Grand Brands, the Baltimore-based maker of True Lemon and other concentrated citrus flavors, is hooking up with the state of Maryland.
Maryland’s Venture Fund, which invests in growing companies, says it put $156,250 into Grand Brands. The fund makes equity investments so the state could actually get a spiffy return if things work out.
Anyway, I don’t know if you’ve tried this stuff. It’s pretty authentic, in my opinion. Around the workplace today, some colleagues and I took it upon ourselves to give it a shot. You know, since we as Maryland taxpayers technically own a piece of the company now. The Department of Business and Economic Development also gave the company some startup money.
The finding?
Don’t eat it by itself. It’s like sucking on a lemon. Not bad with iced tea or water, but it’s not like a lemon-flavored sugar packet. Just straight up lemon, man.
According to Health Care and Biotechnology Reporter Karen Buckelew:
“I do not recommend anybody else chew them. It is a horror, an absolute horror. You can quote me. It’s burning!”
