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Startup News 1/19/07
- Boulder-based Hep Helper is focusing on providing daily supplement products that assist people who have hepatitis in strengthening their livers and immune systems. Founder Sally Fischer, who has hepatitis C, is collaborating with Boulder herbalist Brigitte Mars on the formulas.
- Boulder–based Mix1, launched an all natural, fast food drink called Mix1. The company founded by Greg Stroh, a co-founder and former owner of the IZZE Beverage Company, along with his partners James Rouse and Wes Brasher, has placed the product in Colorado grocery stores. The product is intended to be a meal substitute with a balance of high protein concentration and good carbohydrates.
- Boulder-based eConscious.org is launching a new online eco and fair trade marketplace in early 2007, featuring thousands of products ranging from high end fashion to sustainable furniture. Consumers can direct 25 percent of the suggested retail price to a favorite charity.
- Boulder-based online retailer Only Natural Pet Store reported a 132 percent increase in sales volume over 2005, and a 147 percent increase in sales generated by its e-newsletter that features articles on animal health and behavior.
- Erie-based Tsukiji Market Baskets is a company founded by Tim Larson, the senior international marketing specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture, and his wife, Candace. They are importing handmade bamboo baskets from Viet Nam and distributing the product to small independent grocery stores nationwide.
- Longmont-based Mozdy Kuchen, a bakery specializing in brioche bread in flavor mixes such as Apricots and Lavender or Apple Chai and Cherries. The product can be found in front-range Vitamin Cottage stores and deals are in the works for Wild Oats, Safeway and Whole Foods.
- Great West Cattle Co., of Peyton, CO is marketing free-range veal that the company says involves no crates, skimpy diets or antibiotics. Jon Cordonier, the ranch owner, worked with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in Denver and the USDA to develop regulations for labeling free-range veal, which the USDA approved in early 2006. For product or more information, visit www.greatwestcattle.com.
- Newport Beach, CA-based Zpizza, a health-conscious gourmet pizza chain is looking to expand into Colorado with stores all over the state. Ingredients in the product include whole wheat crust and organic sauces. For franchise information visit www.zpizza.com or call Katie Magers 703-837-5183.
- Corazon Coit, a new 70-acre, eco-friendly cemetery near Greeley, is to begin selling plots in early 2007. Founder Laina Corazon Coit says it is the first low-impact cemetery in the state. Corazon will work closely with Natural Transitions in Boulder, a non-profit that helps families understand after-death rights and arrange home funerals.
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