Chris Paul Athlete w/ Good Eat'n Vegan Snacks

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Products & Launches

NBA Star Chris Paul Launches Gopuff Good Eat’n Vegan Snacks, Invests in Umaro Bacon

Basketball superstar Chris Paul has partnered with grocery delivery platform Gopuff to introduce Good Eat’n – a new line of boldly flavored plant-based chips, popcorn, puffs and rinds. Paul has also invested in vegan bacon startup Umaro Foods for an undisclosed amount. Co-created by Paul and Gopuff, the line aims to transform the snack aisle by providing a unique selection of “surprisingly” vegan snacks made to appeal to everyone. Available via the Gopuff app, Good Eat’n features the following products and flavors: Hot Hot Puffs Cinnamon Sugar Mini Donut Puffs Nacho Cheeze Tortilla Chips Big Dill Ranch Tortilla Chips Cookies N Creme Popcorn Carolina Style BBQ Popcorn Classic BBQ Porkless Rinds.  Fan favorites To curate the line, Gopuff and Paul reportedly conducted numerous surveys, focus …

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Activated nuts

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Boundless Activated Snacking Announces £650K Investment & New Director

Boundless Activated Snacking, a healthy snacks brand based in the UK, today announces the hiring of Ben Jones as the company’s new director and investor. The brand also announced its recently closed £650K investment round led by various investors.  Ben Jones is an experienced UK entrepreneur who has founded, invested in, and managed other fast-growing companies like graze.com, tails.com, and skinandme.com. Cathy Moseley, founder of Boundless commented: “It’s just the beginning for Boundless, but to have a founder of such a well-known household snacking brand join the Boundless family shows exactly what we’re here to do and shows how much we’re on to something.” “I believe a healthy gut equals a healthy mind and body, and I’m excited to help Boundless in their next stage …

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Puszta Peppers chips

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Bavarian Company Wins American Scovie Awards with Vegan “Burning Pain Chips”

The company Puszta Peppers, based in Upper Bavaria, Germany, has won first and second place at this year’s American Scovie Awards. The company was awarded the world championship title for the tastiest chilli chips for its vegan Burning Pain Chips in the flavours Habanero and Jalapeño. First and second place at the Oscars of the fiery foods industry The extra spicy flavour Habanero, with a spiciness of 200,000 Scoville, is the official winner for 2019 in the Chips category of the American Scovie Awards, which annually recognises the best among spicy foods. The second flavour, Jalapeño, with 8,000 Scoville, also impressed the jury and took second place. When it comes to taste, the special thing about the chips is their sophistication. They are not just …

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