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Mesa de Vida Named 2023 KeHE Summer Show On Trend� Winner

Specialty Food Association

The starter sauces take the condiment category!

OCEANSIDE, CA, February 7, 2023 — Mesa de Vida’s globally inspired starter sauces today announced that the company was selected as a 2023 KeHE Summer Show On Trend® Winner for Condiments.

As part of KeHE’s commitment to innovation, the distributor is celebrating and recognizing select brands at the KeHE Summer Show for ingredients, innovation, taste, pricing, packaging, people, purpose-driven, and the brand’s story. Out of nearly 300 brand applications, KeHE’s trend innovation gurus selected 16 On Trend® winners for select categories.

“We are absolutely thrilled to be honored by the KeHe On Trend® Award!” says Sandoval. “Mesa de Vida is first and foremost a brand committed to purpose. From our commitment to remaining plastic-free to our company policy of inclusivity, flexibility, compassion, and empathy for all.”

The 2023 KeHE Summer Show is exclusive to current registered KeHE suppliers and retailers. Retailers attending the show can discover and shop the 2023 KeHE Summer Show On Trend® winning products between February 1 to February 15, 2023, at www.connect.kehe.com or in Nashville, Tennessee at the in-person show from February 7 to February 8, 2023.

Mesa de Vida is available online at www.mesadevida.com, Amazon.com, and is soon to be in stores nationwide. Each jar retails for an MSRP of $8.99. For full ingredients and recipe ideas, please visit www.mesadevida.com.

About Mesa de Vida

Mesa de Vida was founded in 2019 by Chef Kirsten Helle Sandoval. Originally a Personal Chef and Health Coach for professional athletes, Kirsten worked hard to bring her clients the authentic dishes and flavors of their home or heritage in a healthy way. She quickly realized that others may want to try her healthy blend of spices, herbs, and seasonings, and Mesa de Vida starter sauces were born. Available in five worldly flavors, including Mediterranean, Creole, Latin, Moroccan, and Caribbean, Mesa de Vida is committed to its mission of overall health and wellness by ensuring all products are low sodium, keto, non-GMO Project Verified, and Whole30. Mesa de Vida is a graduate of the SKU CPG Accelerator Program. They are powered out of Oceanside, CA, and made & distributed in Denver, CO. Mesa de Vida is available online at www.mesadevida.com, Amazon.com, and soon to be in stores across the nation thanks to our partnership with KeHe and UNFI distributors. We also love to share recipes, follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and TikTok.

About KeHE

KeHE Distributors, LLC (KeHE) is the largest, pure-play distributor of natural & organic, specialty, and fresh products to more than 30,000 natural food stores, chain and independent grocery stores, e-commerce retailers, and other specialty products retailers throughout North America. With over 6,800 employee-owners, KeHE, a Certified B Corporation, drives its mission of serving to make lives better and bringing the next level of goodness, crazy GOOD™, throughout all aspects of its operation.

For more about KeHE, visit KeHE.com or check out our social media channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook,& Twitter.

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