The Pig and Me: A Memoir

by Lindsay Frucci

Overview

When a personal bankruptcy robbed her family of financial security, Lindsay Frucci decided the way back to marital and family bliss was to start a business that would make gobs of money. Out of the mantra “there must be something I can do” and a passion for fat-laden, fudgy brownies that made it hard to zip her jeans, an idea was born: healthy brownies for the masses. In a leap of faith borne on the wings of innocence and naiveté, she founded No Pudge! Foods, Inc., and began an epic journey of unexpected personal growth and discovery. Frucci owned No Pudge! for ten years, and when she sold it, her Fat Free Fudge Brownie Mixes were sold in every major grocery chain in the United States. The fairy tale is an enviable, business success story. The reality is the story of a woman who was raised hearing “you can’t” and found, to her surprise and great satisfaction, she could – and then some.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013651586
Publisher:	Square Hill
Publication date:	07/07/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	185 KB

About the Author

Lindsay Frucci founded No Pudge! Foods in 1995 and served as Chief Cook and Bottle Washer for ten years. She, her husband and their pound-puppy Zoe, happily divide their time between Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and Brooklyn, New York. This is her first book.

Editorial Reviews

"I never knew I liked memoirs until I picked up Lindsay Frucci’s The Pig and Me... Chock-full of humor, witty dialogue and insightful prose, this book is very well written and full of surprises – even until the very last page! Lindsay is a very talented writer, and I hope to see more books by her in the future."

Jessica Sinn

A plucky woman’s charming story about her crash course in the small-business world as she builds a food company from the ground up... A quick-witted, engrossing read, Frucci’s memoir bubbles with can-do, feminist moxie and the simple tenet that a great idea will never fail you.

Kirkus Reviews

One woman's tale of sweetness and life. Most books about business are a bit of a snooze - informative, sure, but certainly not page-turners. "The Pig & Me" by Lindsay Frucci is a rare exception to that. Frucci shows she can not just create a successful business, literally from scratch, but can also tell the story of it with exceptional, can't-put-the-book-down writing.

Barbara Coles