{"684349":{"#nid":"684349","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Steeped in Success: Georgia Tech Brews New Opportunities for Chai Startup","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) helped transform The Chai Box\u2014a family\u2011run business born in Marietta\u2014into a nationally recognized brand by guiding them through rigorous food safety audits for retailers like Costco, streamlining production, and boosting their revenue by 20\u202f%. This collaboration not only enabled larger scale success and a feature in \u003Cem\u003EForbes\u003C\/em\u003E, but vividly illustrated how applied research can turn cultural legacy into commercial opportunities.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/impact\/workforce\/chai-box?utm_source=research_home_page\u0026amp;utm_medium=banner\u0026amp;utm_id=chai_box\u0026amp;utm_content=chai_box_research_home_page_banner\u0022\u003ELearn more.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s expertise helped The Chai Box transform a family ritual into a successful product featured in Costco and on the pages of Forbes magazine. It\u2019s the perfect blend of heritage, research, and real-life results.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u2019s expertise helped The Chai Box transform a family ritual into a successful product featured in Costco and on the pages of Forbes magazine. It\u2019s the perfect blend of heritage, research, and real-life results."}],"uid":"36410","created_gmt":"2025-09-02 21:50:14","changed_gmt":"2025-09-04 13:56:45","author":"mazriel3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-09-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"155831","name":"Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI)"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"139","name":"Business"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"},{"id":"187190","name":"-go-gtmi"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193658","name":"Commercialization"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}