Natural Products  October 22, 2018

Picaflor wins Naturally Boulder Pitch Slam

BOULDER — Picaflor, the maker of fermented hot sauce, is the winner of Naturally Boulder’s Pitch Slam.

Rooster & Lark, which makes frozen veggie mixes to be added

Marcus McCauley (center), founder of Picaflor, won Naturally Boulder’s Pitch Slam. Jensen Werley/BizWest

to scrambled eggs, got second place. Coconut Cloud LLC, which makes non-dairy creamer, got third. Rooster & Lark is registered under the name Falber’s Foods LLC.

The three companies will be sharing a $100,000 prize pack. Picaflor, who is registered under the name Foremother Foods LLC, received a $5,000 prize from Naturally Boulder and will get a booth at Expo West, along with other prizes and services.

In addition to the final pitches and winners, two awards were handed on at Naturally Boulder’s Autumn Awards on Friday.

Bobo’s was named Breakout Brand. Justin Gold, founder of Justin’s, received the Industry Leader/ Community Champion award.

 

BOULDER — Picaflor, the maker of fermented hot sauce, is the winner of Naturally Boulder’s Pitch Slam.

Rooster & Lark, which makes frozen veggie mixes to be added

Marcus McCauley (center), founder of Picaflor, won Naturally Boulder’s Pitch Slam. Jensen Werley/BizWest

to scrambled eggs, got second place. Coconut Cloud LLC, which makes non-dairy creamer, got third. Rooster & Lark is registered under the name Falber’s Foods LLC.

The three companies will be sharing a $100,000 prize pack. Picaflor, who is registered…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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