209:. Gold majored in environmental studies, at Dickinson, before he moved to Colorado in 2002. Gold was a vegetarian and active outdoors-man when he began making nut butters for himself to meet his protein needs and fuel his adventures. After countless occasions of roommates eating his protein creations, Gold decided he should sell his nut butters and began selling at the Boulder Farmers' Market followed by Whole Foods Market agreeing to stock his product. Gold initially raised capital from friends and family and officially launched Justin’s, named after the labels he used to include on the jars of nut butters he’d make for himself and roommates.
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