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Genius Gourmet officially launched in 2019, but the beginning of the company’s story starts with relationships. Pete Vas Dias, the now president of Genius Gourmet , had a long history of working with Lance Rankin, who was the co-founder of Premier Protein. Together, they found success in building and scaling some health and wellness brands . Today, Rankin is the CEO of Genius Gourmet, which specializes in high-protein, low-sugar snacks and drinks that don’t taste like traditional health foods.
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