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Restaurant HoppenAuthor: Hurrdat Media
Dan Hoppen breaks down the Nebraska cuisine scene one bite at a time. He talks to local chefs, media members, and just interesting people about what's going on in the Cornhusker State when it comes to food, where people need to eat, and how food relates to Nebraska sports. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Start of a Gluten-Free Bread Empire w/ Bella Henry (Bella Bread)
Thursday, 22 October, 2026
Bella never set out to start a business. She just wanted a gluten-free bread that tasted and felt like traditional bread and didn't upset her body. So she made it herself, and her gluten-free sourdough bread is all the rage now. You'll not only find it in local coffee shops, but in Hy-Vee grocery stores all over the Midwest! Hear how Bella unlocked the code to gluten-free bread and what her journey to get to this point has been like! Shop Bella Bread and find retailers:https://bellabread.co/ This is a Hurrdat ONE Production. Hurrdat ONE is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat ONE Network by going to Hurrdat ONE Website or visit Hurrdat ONE YouTube Channel! Timestamps: 00:00 – Why Bella Couldn't Find the Bread She Wanted 00:37 – What Makes Bella Bread Different From Other Gluten-Free Bread? 02:36 – Why 24-Hour Fermentation Is Her Secret 04:51 – How Bella Uses Her Bread at Home 06:00 – Why She Chose to Focus on Sourdough 09:30 – How Gluten-Free Sourdough Became a Business 10:38 – Bella's Journey Into Gluten-Free Baking 11:35 – Why Bella Went Gluten-Free 12:25 – A Year of Experimenting to Make the Perfect Loaf 14:44 – She Even Grew Her Own Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter 16:21 – How Bella Kept Going After Failed Batches 19:09 – Who Tried Bella's First Loaf? 19:57 – The Moment Bella Realized People Wanted Her Bread 22:49 – Bella Bread's First Farmers Market 23:45 – “I'm So Glad I Can Finally Have Bread Again” 27:02 – Why Gluten-Free Sourdough Costs More 28:29 – How Kitchen Council Helped Bella Grow 31:26 – The Business Skills You Need Beyond Baking 33:39 – How Bella Bread Got Into Omaha Coffee Shops 37:25 – How Bella Got Her Bread Into Hy-Vee 40:27 – The Big Shift to Commercial Production 42:14 – What It Felt Like to Stop Baking Every Loaf Herself 43:32 – What Building Bella Bread Taught Bella 46:22 – Bella's Goal: The Gluten-Free Bread People Choose 48:07 – Dan's Final Pitch for Bella Bread #RestaurantHoppen #BellaBread #GlutenFree #GlutenFreeBread #GlutenFreeSourdough #OmahaFood #OmahaBusiness #SourdoughBread #HyVee #DanHoppen
