How the World's First Printed Beverage Was Born
How the World's First Printed Beverage Was Born Smart Cups founder Chris Kanik talks about the journey that lead to his breakthrough. Danielle Sabrina FacebookTwitterEmail Chris Kanik, CEO and founder of Smart Cups, the world's first printed beverage, took his earliest chemistry class at age 10. At 14, he'd joined a research team at Rutgers University, and by 16, he was fully enrolled in college courses. After a few twists in turns, including returning to finish out his high school studies and conceptualizing the core of a NASA-funded Rutgers project, Kanik ultimately launched Smart Cups, ...