EVOL Burritos.

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SNAPSHOT: EVOL Burritos is a Boulder-based manufacturer of made-from-scratch natural and organic frozen burritos.

LEADERSHIP: Phil Anson, who founded Phil's Fresh Foods in 2002, partnered with Bear Naked Granola co-founder Brendan Synnott and CFO Thomas Spier to launch EVOL Burritos in early 2009. Anson currently is COO, Synnott is chief marketing officer and Spier is CFO.

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WORK FORCE: The company ended 2009 with 26 full-time equivalent employees and expects to expand to about 33 workers in 2010.

GROWTH CURVE: Six months after launch the brand had climbed to No. 2 in the natural-burrito category.

PIVOTAL MOMENT: Phil's Fresh Foods was a made-fresh-daily delivery company and would have...