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DENVER, May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stage, a specialized growth venture fund that invests in technology enabled and consumer products businesses in need of fresh capital and operating expertise, today announced it has acquired Haystack Mountain Creamery ("the Company"), a highly decorated cheese maker out of Longmont, Colorado.
"The opportunity to join Stage is outstanding," said Chuck Hellmer, the President of the Company. "With our diverse and unique offerings of goat and cow's milk cheeses, Stage will bring a new element in growing our brand and presence within local and regional markets."
The Company has a rich history as an artisanal cheese maker in Colorado, pioneering a path for the local cheese industry. With humble beginnings in the farmers markets around Boulder, Colorado in 1989, the Company received its first award in 1992. Since then, the Company has received eighty total awards and twenty first place awards for their cheeses, including the Best American Cheese Award in 2017 and 2018 from the Guild of Fine Foods.