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LIST OF CONTENTS DISCOUNTS! Brand Directory What Makes a Successful Snack? a note Better Bubbles for Every Mood from PUG On any typical day, you can find me in the aisles of the nearest grocery store. It’s, hands down, my favorite Siete Family Foods Makes Mexican- American Staples for All place to be. I stroll through leisurely to admire the packaging designs on shelf. I pause for familiar foods in inventive flavors + forms. I flip innumerable boxes over to unveil new-to-me ingredients. You might even In the Basket, with Mackenzie Smith Kelley say that grocery aisles turn me on. My heart goes aflutter for a cracker box with a sense of humor, or a bottle of milk made from camels. (Yes, this exists.) The creativity is inspiring. The novelty is exciting. Loaded Vegan Carrot Hot Dogs But grocery stores aren’t built for this use. For one, they are entirely overcrowded, with an excessive amount of product through which to sift. And, they are completely devoid of emotion. They lack any story or contextual information to engage our senses. As a result, we aim to spend as little time in them as Grain-Free Brown Sugar Maple Pecan Cookies possible. We enter, we follow along our prescribed lists (organized by aisle for particular Type A efficiency, if you’re me) and we check out. If we did it right, we’ve exited with time we’re eager to devote elsewhere. And while we may have spent a considerable amount of money inside, we’ve invested nothing in the brands on shelf. Ingredient Dictionary I envisioned something different, something entertaining, something intentionally suited to discovery. Along came Pop Up Grocer. Thank you for visiting and for making my dreams a reality! I hope you’ll stay tuned to see what we’re up to and where we open next: @popup.grocer. A Crossword PUG-le With lots of love and gratitude,
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Our flavors are producing in partnership with small businesses in Uganda, Inspired by Mother Nature and the benefits rooted Degrees Sweet Crisps for satisfying a sweet tooth. 34 Degrees uniquely and intentionally concocted to enhance the we create jobs and close the gap between source & consumer. in restorative herbs and nutrient-dense fruits, Atoka was founded by successful restaurateur and global food natural aroma, taste, and efficacy of the hemp plant. We’re on a mission to help you Snack on Purpose. Herbal Tonics can help nurture each stage of the daily explorer, Craig Lieberman, after he discovered a uniquely Bright, balanced, and refreshing, Aurora Elixirs are wellness journey. Crafted by our Master Herbalist, each thin cracker wafer while traveling and studying in Australia. blended in small batches with a proprietary emulsion of The experience inspired him to create his own irresistibly ATHLE TIC BREWING unique formula provides key functional benefits and Oregon-grown, organically farmed hemp and all natural crunchy crisps, which he lovingly named after the latitude of COMPANY delivers the same ‘dose’ of the curated herbal blend in ingredients. Made in our own bottling facility to ensure @athleticbrewing each bottle – Always vegan, plant-based and non-GMO. Sydney – 34 Degrees. product quality and consistency, each 200 ml bottle athleticbrewing.com Atoka has partnered with Thrive Global through their contains 20 mg of hemp extract and 15 mg of CBD. They AFIA PROMO CODE: POPU20 FOR 20% OFF FIRST ORDER #FirstRespondersFirst initiative to provide Herbal Tonics are vegan, non-GMO, and gluten-free. We are woman Alpine Start makes an instant coffee that helps you to first responders serving on the frontlines and caring for @afiafoods founded, owned, and operated in Portland, Oregon. own the morning. Our founder Matt Segal set out to patients affected by the Coronavirus. We are humbled to be afiafoods.com At Afia, we are on a mission to introduce the make a great tasting coffee that can be mixed in any able to support these modern day heroes in their efforts to BEARDED BROTHERS temperature water and instantly enjoyed. All of our keep communities safe and healthy. most delicious Mediterranean foods made in the @beardedbros products are non-GMO and we are a proud partner of 1% traditional way from our great great grandmother’s beardedbros.com recipe and with our own modern twists. Using only for the Planet. AURA BORA We created a whole food bar chock full of nutrients to @drinkaurabora simple, clean ingredients our falafel and kibbeh can stash in your backpack, briefcase, diaper bag, desk drawer be used in everything from salads to sandwiches or ATLAS PROVISIONS aurabora.com or gym bag for the perfect snack to fuel you no matter @atlasprovisions From the hills of San Francisco we bring you Aura as a meal on their own! Hailing from Austin, TX, we where you go - from the mountains to the office to the atlasprovisions.co Bora, an herbal sparkling water made from real herbs, are a family-owned, women majority-owned, and playground. Clean, simple, all organic, and truly delicious. PROMO CODE: PUGAUSTIN FOR 10% OFF fruits, and flowers. Our collection includes five fanciful minority-owned business. The perfect snack bar for anyone and everyone - even At Atlas Provisions we like to say that we‘re a passport varieties: lemongrass coconut, basil berry, cactus rose, kids! 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