Whale Tails Tortilla Chips qualifies
for Chase and LivingSocial "Mission: Small Business" Grant
Program
La Jolla CA Saturday, June 9 2012
Whale Tails Tortilla Chips 10% back
program benefits the community with business activities that
perfectly fit Chase and LivingSocial's specific mission.
In support of business growth and local
community development, Whale Tails Tortilla Chips has become part of
group of small business nationwide applying for the Chase and
LivingSocial "Mission: Small Business," grant program. With
the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the program aims to help
up to 12 individual small businesses in granting $250,000, to make a
positive impact on their business.
Located in La Jolla, Ca Whale Tails
Tortilla Chips LLC is recognized as the fastest growing eco
entrepreneurship in the healthy snack food industry. Sales have
doubled in the last year since forming a partnership the non profit
Wyland Foundation.The new bags released June of 2011 are a
collaboration with the world-renowned marine artist and
environmentalist, Wyland of Laguna Beach. Wyland has done more than
any other artist to raise awareness of the beauty of life on our blue
planet. The non profit Wyland Foundation is actively engaged in
teaching millions of students around the country about the importance
of conserving our oceans, river, lakes, streams, and wetlands. Both
Whale Tails and Wyland hold fast to a simple goal of promoting,
protecting, and preserving the world’s ocean, waterways, and marine
life. “This commitment to ocean life has been integral to both the
product and the mission of Whale Tails Tortilla Chips since our
inception” said Terry Kraszewski Co Founder and CEO. In order to
pursue this shared aim, Whale Tails Tortilla Chips donates 10 percent
from the new bags to the Wyland foundation. That’s the key to
making a difference. Steve Creech, the vice president of Wyland
Worldwide says that the revenue raised from the chips sales will go
towards their “clean water mobile learning center.” This program
travels to schools across the nation to educate children about “urban
runoff, habitat destruction and the importance of collaboratively
managing water as a shared resource.”.
Whale Tails Tortilla Chips embraces and
promotes the concept of local business and uses only USA grown
certified organic, non-GMO ingredients in producing their three
dangerously delicious flavors
“Whale Tails Tortilla Chips believes
that a small businesses needs to promote social responsibility in
their local community while also creating an economy that is built to
last” said Ric Kraszewski VP Sales.
From now through June 30, Whale Tails
Tortilla Chips will be rallying the support of clients, colleagues,
family, friends, and local community to help them gather more than
the 250 votes required to be considered. For each pledge of support,
Chase added five dollars to the grant pool, and reached their stated
$3 million goal on World Oceans Day Friday June 8. So it seems
everyone this summer is “chipping” in for ocean conservation and
small business.
