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Mesa de Vida's Globally-Inspired Started Sauces Now Available In Whole Foods Market Stores

Four varieties of the brand’s globally-inspired starter sauces are now available at Whole Foods Market stores across the US.

OCEANSIDE, CA, June 2023 — Mesa de Vida’s Starter Sauces is now available at close to 200 Whole Foods Market stores in the United States, thus expanding the brand’s reach into several new brick & mortar areas.

Mesa de Vida, a health and flavor-forward brand started by Chef Kirsten Helle Sandoval, is eager to bring their newly formulated Starter Sauces to the masses with this rollout. Areas covered include stores in the Southern Pacific region, including Southern California, Hawaii, and Arizona; the Midwest region, including Chicago, and the Northeastern region, including New York and Long Island.

“I founded Mesa de Vida with my personal core values as a chef in mind: health, flavor, and sustainability. As a mom to two children with a rare genetic cancer-causing disease and as a living kidney donor myself, I am conscious of the health effects of every aspect of our products. This is why we add minimal sodium and no oils or artificial fillers (instead bumping up the herbs and spices), and why we opt for fully recyclable glass over plastic packaging. We’re thrilled to bring the ease and convenience of Mesa de Vida Starter Sauces to thousands of new customers through this Whole Foods Market rollout.”

Included in this product line are four worldly flavor profiles: Mediterranean, Latin, Creole, and Caribbean. We invite you to try each one with your favorite proteins or veggies— just simmer, sauté, oven-cook, or braise!

In addition to Whole Foods Markets, Mesa de Vida is available online at www.mesadevida.com and Amazon.com. 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 private chef and nutrition advisor for professional athletes (you may have seen her on Guy’s Grocery Games!), 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, paleo, plant-based, and non-GMO Project Verified. 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 in Whole Foods Stores. They are proud partners of KeHe and UNFI distributors. Follow Mesa de Vida on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and TikTok.

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