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The ProChew Story

The journey of ProChew is interesting, consisting of many restarts. Originally, ProChew started as pouches. Joshua and his wife Maleah ordered protein, caffeine pills, peppermint flavoring and fillable pouches. Once in the kitchen, they combined these ingredients into the pouch and sealed them with a curling iron. Humble beginnings indeed. Obviously stoked with his idea and invention, he took the product to a local fire station to test it. Then the unthinkable happened. One pouch exploded, giving the user a horrible experience. Another pouch stuck to a user’s lip and pulled a layer of skin off when he tried to take it out. Hoping to avoid a lawsuit, spewing apologies and taking his leave, Josh went back to the drawing board to formulate the perfect product. 
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With many products on the market delivered in pouch form, Josh decided to take a different approach. Back in the kitchen, ProChew turned into a small, chew shaped product. This iteration was still too big and not stellar tasting, this is near the time when Josh realized he is not an expert in food science. The team decided to contract product development with a professional food co-manufacturing company specializing in protein bars. They came up with an amazing, fabulous tasting product, however there was one downside. This company had restrictions on how much caffeine they could put in their products. This version of ProChew had only 50mg of caffeine. Back at the same fire station, everyone loved the taste, but not a single test user said they could feel a bump of energy.

Josh and Mike were stuck again. They had a great tasting recipe, and a vision. But, who would help them deliver? That’s when they came across a company called Knechtel, based out of Chicago. Knechtel caught the vision immediately, increasing our caffeine amount, while also increasing our protein content and ensuring great taste. They finally had the perfect product!

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WHAT OUR FANS SAY

Caleb C.
Caleb C.
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"Keeping first responders alert in the field, perhaps during times of sleep deprivation where other forms of caffeine consumption are not feasible."
James L.
James L.
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"Great option while in the field. Lightweight, does not require preparation, unlike coffee. No mess or cleanup. Fits in a pocket and in five seconds you can get it in your mouth to start getting your caffeine and protein."
Joel S.
Joel S.
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"As a prior service member, soldiers do not always have access to caffeinated beverages such as coffee or energy drinks. It would be easier to ship this product in bulk to service members overseas. Quick delivery method per form of item. Stateside, I am able to have the caffeine/protein supplement out and started ingesting in seconds. Epic product!"