Runa LLC
Runa LLC is a privately held organic Amazonian beverage company that processes and sells guayusa. The company is based in Brooklyn, New York, with offices in Quito and Archidona, Ecuador. It was founded in 2008 by two Brown University graduates, Daniel MacCombie and Tyler Gage. The company operates the world's only guayusa processing facility, which is located in Archidona. Runa began selling bagged guayusa on the East Coast in October 2010 in natural food stores and supermarkets. In September 2010, the company received its USDA organic certification. A certified Benefit corporation, Runa purchases guayusa directly from indigenous farmers who own their own land in a model following Fair Trade principles. Runa received its fair trade certification in 2011. In 2018, Runa was acquired by All Market Inc., maker of Vita Coco Coconut Water. Products Runa offers a variety of blends of guayusa for retail sale in the form of energy drinks, bottled iced teas, tea boxes, and loose leaf teas, all of which are USDA certified organic, Kosher certified, plantation farming, and non-GMO certified. Energy drinks Released in 2013, Runa Clean Energy uses highly concentrated guayusa as its base ingredient. The 8.4 oz cans contain 120 mg of caffeine and