# Seal the Seasons

> Seal the Seasons is a North Carolina food company that buys fruit and vegetables from American family farms, freezes them near where they are grown, and sells region-specific products through supermarkets and online. Its real product is not merely a bag of berries but a distributed cold-chain model: regional grower hubs process local crops for local shelves, giving farmers a year-round market and shoppers traceable produce without pretending that one national supply chain can be local everywhere.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Chapel Hill, United States
- **Founders:** Patrick Mateer (Co-founder and CEO), Alejandro Piasecki (Co-founder and COO), Daniella Uslan (Co-founder), Will Chapman (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** 14 employees (provided company data; date not specified)
- **Products:** Regionally sourced frozen fruits and vegetables, Farmers Blends, Ruby June strawberries, Smoothie Kits, Florida Antioxidant Blend
- **Notable:** Certified B Corporation since 2017., Won the $50,000 SECU Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation in 2015., Patrick Mateer was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for social entrepreneurship.

## Products & services

- **Regionally sourced frozen fruits and vegetables** — Washed, flash-frozen produce sold in assortments that vary by growing region, including berries, peaches, cherries, apples, corn and vegetable blends.
- **Farmers Blends** — Smoothie-oriented frozen fruit and vegetable combinations introduced with major grocery distribution.
- **Ruby June strawberries** — A special strawberry variety positioned as a flavorful frozen alternative and launched into grocery freezer aisles.
- **Smoothie Kits** — Family-farmed frozen fruit paired with nutrient-dense Superfood Gem cubes; each bag is marketed as making five smoothies.
- **Florida Antioxidant Blend** — A Publix-distributed blend using Florida and Georgia berries with Michigan dark sweet cherries.
- **Direct online ordering** — Regional bundles and individual products shipped frozen to customers in the continental United States.

## Achievements

- Certified B Corporation since 2017.
- Won the $50,000 SECU Emerging Issues Prize for Innovation in 2015.
- Patrick Mateer was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for social entrepreneurship.
- Patrick Mateer received the Specialty Food Association's 2019 Leadership Award for Vision.
- Expanded from roughly six small retailers to multiple national grocery chains.
- By 2021, public research reported more than 70 partner farms, 65 products and 12 freezing and packing sites.
- A 2023 trade report placed the brand in 6,000 retail stores across six U.S. regions.
- Launched Smoothie Kits nationally through ten UNFI and KeHE warehouses in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Company funding databases record a new convertible-note or Series A III financing with an undisclosed amount and investors.
- **2025-01** — Harris Teeter authorized Seal the Seasons smoothie blends for a January frozen-fruit category reset, according to Patrick Mateer.
- **2023-09** — The Florida Antioxidant Blend reached Publix stores as part of a partnership supporting Florida growers.
- **2023-02** — Seal the Seasons announced a national Smoothie Kit launch at Expo West through ten UNFI and KeHE warehouses.
- **2022-09** — A $2.5 million bridge round was reported with FoodFutureCo.
- **2022-07** — The company introduced the Ruby June strawberry variety to frozen grocery aisles.

## Links

- Website: https://sealtheseasons.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seal-the-seasons
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sealtheseasons
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sealtheseasons/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sealtheseasons/

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Last updated: 2026-08-22