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The Women-Owned Food & Drink Brands You Should Be Supporting
When you’re trying to effect change and live more purposefully, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. How do you start small when you want to do something big? We don’t have all the answers, but we do know the easiest place to begin: your kitchen.
You should consider the food products you bring into your house as choices you’re making and business owners you’re supporting. In honor of Women’s History Month, we did just that. We sifted through all the awesome brands shaking things up in the food industry and cherry-picked some of our favorites that have women at the helm. From condiments and sausages to spices and snacks, there's no lack of products to fall in love with.
Sarah Ceniceros - 2/14
1) Golde
With a mission to make wellness easy and accessible, Trinity Mouzon Wofford launched Golde in 2017 with just one product—the Original Turmeric Latte Blend. Fast forward and the brand now has several superfood-fueled drink and skincare products from matcha and collagen tpowders o face masks and a handheld milk frother for the ultimate lattes.
Original Turmeric Latte Blend BUY NOW
Make Your Matcha Kit BUY NOW
Clean Greens Face Mask BUY NOW
GOLDE - 3/14
2) Seemore Meats & Veggies
Cara Nicoletti is a fourth-generation butcher who, in attempt to get customers to eat less meat, started crafting veggie-filled sausages. Her products were so successful, they can now be shipped nationwide and found at grocery stores. Varieties range from Chicken Parm, which is loaded with roasted tomatoes, basil, cheese, and breadcrumbs, to La Dolce Beet-A, which is a combination of pork, beets, garlic, and fennel.
Variety Pack Shop Now
Chicken Kale Pesto Sausage Shop Now
Loaded Baked Potato Sausage Shop Now
Seemore Meats & Veggies - 4/14
3) Diaspora Co.
In 2017 at the age of 23, Sana Javeri Kadri founded Diaspora Co. with the mission to build an equitable spice trade. The company now sources 30 single-origin spices from 150 farms in India and Sri Lanka and pays living wages. You can learn more about the farms the spices are sourced from here.
The Pantry Refresh Shop Now
The Trio Shop Now
Bestseller Dabba Shop Now
Diaspora Co. - 5/14
4) Partake
When her daughter was diagnosed with food allergies, Denise Woodard launched Partake. From cookies to baking mixes, all products are gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan, and free of the top nine allergens. Woodard also launched Black Futures in Food & Beverage, a fellowship program to mentor HBCU students.
Crunchy & Soft Vegan Cookie Variety Pack Shop Now
Classic Pancake & Waffle Mix Shop Now
Brownie Baking Mix Shop Now
Partake - 6/14
5) Fly By Jing
Founded in 2018, Jing Gao's Fly By Jing has a cult following, especially its Sichuan Chili Crisp, the brand's first product. Named after the fly restaurants of Chengdu (Gao's hometown), the brand's products are a personal reflection of Gao's story and is represented in the brand's slogan "not traditional, but personal."
Sichuan Chili Crisp Shop Now
Triple Threat Shop Now
Fly By Jing - 7/14
6) Swoon
Jennifer Ross and Cristina Ros Blankfein teamed up to create a zero-sugar drink that didn't compromise flavor. Swoon offers a variety of lemonades, iced teas, and a simple syrup—all harnessing monk fruit to provide sweetness that has zero sugar.
Starter Pack Shop Now
Half Unsweetened Iced Tea & Half Lemonade Shop Now
Zero Sugar Simple Syrup Shop Now
Swoon - 8/14
7) Hedley & Bennett
When you ask Ellen Bennett what she’s most proud of, the answer’s not what you might expect the chef-turned-“Apron Lady” to say. “I’m most proud of the fact that I get to employ and support families because of a dream I had,” she gushes. “Every day, when I walk into our office, I think, wow, we created this.”
Pride is sort of why Bennett started Hedley & Bennett in the first place. “I was a line cook in an amazing restaurant, but I didn’t feel confident when I was working,” she explains. “I wanted to create a line of chefware so that chefs would have dignity while in the kitchen—and look good at the same time.”
In addition to aprons, you can find chef's knives, hats, linens, socks, books, and shoes made for working in the kitchen.
Essential Apron Shop Now
Crossback Apron Shop Now
H&B Black Vans High Tops Shop Now
Hedley & Bennett - 9/14
8) Simple Mills
Food sensitivities led Katlin Smith to develop Simple Mills, a line of gluten-free packaged goods—cookies, baking mixes, crackers—made with only whole, healthful ingredients.
“There were skeptics—because of my gender, my age, my geographical location, whether consumers would want the product,” she says. “But entrepreneurship is a resilience game. The longer you stick in there, the further you’ll make it.”Almond Flour Crackers Shop Now
Almond Flour Baking Mix Variety Pack Shop Now
Dark Chocolate Almond Snack Bars BUY NOW
Simple Mills - 10/14
9) Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Jeni Britton Bauer’s first eponymous shop opened in 2002, in Columbus, OH, and her inventive flavors made it an instant hit. She now has shops across the country serving classics like Green Mint Chip, unique spins like Goat Cheese With Red Cherries, and fun nods to pop culture like the recently launched Biscuits With The Boss—a collaboration with Ted Lasso.
Frosé Sorbet BUY NOW
High Five Candy Bar BUY NOW
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams - 11/14
10) Yes Way Rosé
Erica Blumenthal and Nikki Huganir started their Instagram account—@yeswayrose—in 2013, as a creative outlet. They soon created swag (beach towels, tank tops, candles), picked up a celeb superfan in Drew Barrymore (she’s their “guardian rosé angel”), and launched their own bottles of wine.
"Every single one of our friends—women and men—have contributed in some way," Huganir says, "and it’s the most beautiful, heart-warming thing.”
Yes Way Rosé Tote BUY NOW
Yes Way Rosé Beanié BUY NOW
Yes Way Rosé - 12/14
11) Noosa
“I was visiting my family in Australia when I discovered a local yogurt that was quite literally the best thing I’ve ever eaten,” said Koel Thomae. So she cold-called a dairy farmer in Colorado, and together they busted their asses to get the stuff on shelves in Whole Foods.
“I’ve had subtle feelings that people were naysayers or had doubts because I’m female,” Thomae admits. “But as Noosa has become successful, there is respect from everyone I meet—and I think that’s a reflection of how times are changing.”
Noosa is has since merged with Sovos Brands, makers of Rao's pasta sauces.
Noosa - 13/14
12) Cali'Flour Foods
Over the past couple years, the cauliflower has weaseled its way into the most unexpected meals—pizza being the most popular. If you’re a fan, thank Amy Lacey. Her premade cauliflower crusts—under her Cali’flour Foods brand—were the first to launch, even before Trader Joe’s. In addition to crusts, she sells pizzas, flatbreads, crackers, and entrees like lasagna.
Pizza Crust Variety Pack Shop Now
Spicy Jalapeño Pizza Crust Shop Now
Cali'Flour Foods - 14/14
13) S'well
Sarah Kauss doesn’t have time for your comparison games. “People always want to know how being a female leader compares to being a male one, but it’s funny to me,” she says, “because being a woman is all I know. I’d rather people ask me what it’s like to build a $100 million company from scratch.”
S'well sells a variety of reusable drinkware, containers, and accessories in different color palettes and patterns. The company is now owned by Lifetime Brands.
Onyx Bottle Shop Now
Teakwood Tumbler Shop Now
Hillside Lavender Salad Bowl Kit Shop Now
S'Well
