Press
First Thing Bars is a Chicago company making a breakfast protein bar. Christian Mancheno and Ben Fuhrmann built it because breakfast felt like a compromise. Two breakfast flavors, Banana Nut and Strawberry Parfait, launch in October 2026.
Press inquiries: hello@firstthingbars.com
Fact sheet
- Company
- First Thing Bars, Inc., a Chicago company
- Founders
- Christian Mancheno, Co-Founder and CEO
Ben Fuhrmann, Co-Founder and President - Product
- A breakfast protein bar in two breakfast flavors: Banana Nut and Strawberry Parfait
- Launch
- October 2026, online at firstthingbars.com
- Each bar
- 2.5 oz (71 g). 260 calories, 7 g fat, 8 g fiber, 0 g added sugars
- What is in it
- Real Breakfast Ingredients. Gluten-free. No artificial sweeteners. No seed oils. A good source of calcium.
Sweetened with dates, fruit and monk fruit. - Allergens
- Banana Nut contains milk, almond and walnut. Strawberry Parfait contains milk and almond.
- Packs
- 5-pack and 12-pack of one flavor. Weekday box of 20 bars (four 5-packs), once or monthly
- Social
- Instagram and TikTok: @firstthingbars
Founders
Christian Mancheno
Co-Founder and CEO
Marketing and entrepreneurship at Pitt, then six years selling software in Austin. He crunched every number and sent the recipe back for another round more often than Ben would like.
Ben Fuhrmann
Co-Founder and President
Economics at Wisconsin, then sales in Austin, where he grew an eyedrop startup from five states to twenty-seven. He built our brand book, and makes everything you see us post.
