<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0430-ivy-asamoah-nourrir-drinks.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Ivy Asamoah ’19 on creativity, community, and building Nourrir Drinks</title><author>Jodi Frank</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>06/08/2026 02:17:48 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>From a Bronx kitchen to 300+ grocery stores, Skidmore alumna Ivy Asamoah ’19 has blended Ghanaian-inspired flavors with entrepreneurial grit to build the fast-growing Nourrir Drinks brand.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2026/images/0430-ivy-asamoah-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ivy Asamoah ’19 holding cans of Nourrir Drinks"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2026/images/0430-ivy-asamoah-hero.jpg" alt="Ivy Asamoah ’19 holding cans of Nourrir Drinks"/></image><caption>From a Bronx kitchen to 300+ grocery stores, Skidmore alumna Ivy Asamoah ’19 has blended Ghanaian-inspired flavors with entrepreneurial grit to build the fast-growing Nourrir Drinks brand.</caption></item>