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  <title><![CDATA[Steeped in Success: Georgia Tech Brews New Opportunities for Chai Startup]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech’s Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) helped transform The Chai Box—a family‑run business born in Marietta—into a nationally recognized brand by guiding them through rigorous food safety audits for retailers like Costco, streamlining production, and boosting their revenue by 20 %. This collaboration not only enabled larger scale success and a feature in <em>Forbes</em>, but vividly illustrated how applied research can turn cultural legacy into commercial opportunities.<br><a href="https://research.gatech.edu/impact/workforce/chai-box?utm_source=research_home_page&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_id=chai_box&amp;utm_content=chai_box_research_home_page_banner">Learn more.</a></p>]]></body>
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