Used by the
villagers in Africa for centuries it gave them a natural energy boost to make
it through hot, bright, and sunny days.
Hi
indiegogo!
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I'm Trendolyn, Chief Brand Advocate at Fresh Start Beverage Company. It is my passion to make
yummy fruit, plant, and non-dairy beverages that make you smile. I helped
create the world's first all-natural, heart healthy, banana-based beverage called
BANANA WAVE®.
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We at Fresh
Start Beverage Company are on a mission to make Humanity, Healthy, Happy, and
Strong one refrigerator at a time!
Now we are
asking for your support to help us change the world and shake up the beverage
industry. Our motto is Everyone deserves a FRESH START!
My buddy and
co-founder Alkebulan created his ancestors recipe for non-dairy bananamilk right in his
aunt's kitchen in Mobile, AL. He insisted that if we set out to make bananamilk a commercial product and it had to be all-natural. It took us almost
three years to bring this soon to be award winning beverage to life. While we
were having a lot of fun making it we kept our ingredients simple. BANANA
WAVE® consist of five superfoods, Bananas, Oats, Non-GMO soybeans,
Flaxseed, Sunflower seeds, and we added Vitamins C & B12.
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After letting our family and friends try our creation they encouraged us to start our business and go for it. Fresh Start Beverage Company was born in 2013. We found a formulator and a reputable co-packer who is FDA approved to make our BANANA WAVE® bananamilk.
When we
tasted the first batch of bananamilk in January 2014 we knew that we were on
to something big. The taste was smooth, rich, creamy, filling, and reminded us
of Banana bread or Banana pudding.
Here are
some of the many health benefits of BANANA WAVE®:
- Bananamilk provides 100% DV of Vitamin C.
- Bananamilk can be used as a pre & post workout beverage. It can also be used as a meal replacement due to its low fat and high quality calorie content.
- Bananamilk is rich in Omega-3 (DHA) fatty acids which have been shown to have heart-healthy effects.
- Bananamilk is lactose, gluten and dairy free.
- Bananamilk is a natural energy booster, which sustains the body longer than caffeine or a sugary snack.
- Bananamilk contains more potassium (about 330mg/240mL) than most alternative milk beverages (240mg/240mL).
Stretch
Goals and Rewards:
Our long-term
goal has always been to have a dedicated office facility, build a strong team,
and launch innovative alternative beverages. With your support, we can provide
solutions to eradicate childhood obesity, malnutrition, and give our children
healthier options in their school lunch boxes! We are announcing stretch goals
of $100,000 and $150,000 to help us get to those goals. Take a look at what we
can accomplish if we are to meet these stretch goals:
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Our
Journey
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It all
started with our mothers passion for creating healthy meals
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Our secret
banana recipe being formulated in a commercial kitchen (2013)
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After three years of hard work first samples are born...yeah we did it (2014)
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Our company won the "Peoples Choice Award!" (2014)
$100,000 stretch
goal reward: Everyone who orders a case of BANANA
WAVE® will receive a FREE 8GB banana flash drive. These flash
drives are prizes we hand out at our trade shows.
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$150,000
stretch goal reward: Everyone who orders a case of
BANANA WAVE® will receive a FREE indigenous African oil
painting. The villagers put a lot of thought and ingenuity into their
creations. We take great pride in being able to bring you these masterpieces.
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Pics of other perks.......
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Party with us in Sunny South Florida!
Universal Studios Orlando
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Miami Beach Skyline
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With your support
Your
Indiegogo contribution will be instrumental in making BANANA
WAVE® bananamilk a reality. It will provide the initial capital
to work with local distributors, buy start up inventory and allow us to hire
local college students by the end of the summer 2014. BANANA WAVE® is the
future!!!!!
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With your
help, children will smile all over the world, now let’s commit to being
healthy together!
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Remember
the QUALITY of my life depends on the QUALITY of yours!
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Sincerely,
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Special
Thanks to:
Chukwudi
Udeh - Our amazing videographer
Juan & Augustina Brown - They created the awesome photos you see above
Kevin Brito - Our young champion marketer
Keith Rhodes - Our biggest cheerleader
Derek Washington - Our logistics expert
Antwann
Birch - Talented music producer who put together the awesome music for our
videos
Michael
Baptiste - Our technology guru, he creates and brings projects to life
Jack Knott - Our wise business counselor and strategist
Sonia Jackson-Myles - Our big sister and marketing genius
Steve Gelerman/Jeff Canner - Our commercialization experts
Kimberly Gramm and the FAU Research Park community
Dean Abbass Entessari, Ms. Benjamin, and our FMU School of Business
Morrie, Elaine, David, Stephanie and the Bergersingerman Family!
Frank, Glen, & Ana and the Ahearn + Jasco team!
Our mothers, aunties and grandmothers.....Love you Mama Claudette!
Our BANANA
WAVE® fans, stakeholders and YOU!
Now
we are asking for your support to help us design and finish our
packaging. Produce our first sample inventory, hire marketing/branding consultants to create a marketing plan, and raise start-up funds to
hire a strong team to take our product to market locally.