Weekly Pickups: Sparkling protein, za'atar chips, and cinnamon creamer

Plus: The protein bar of the season

Welcome back to Weekly Pickups!

This week, we released two gift guides with five more to go—ranging from the man(child) in your life to the aunt who “doesn’t want anything but your presence.” We’re having way too much fun with these, and hope it inspires you to tap into your inner gift-giver this year!

And this week, we have a gift for YOU, too! We’re excited to team up with Spring Cash for our favorite gift to give: cold hard cash (not really but also… really).

Following its $336 million raise from GB Bank and others, Spring Cash is giving CPG brands a 0% APR (up to $50K) advance on any of your unpaid retailer or distributor invoices.

It’s insanely easy to use: Just submit an invoice to their site, and Spring Cash’s AI approves invoices within six (6!!!) minutes and sends you money immediately.

Brands like Laurel’s Coffee, Supermush, Flock Foods, and Cloud 23 are using Spring Cash to get paid immediately for invoices from Costco, Target, Whole Foods, and more.

No more waiting on a retaile…