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Dan Garcia has been importing and selling quality Yerba Mate from South America since 1998. He is one of the first pioneering individuals to bring this product to consumers in the United States. Dan's extensive experience as a coffee roaster has allowed him to explore other products around the world that are considered favorites to the local populations. Upon being introduced to South American Yerba Mate, he immediately became a fan and embarked on a journey to make this beverage available to the American public. Dan has forged strong ties with suppliers in South America to import and promote mate and the traditional accessories for drinking the beverage (gourds and bombillas). Dan realized the traditional ways of drinking mate may not transfer to mainstream America. As a result, he's taken strides to provide mate in forms more commonly accepted by American consumers.

Chris Olsen— Chris joined the Aviva family in January of 2008 and currently manages all the marketing duties along with helping out with the day to day operations. He comes from an Advertising heavy background spending a combined 8 years at the Integer Group and Crispin Porter + Bogusky working on brands such as Minute Maid, Miller-Coors and Coke-Cola. Along with his advertising experience, Chris also received a Masters of Science in Marketing from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Chris was introduced to Yerba Mate while he was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His curiosity became a passion and today Chris enjoys his daily Mate fix. He fills up a Nalgene bottle each evening and chills it in the fridge overnight so he can sip on his favorite flavor blend of Ginger Peach throughout the day. During the cooler Colorado winters, Chris loves grabbing a hot Bengal Chai Mate Latte at a local coffee shop. We are very excited to have him as a part of our growing company!

Address: Pure Leaf Naturals, Inc. Home of Aviva Yerba Mate 403 Laredo St., Unit F Aurora, CO 80011 Toll Free: 877-255-1473 Fax: 877-255-9271 Email