Pronto Neighborhood Marketplace, the community-driven airport retail concept from Elevate Gourmet Brands, is pleased to welcome Mighty Chia as its newest local Featured Purveyor at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
Mighty Chia was created by longtime San Francisco chefs Laurine Wickett and Jen Spiegel, who wanted to challenge the idea that eating healthy has to mean sacrificing flavor or satisfaction. With decades of combined culinary and entrepreneurial experience, the co-founders set out to build a snack that was both genuinely nutritious and irresistibly delicious.
The result is a fluffy, creamy, ready-to-eat chia pudding made with plant protein, free of dairy, nuts and gluten, high in fiber, and packaged entirely without plastic. Travelers seeking a delicious and convenient take on healthy snacking can now find all four Mighty Chia flavors at Pronto: Berrylicious, Honey Matcha, Mango Marvel, and Vanilla Dream.
“At Pronto, we’re always looking for innovative local brands that bring something special to our marketplaces,” said Preston Stohs, Director of Retail Operations at Elevate Gourmet Brands. “Mighty Chia is a great example of the kind of emerging San Francisco business we’re excited to support. Laurine and Jen have brought their experience as chefs into a product that’s fresh, convenient, and incredibly flavorful, and we’re thrilled to introduce it to travelers at SFO.”
Wickett and Spiegel bring years of hands-on culinary and small-business experience to Mighty Chia, having each built their own food ventures in San Francisco before joining forces on this one. Wickett was also a contestant on Top Chef’s sixth season. That professional grounding shows up in the product itself: rather than treat chia pudding as just another health food, the two set out to make something they’d actually crave themselves, refining the recipe until it met their own standards as chefs.
”Traveling doesn’t always make it easy to find a snack that’s both nourishing and delicious. We’re excited to bring Mighty Chia to Pronto and Green Beans Coffee, giving travelers a chef-crafted option they can feel good about enjoying on the go.”
The addition of Mighty Chia further strengthens Pronto’s commitment to supporting independent food businesses and giving emerging local brands a platform to reach new audiences. Already available through independent neighborhood markets throughout the city, Mighty Chia’s arrival at Pronto offers travelers another opportunity to discover a homegrown brand before they even leave San Francisco.
With three neighborhood marketplaces in SFO Terminals 1, 3E and 3F, Pronto connects the millions of travelers who pass through the airport each year with the flavors and makers of the communities around them.
For more information about Pronto and its Featured Purveyors, visit pronto-marketplace.com or follow Pronto on Instagram at @pronto.marketplace. To learn more about Mighty Chia, visit mightychia.com.
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