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    Heartland Burrito

           Iowa City, Iowa
           heartlandburrito.com
           Growing with FEAST! since 2014

           “Imagine a good home cooked meal wrapped with love into
           a burrito, and that’s us,” says Kyle Sieck, owner of Heartland
           Burrito—producer of sustainable, frozen burritos made
           with as many local ingredients as possible. Their tortillas
           are made in-house, rolled in Iowa and stuffed with vegan
           and vegetarian fillings. International flavors combined with
           Midwest simplicity produce delectable offerings like Thai
           Peanut Tofu, with Iowa-made tofu, and Rice Bean Cheese
           Curd, with Iowa-grown black beans and cheese curds.
              Kyle initially attended FEAST! in 2014 with his catering
           business, Local Burrito, where he learned he had a ways to
           go before launching his frozen products. After establishing
           Heartland Burrito in 2016, Kyle returned to FEAST! and
           in 2018 earned the Most Inspiring Social Benefit Award for
           his upstanding business practices and commitment to using
           locally-grown ingredients.
              Some of Kyle’s tasty flavor combinations were a         Heartland Burritos’s sales have grown every year. This
           direct result of the annual marketplace, where he met WW   year, with increased consumer interest in local foods, Kyle
           Homestead Dairy (Waukon, Iowa), which supplies his cheese   has seen a 30-40 percent bump, both in local retail sales and
           curds, and SnoPac Foods (Caledonia, Minn.), which provides   online orders. So if you’re near Iowa City, pop into New
           local veggies. Kyle says talking to other business owners at   Pioneer Co-op or Whole Foods, because you can only get
           FEAST! has helped Heartland Burrito solve packaging issues   them in Iowa (or online).
           and created networks that put their products on the shelves of
           Whole Foods in Iowa. “FEAST! is a great place for people to   --Kelli Boylen is a freelance writer living in the Driftless Region of
           interact. And, I like seeing people enjoy what we make.”   Northeast Iowa.

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