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Bio

While other people go to the grocery store, Christina literally grew up in one. She is a fourth-generation grocer who lived above her family’s store. The original Appleton’s Market was a Mom ‘n’ Pop grocery store founded by her great-grandparents in small-town Michigan. Passed down through the generations, the store was her home – riding her tricycle through the aisles and building paper-towel forts. It’s where she fell in love with food, and it forever shaped her career. Once she graduated from Northwestern, she worked at General Mills in brand management, working on brands from Trix cereal to Green Giant vegetables. After attending Harvard Business School she moved to Los Angeles and worked in entertainment before catching the startup bug and making her way back into CPG by joining healthy e-tailer Thrive Market. Focusing on better-for-you products quickly became her passion. She created her own business to help make everyone's lives a little bit easier and a little bit healthier – which was the birth of her Appleton's Market.

Location

Los Angeles

Years in business

0-5 Years

"Gives"

Happy to share my experiences with e-commerce, sampling, and Big CPG

"Asks"

Always looking for other founders to bounce ideas off of - usually marketing tactics and successful strategies

About Brand

Delicious, filling, and around 100 calories, Appleton's Market Power Veggie Bites prove you can have more fiber and veggies AND have it taste good. These frozen bites are full of fresh vegetables, cage-free eggs, hearty quinoa and a ton of flavor to turn a snack into a meal - steaming up in their own steamer bags in less than a minute.

Launched in

2020

About Products

Power Veggie Bites are perfect for those who are looking for the benefits of a meal (warm, veggies, protein, fiber) with the time constraints of a snack (<1 minute). They are conveniently stored in the freezer and steam up perfectly in their own bags in the microwave. Available in three flavor-forward varieties: Thai Sriracha, Sun Dried Tomato Basil, & Mexican Enchilada.