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Archive Home > 2009 > November > 07 > In Central Oregon, a sip of South America

In Central Oregon, a sip of South America

Yerba mate, touted as an alternative to coffee, has a pair of area entrepreneurs thinking big

By David Holley / The Bulletin
November 7, 2009

Two local entrepreneurs are heading full-force into a niche sector of the beverage industry — yerba mate — but on two different paths.

Nate Winkler and Santiago Casanueva, former business partners who helped introduce Central Oregon to the South American drink, founded Santiago Mate Co. in 2005....

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