Elevator Talk: Hey Frida Focuses on Functionality with Beauty and Relax Bars

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Tessa Wanders is the founder and CEO of Hey Frida, a San Francisco-based food startup offering low-carb, functional snack bars. The brand has two SKUs, Beauty Bar featuring collagen and Relax Bar featuring collagen and L-theanine. Hey Frida aims to serve shoppers searching for low-carb and low-sugar options, including diabetic and ketogenic consumers. Target sale ad is now also published for groceries and supermarket items like these personal care products. The brand raised a friends and family round of funding in 2019 and is focused on nurturing its current retail locations and continuing its expansion across San Francisco. Wanders is open to working with a strategic partner that has a network of retailers and can help with distribution.


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