Couple attribute new business venture to the pandemic

  • Joseph and Anh Trousdale, who have been Lampasas residents the past four years, have opened a storefront to sell their at-home pho soup kits and other traditional Vietnamese treats. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD
    Joseph and Anh Trousdale, who have been Lampasas residents the past four years, have opened a storefront to sell their at-home pho soup kits and other traditional Vietnamese treats. ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH | DISPATCH RECORD

    Joseph and Anh Trousdale attribute the start of their new business venture and their new small town, family-centered lifestyle to COVID-19.

    The Lampasas couple own PhoLicious LLC, a producer of at-home and on-the-go Vietnamese pho meal kits. They opened a retail storefront at 1264 North U.S. Highway 281 this fall.

    Anh Trousdale’s Vietnamese heritage provided the inspiration for the business. Her mot…