It’s New Orleans: Out to Lunch

Hosted ByPeter Ricchiuti

OUT TO LUNCH finds the country's most entertaining finance professor Peter Ricchiuti conducting business New Orleans style: over lunch. Each week Peter invites guests from the New Orleans business world to join him, sometimes for fine dining others for pizza. From CEO's to startups, managers, musicians, biomed needle-movers, Silicon Bayou success stories and entrepreneurs of all stripes put aside the elevator pitch and the talking points and actually enjoy themselves. It's business, New Orleans style.
You can also hear the show on WWNO 89.9FM.

Swerve Trumpet – Out to Lunch – It’s New Orleans

If you’re like most Americans, and an even greater percentage of New Orleanians, you’ve got concerns about your weight.

One of the contributors to issues with our weight, and health, is sugar. But sugar-free products don’t taste all that great. And substituting sugar with synthetic chemicals is not a popular solution.

Believe it or not, there is a product that is a real sugar substitute. It’s all natural. And it has zero calories. It’s called Swerve. It’s gaining popularity across the country. And it comes from right here in New Orleans.

Andress Blackwell

The President and CEO of Swerve Sweetener, Andress Blackwell, joins Peter Ricchiuti for lunch on this episode of Out to Lunch.

If you have a great idea like Swerve, Scott Couvillion is the guy to talk to about getting your idea out into the world.

Scott Couvillion

Scott is a Principal at Trumpet Advertising, a New Orleans ad agency that is responsible for campaigns you know well, from fried chicken to heart health. And Swerve!

Scott Couvillion, Andress Blackwell, Peter Ricchiuti

Photos over lunch at Commander’s Palace by Jill Lafleur.