive growth. In 2017, Aalap joined Eran at Nuts.com, where he worked to re-energize their highest-performing product categories and drove significant margin improvements and SKU expansion. In 2020, Aalap took an opportunity to run operations for Simply Gum. He successfully navigated through COVID and the aftereffect, having to rapidly double capacity as they launched their products into Target and other major retail chains. Fun Fact: Aalap has a passion for vintage British motorcycles, gardening & woodworking

Aalap Patel

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