Dariusz Paczuski is the Founder and CEO of Rocket Vodka — California vodka handcrafted from 100% apples and fresh Sierra Nevada mountain water. Dariusz came to the US from Norway on a swimming scholarship to study business and later earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from California State University, Long Beach. …..
"Greedflation": Is corporate profit-taking driving prices higher?
At Sugar Hill Creamery, in Harlem, the hand-made ice cream will cost you more these days, because, according to owner Petrushka Bazin Larsen, everything costs her more. "Everything is going up, from dairy, milk and cream, to just our cups," she told correspondent David Pogue. "Costs me more to get the cups here than it is for the cups. Do you know what I'm saying? The freight charges are gastronomical!"
No matter what business you're in, your costs have gone up, for all kinds of reasons. For Dariusz Paczuski's vodka company, Rocket Vodka, the costs of the glass itself, "depending on the size of the bottle, are up 17% to 25% on the larger size bottles." …..
How a Polish immigrant built a vodka brand that’s supporting relief efforts in Ukraine
Like so many tales of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship, Rocket Vodka’s origin story takes place in a garage. But it wasn’t a technological revolution that founder and Menlo Park resident Dariusz Paczuski was chasing — it was the memory of apples from his childhood, and a desire to make a premium vodka.…..
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Vodka sales aid Ukrainian refugees
Rocket Vodka is donating 100 percent of the profits in March to Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen to help feed the Ukrainian refugees welcomed by the Polish people. Owner and founder Dariusz Paczuski, a Polish immigrant, has teamed up with Dmitry Lipkin, a Ukrainian immigrant and marketing executive, for the fundraiser. …..
What the Bay Area Hospitality Industry Is Doing to Help Ukraine
It’s been two weeks since news of war in Ukraine broke, and, while social media attention may begin dwindling, the number of refugees from the country continues to grow. Across the Bay Area, in addition to protests in the form of parting with Russian products, and against the nationwide backdrop of somewhat performative name-changing moves, several local initiatives in the food and drink industry have sprouted; their goal is to raise money for a number of central humanitarian initiatives. …..
Two immigrants spearheading fundraising efforts to feed Ukrainians
Menlo Park resident Dariusz Paczuski, a Polish immigrant, is teaming up with Dmitry Lipkin, a Ukrainian immigrant, to raise funds to help feed the people of Ukraine. The effort is the result of a deep personal connection between the two men. “Ukrainian people are fleeing, and Poland is one of the welcoming countries,” he says…..