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Preserves, Spreads & Nut Butters – Massachusetts
88 Acres – Canton, MA
Why 88 Acres?
▪ We’re not afraid of salt, sugar, flavor, or texture. In fact, we celebrate them with whole, high-quality ingredients to satisfy all your chewy, smooth, crunchy, creamy cravings. ▪ We have never, and will never, make industry-standard compromises: no chemicals, no isolates, no artificial sweeteners or flavors. No cutting corners. Ever. ▪ Seeds are a sustainable source of powerful nutrition, packed with bold flavors and perfectly balanced with protein, healthy fats, fiber, and micronutrients. Turns out you really can have it all.
Nicole Ledoux & Rob Dalton, Co-Founders
Preserves, Spreads & Nut Butters – Massachusetts
Crystal’s Honey - Billerica, MA
Why Crystal‘s Honey?
▪ Crystal’s Honey brings you the closest thing possible to honey straight from the comb.
▪ We offer raw, natural honey for sale that highlights many of
the flavors brought out through the pollination of wildflowers, blueberries, oranges, and more unique options.
▪ We are now New York Grown and certified on some of our varieties, providing you with the highest quality honey that you can trust.
Condiments – Massachusetts
Avonaise - Barnstable, MA
Why Avonaise?
▪ A great substitute for mayonnaises, sauces and marinades.
▪ Avonaise has less fat and less calories than most mayonnaises.
▪ Avonaise is also FREE OF GMOs, GLUTEN, CORN, SOY & CHOLESTEROL.
▪ Avonaise is Vegan, versatile, and very tasty.
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Quality is our main ingredient.
Condiments – Massachusetts
Saucehound – Watertown, MA
Why Saucehound?
▪ Team Saucehound traveled the country gettin' sauced and collecting awards, and even got invited to compete at a world championship. And Chunk was there for the whole ride, with his head out the window of the truck and his tongue hanging out.
▪ No corn syrup or preservatives added to our products
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Gluten Free
It Starts with a Man & a Dog Named Chunk
Pasta Sauce – Massachusetts
Fiorella’s – Newton, MA
Why Fiorella’s?
▪ A celebration of Italian flavors in a jar.
▪ The finest, sun-soaked, vine-ripened tomatoes cooked slowly and with patience are simmered for hours with garlic, basil, and select spices. ▪ Naturally vegan, we only use the freshest ingredients made without the use of any additives, preservatives, sweeteners, or sugar.
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Massachusetts
Fogbuster Coffee – Greenfield, MA
Why Fogbuster?
▪ In 1994, the Pierce Brothers first started providing Air Roasted coffee to the University of Massachusetts community. ▪ By selling only 100% Organic, Fair Trade, Kosher Certified, Air Roasted Coffee, they offer the highest quality product to their customers. ▪ The Air Roasting process is unique with less than 5% of the world's roasters using this method. This allows our coffee to be less bitter and acidic while providing a smoother, richer taste.
Sean and Darren Pierce of Pierce Bros. Coffee Roasters, seen here in their Greenfield facility
Fruits & Vegetables – Massachusetts
Freestyle Snacks – MA
Why FreeStyle?
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Proudly female owned
▪ Premium snackable olives with all the taste and none of the hassle
▪ Liquid-free and resealable pouches
▪ Just olives, extra virgin olive oil, and all natural spices
▪ When the pandemic hit and brought widespread shutdowns, the closing of olive bars in grocery stores was just one small consequence. With nowhere else to turn, I found myself in the traditional olive aisle and was immediately disappointed. So, I created a product that meets the needs of a modern olive lover: mouthwatering flavor, unmatched quality, and effortless convenience.
Nikki Seaman, CEO
Granola - Massachusetts
Golden Girl Granola – Shirley, MA
Why Golden Girl?
▪ We use the finest, all-natural ingredients
▪ Locally produced, with locally-sourced ingredients whenever possible
▪ Hand-crafted in small, artisan batches with the utmost care
▪ Wheat-free and is produced in a gluten-free kitchen
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Whole-grain and healthful
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Family owned and hand crafted
Seafood – Massachusetts
Island Creek – Duxbury, MA
Why Island Creek?
▪ We are a vertically integrated farm dedicated to making an impact on our food systems and having a damn good time along the way. We operate one of the only shellfish hatcheries in the northeast; a distribution company selling shellfish from over 100 farms to about 700 chefs around the country
▪ Harvested daily and shipped overnight from Duxbury Bay to your kitchen.
▪ he clams are supremely tender and flavorful with a perfect balance of salt and heat from the chili de árbol. We recommend saving the confit garlic clove for last, eating it when you reach the end of the tin like the worm in a tequila bottle. Bottoms up!
Cookies – Massachusetts
Effie's Homemade – Hyde Park, MA
Why Effie's?
▪ Our aim is always to make the best, most satisfying biscuit possible.
▪ That means keeping it real in our recipes: real butter, real sugar, real spices, wholesome grains, and never, ever any additives.
▪ It also means using some of the same techniques pastry bakers use to ensure our biscuits are light, crisp and flakey with a delicate crumb.
▪ We’re small batch bakers for a reason: it’s the only way we can achieve the rich taste and texture our fans (and we) love.
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100% women owned
Cookies – Massachusetts
Fancypants Bakery – Walpole, MA
Why Fancy Pants?
▪ We are proud to make our cookies with the real, recognizable ingredients our founder, Maura, used in her own kitchen. That means bonafide butter and eggs, with zero junky or artificial ingredients to ruffle your feathers. ▪ Non-GMO Project Verified ▪ Women Owned Certified by WBENC ▪ Upcycled Certified by the Upcycled Food Association ▪ Farm Powered by Vanguard Renewables ▪ Baked with King Arthur Baking Company all- purpose flour
Cookies – Massachusetts
Klara’s Cookies – Lee, MA
Why Klara’s ?
▪ Klara and her husband, now operate their artisan cookie business in the small bustling town of Lee, Mass., where they live with their young daughter. With a small and efficient staff, they hand bake thousands of cookies each week, for retail and wholesale customers around the country, using natural, organic, non-GMO ingredients wherever possible. ▪ Authentic flavors that offer a unique twist to the cookie world ▪ European style baking makes for a “not as sweet” cookie and are typically a smaller size. ▪ Made with Non GMO Natural ingredients. No added flavors, colors or additives.
Cookies – Massachusetts
Lark Fine Foods – Essex, MA
Why Lark Fine Foods?
▪ Lark’s team of talented bakers is committed to making the most innovative, upscale, specialty food items available for today’s consumer.
▪ Aromatics herbs, savory spices, and hand-crafted confections are among the distinctive artisan- made ingredients featured in these DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT treats.
▪ Our unique recipes include only premium, natural ingredients (sourced locally whenever possible) that adhere to non-GMO and kosher standards.
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100% women owned
Candy & Confectionary – Massachusetts
Melville Candy – Randolph, MA
Why Melville Candy?
▪ Melville Candy Company is a family owned, third generation confectionery company located in Randolph, Massachusetts. Using a family recipe perfected by Grandpa Melville over 75 years ago, we produce gourmet hard candy lollipops and chocolate treats. ▪ Father and son duo, Gary and Joe Melville, proudly continue tradition of creating confections to delight.
Salty Snacks – Massachusetts
Mi Nina – Needham, MA
Why Mi Nina?
▪ Tortilleria Mi Niña® is the first authentic tortilla bakery in New England that creates tortilla chips from 100% US NON- GMO white corn, lime, and water. ▪ The corn is cooked and volcanic stone ground daily by artisans to produce the masa (corn dough) we use to make our tortilla chips.
Jamie Mammano, Founder
Salty Snacks – Massachusetts
Nantucket Crisps – Nantucket, MA
Why Nantucket Crisps?
▪ Nantucket Crisps were started by partners Sara and Hayden who spent their summers on the beaches of Nantucket. ▪ They have quickly become a favorite of locals and each bag features an illustration inspired by iconic beaches around the island. ▪ All flavors are gluten-free, NON-GMO, dairy-free, and Kosher. The crisps are slow fried with good oils in small batches to create the most mouth-watering thin and crispy chip.
Hayden Arnot & Sara Jemison
Crackers – Massachusetts
Capeachio's – Hingham MA
Why Capeachio's?
▪ Passed down through generations, CäPeachio’s family-made recipes for artisan crackers found their way to the ovens of Venus Wafers where they are baked to crispy perfection. Flavored for any palette, our diverse line of crackers brings traditional tastes to today’s tables.
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Whole, all natural ingredients
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Kosher, Vegan, Non-GMO
Crackers – Massachusetts
Marnier – Hingham, MA
Why Mariner?
▪ Stone wheat crackers have been a staple of our family forever. Baking, eating, and sharing healthy recipes from our seaside town in Hingham, Massachusetts, allowed for us to come together and get our family recipes made fresh in Venus Wafer’s ovens. Flaked with sea salt and nutty flavors, our crackers are created to give the world a taste of the coastal New England town they hail from.
▪ All-natural, Vegan verified, Non-GMO certified, Kosher
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Connecticut Bigelow – Fairfield, CT
Why Bigelow?
▪ For over 75 years the Bigelow Family has poured their passion and dedication into one thing, tea. For generations, the skilled art of crafting the world’s finest teas remains the family’s top priority. Because tea is all we do. ▪ Highest quality ingredients, proprietary family recipe blends, and premium foil packaging are the details that keep Bigelow as America’s most loved tea.
Cindi Bigelow, 3 rd Gen. President and CEO
Cookies – Connecticut
Bites Company – Bridgeport, CT
Why Bites Company?
▪ I set out to recreate biscotti as we know it by modernizing an old, traditional recipe, using organic, wholesome ingredients. I created signature round, mouthwatering BITES. BITES are made in a small factory in Bridgeport CT and we are inspired everyday by our family, friends and customers..
▪ Low sodium, No GMOs, No peanuts, No soy ▪ Made with Organic flour, sugar and eggs ▪ Kosher
Candy & Confectionary – Connecticut
Thompson Chocolate – Meriden, CT
Why Thompson Chocolates?
▪ Founded in 1879, Thompson Chocolate is one of America’s first chocolate companies. William H. Thompson had a desire to learn the confection trade and started his dream in Meriden, Connecticut. Today, we remain dedicated to his tradition of making delicious, foil wrapped chocolate specialties in our chocolate factory and retail store, just blocks from where Mr. Thompson first started.
▪ Mr. Thompson was known for the quality of his work and
attention to detail, using only the finest ingredients in his hand- molded chocolates — just as we do now. Throughout all of our advancements, many of his traditions are proudly continued today.
Candy & Confectionary – Connecticut
Moo Chocolates – Greenwich, CT
Jackie Ekholm, Owner
Why Moo Chocolates?
▪ My children and I spent summers in Switzerland. We’d go home with a suitcase full of delicious Swiss chocolate. One summer my eldest son asked, “Why do we only buy chocolate when we’re in Switzerland?” I told him that it was because the chocolates were made with real wholesome ingredients, so they were treats we could enjoy eating. That’s when we came up with the idea to create our own delicious chocolates using only the best ingredients!
Salsa, Pickles, Condiments – Rhode Island The Backyard Food Co. - Cranston, RI
Why The Backyard Food Co.?
▪ Following a cancer diagnosis, friends Matt and Louby began growing and canning in their backyard garden. What started off as a way to preserve their extra cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes turned into a passion, and The Backyard Food Company was born! ▪ Cooked in small batches using simple, all-natural ingredients you cook with at home. The result is a fresh homemade flavor you can't find elsewhere in the store
Matthew McClelland & Louby Sukkar, Co- Founders
Condiments – Rhode Island
Rhed’s - Providence, RI
Why Rhed’s?
▪ I came to love hot sauce while growing up in Southern California, eating house made hot sauce from a little hole in the wall Mexican food restaurant. When we moved to Rhode Island in 2010 there weren’t any good locally made hot sauces. So we started making Rhed’s Original Hot Sauce just for ourselves, for the fun of it! Then when it turned out so well we thought we could turn this into a business. ▪ Layers of flavor, not just heat! Lots of fresh vegetables (no garlic or onion powders). We take the time to roast fresh garlic, peel and chop onions, carrots, etc...) to create fresh, flavorful, well balanced sauces. ▪ No Preservatives, No Gums, No Fillers: Only natural fermentation, vinegar and sea salt. The chili mash in our sauces is fermented for over two weeks before combining with the other ingredients
Deja Hart, Chef & Owner
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Rhode Island
Dave’s Coffee – Narragansett, RI
Why Dave’s?
▪ I started a small cafe in the back room of a historic 1740 farmhouse in Charlestown Rhode Island in 1998. For several years, I purchased roasted coffees from various small batch roasters across the country to serve at our cafe. Then in 2009 a new chapter in the Dave’s Coffee story began when I started roasting our own coffee. ▪ our focus remains on the coffee growers and on our small batch roasting style. All Dave’s coffees are roasted weekly to order and shipped fresh. We’ve upgraded our equipment roasting on a twenty-five kilo, American made Diedrich infrared roaster, and now call our seven thousand square foot roastery in Narragansett Rhode Island home.
Dave Lanning, Founder
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Rhode Island
Downeast Coffee - Pawtucket, RI
Why Downeast Coffee?
▪ Downeast Coffee Roasters is a 3rd generation family-owned company roasting unique coffees from across the globe.
▪ We partner with the very best food service operators in the northeast. Whether you are a cafe, restaurant, hospitality group, college/university, or corporate feeder - we've got you covered.
Mike Kapos, Founder
Pasta Sauce – Rhode Island
Federal Hill Foods – Cranston, RI
Why Federal Hill Foods?
▪ Great used on pasta, protein and vegetables
▪ Made only with the freshest and quality-driven ingredients for that old- world flavor reminiscing of our childhood
▪ Gluten-free, Dairy Free, Non-GMO ingredients
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Made locally in Rhode Island
Preserves, Spreads & Nut Butters – Rhode Island
Hank’s Protein Plus – Pawtucket, RI
Why Hank’s Protein Plus?
▪ Sweetened Smarter – We use a natural monk fruit sweetner instead of sugar or unhealthy syrups. Monk fruit is also an antioxidant. ▪ Small Batch Quality - We grind our spreads using special tabletop grinders that were in use before production of spreads become industrial. ▪ Natural & Healthy Inside – We use the highest quality natural ingredients such as olive oil and flax; not artificial additives or unhealthy oils.
Breakfast Foods – Rhode Island Oatcraft – Warwick, RI
Why Oatcraft?
▪ We start by baking rolled oats with heart healthy nuts, fruit, natural sweeteners and flavorful spices into toasted clusters. And then combine these delicious clusters with quick oats into single serve cups. ▪ Our premium oatmeal has a combination of texture, flavor and heartiness like no other oatmeal you’ve tasted before. Plus, with all natural ingredients, it's a choice you can really savor.
Granola - Rhode Island
Paleonola – Providence, RI
Why Paleonola?
▪ Proudly made in Rhode Island. With a focus on quality and consistency we decided it was best to carefully craft each batch of Paleonola ourselves. Our team works extremely hard every day to ensure you get the best
product possible and we stand behind everything we make.
▪ Non-gmo, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Dairy Free, No Grains, Preservative Free, No artificial anything
Dinos & Katelyn, Founders
Granola - Vermont
Back Roads - VT
Why Back Roads?
▪ We first started making our granola as a homemade
breakfast item for guests at our B&B, located on our farm on a back road in Vermont. Our guests started asking if they could buy some. The rest is history.
▪ We exclusively use premium plant-based organic, gluten free ingredients that are non-GMO Project Verified, vegan & kosher. All ingredients are painstakingly sourced from pristine organic farms around the globe. Our family recipes are naturally low in sugar and only lightly sweetened with pure Vermont maple syrup. And, we’re generous when it comes to adding fruits, nuts & seeds.
Virginia & Peter, Co-Founders
Preserves, Spreads & Nut Butters – Vermont Blake Hill Preserves - Windsor, VT
Why Blake Hill Preserves?
▪ Perhaps the highest fruit based chutney on the market, taking around 12 oz of fruit to make every 13 oz jar!
▪ Vegan, gluten free, nut free, dairy free, kosher certified and, imminently, non GMO certified
▪ Our unique recipes are inspired by our global culinary palate, creating a whole new taste experience in a jar
Vicki Allard & Joe Hanglin, Owners
▪ Unlike most other nationally distributed brands, we do NOT use added pectin, citric acid, artificial preservatives, colorings, flavorings, high fructose glucose syrup, or thickening agents
Liquid Sweeteners – Vermont
Runamok – Cambridge, VT
Why Runamok?
▪ Runamok is known for quality, innovation, and all- natural products that elevate everyday food and beverage.
▪ We know that the thousands of acres of forest our sap comes from is treated with care and managed for biodiversity, water quality and habitat.
▪ We’re focusing on how our business can have a positive impact on the local ecology as much as the end consumer.
Eric & Laura Sorkin, Co- Owners
Liquid Sweeteners – Vermont
Butternut Mountain Farm- Morrisville, VT
Why Butternut Mountain?
▪ Local farmers have been selling their maple syrup to the Marvin family of Butternut Mountain Farm for fifty years. Butternut Mountain Farm in Morrisville, Vermont is one of the largest maple processors and distributors in the United States. ▪ Our team of 100 plus employee's steward maple syrup’s transformative journey from local trees to food ingredient manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers worldwide. ▪ Sustainably sourced, Kosher, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Non-GMO
Rice & Grains – Vermont Cozumi - Vermont
Why Cozumi?
▪ Cozumi is a gut-friendly, high flavored seasoned rice blend that’s eager to please. ▪ This rice is low on FODMAPs, which are a collection of carbohydrates that aren’t absorbed properly in the gut and can lead to gastrointestinal disorders. ▪ Cozumi sits well with even the most sensitive of stomachs ▪ Low FODMAP Certified, Vegan, Gluten Free, Allium Free, Anti-Inflammatory
Candy & Confectionary – Vermont
Vermont Nut Free – Colchester, VT
Why Vermont Nut Free?
▪ Vermont Nut Free Chocolates is committed to providing quality chocolates and treats that are safe for those with tree nut and peanut allergies. ▪ We truly believe that those with and without nut allergies will find our gourmet chocolates to be among the finest they have ever tasted.
Founded in 1998
Candy & Confectionary – Vermont
Lake Champlain – Burlington, VT
Why Lake Champlain?
▪ We are a multi-generational, family business, just like the generations of Vermont family farmers that provide us with fresh butter, cream, maple syrup, and honey. Eric and Ellen are defining the future of Lake Champlain Chocolates by developing award-winning organic products and spearheading sustainable sourcing initiatives.
▪ Vermont is more than just our home; it’s a way of doing things. Long before eating local became a trend it just made sense to us that using high-quality honey, maple
Eric and Ellen, Co- owners
syrup, and fresh dairy from our local farmers and producers would result in superior chocolates.
Candy & Confectionary – Vermont
Small Batch Organics – Manchester, VT
▪ I made my first granola sale at a small farm stand I opened in an old sugar shack in Peru, Vermont. As my business grew into a café and later included a general store, the granola sales continued. We have just finished building our organic certified and gluten free kitchen. We have teamed up with some great small farms and artisan food producers to bring the best, freshest granola to your home table. ▪ Our granola is gluten free, certified organic, and absolutely delicious. Thoughtfully composed of oats, almonds, sprouted quinoa, maple syrup, and the best dried fruit we could find. All of our granola is baked in our own gluten free commercial bakery in Manchester, Vermont.
Lindsay, Founder
Croutons – Vermont
Olivia’s Croutons – Brandon, VT
Why Olivia’s Croutons?
▪ At Olivia’s they are incredibly proud to have
several industry leading certifications including the following to the right.
▪ These certifications help consumers know and trust our products are made to the highest industry standards.
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100% women owned
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Vermont
Sillycow Farms – Wells River, VT
Why Sillycow Farms?
▪ Jonathan Rutstein credits a midlife crisis for spurring him to switch gears from public planning to cocoa making. In 1988, he and his wife, Fran, bought a small Vermont company that produced Belgian chocolate sauces. After discovering a demand for locally made hot chocolate, they developed a cocoa recipe, packaged the cocoa in a nostalgic-looking milk bottle with a cow’s image, and dubbed the company Sillycow Farms. ▪ Sillycow Farms’ flagship flavor…Chocolate Chocolate…has just two ingredients…cocoa and natural cane sugar…all real, none artificial and certified Non GMO. ▪ Blended and filled in an allergen free facility…free of dairy, wheat, eggs, soy, shellfish, fish, and nuts. Our packaging tells it all. And to complete our green appeal, our bottles are up-cyclable, useable in many ways.
Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Vermont Vermont Coffee Company- Middlebury, VT
Why Vermont Coffee?
▪ We’re a small-town roaster in Middlebury, Vermont.
▪ The BIG, BOLD flavor of our ORGANIC coffees are highlights of our unique style of slow- roasting our beans in small batches.
▪ Roasted with 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY and Cow Power electricity.
Small-Town Roaster
Condiments – Vermont
Sugar Bob’s– Chester, VT
Why Sugar Bobs?
▪ Rob “Sugar Bob” Hausslein runs a small “friends and family” maple syrup operation in the hills of Vermont.
▪ The crew at Sugar Bob’s Finest Kind work year round producing specialty foods sweetened only with maple syrup, with a focus on products with big flavors and clean ingredients. ▪ Sharing in the experience of making maple syrup, and cooking with it, fulfills Sugar Bob’s mission of connecting people with the natural world, their food, and each other.
Rob “Sugar Bob” Hausslein
Meat & Meat Snacks – Vermont
Vermont Smoke & Cure – Hinesburg, VT
Why Vermont Smoke and Cure?
▪ We buy all our meats free from antibiotics and added hormones.
▪ All of our products are made with no added sodium nitrites.*
▪ We use real spices and ingredients.
▪ We deliver the finest flavor by naturally fermenting to lower pH, rather than adding encapsulated citrus or liquid acids.
▪ We use ground corn cob, hickory and maple wood shavings to smoke our meat sticks — never using liquid or artificial smoke flavor.
▪ All of our products are free from MSG and the Big 8 Allergens (Milks, Eggs, Gluten, Fish, Shellfish, Tree Nuts, Peanuts & Soy).
Roland LeFebvre, Founder
Seafood – Maine Bar Harbor – Whiting, ME
Why Bar Harbor?
▪ On the coast of Maine, honest, delicious food is part of our heritage. Bar Harbor Foods® creates authentic all-natural seafood specialties with clams and fish fresh from certified sustainable cold, clear ocean waters. ▪ We prepare all our foods in small batches in our kitchen, using all-natural ingredients, pure and simple. You can taste the difference.
▪ Founded in 1917, Willard M. Look developed a quality
assured process for hand-canning crab meat and lobster – a process Bar Harbor® still uses. Today, Bar Harbor® offers premium foods that naturally reflect the delicious New England cuisine and authentic Maine traditions.
Salty Snacks – Maine
Diggables – Portland, ME
Why Diggables?
▪ Diggables is based in Portland, Maine and working to pioneer tasty, feel-good snacks from an all-star ingredient- naturally gluten-free buckwheat. ▪ The first buckwheat-based salty snack on the market, these light & crispy buckwheat puffs are nutrient-dense, climate-friendly, and rooted in Maine. ▪ Complete protein, climate friendly, light & crispy & super tasty!
Beverages – Maine
Green Bee – Brunswick, ME
Why Green Bee?
▪ The word SODA in most households is a bad word. Our house was no different. As a father to three young children, SODA had always been something I've avoided despite the best negotiating tactics of my kids. One day while collecting honey from our beehives, I thought: why can’t we turn soda into something more Real and Natural? When my kids started asking me to make more of what is now known as Lemon Sting, Green Bee was born! Today, we have grown into our own commercial manufacturing facility in Brunswick ME.
▪ Our products are crafted by hand using fresh pressed juices, natural herbs and spices, sweetened with honey.
Chris Kinkade, Founder
Condiments – Maine Legal Sea Foods – Gulf of Maine
Why Legal Sea Foods?
▪ For over sixty years, Legal Sea Foods has been delighting guests with its ocean-fresh fare and New England-inspired menu.
▪ Now, we’re proud to lend our specialty food expertise to bring signature sauces, condiments and more from their kitchen to your table.
▪ A famous seafood destination with 23 locations along the Eastern Seaboard sourcing its seafood from the Gulf of Maine
Crackers – Maine
Maine Crisp – Winslow, ME
Why Maine Crisp?
▪ Since our early days in Karen’s kitchen, we’ve expanded into a dedicated gluten-free facility here in Winslow, Maine. We’ve grown a bit, but always with the mission to make tasty food with high-quality, nutritious ingredients.
▪ We source the majority of our ingredients from small family farms, producers, and companies whose values we support.
▪ On it’s own, buckwheat is a nutrient-rich superfood. But unlike a lot of other gluten-free base-ingredients, it’s naturally flavorful — which means it doesn’t need a bunch of added, artificial flavors or fillers to taste great.
▪ As a regenerative crop, buckwheat is good for soil health and helps create sustainable farming practices.
Karen Getz, Owner
Various Categories – Massachusetts Stonewall Kitchen- York, ME
Why Stonewall Kitchen?
▪ Stonewall Kitchen emphasizes using fresh, high- quality ingredients, especially fruits like Maine wild blueberries, known for their unique flavor. ▪ Stonewall Kitchen has cultivated a brand identity associated with quality, tradition, and a sense of place, particularly linked to Maine. ▪ Stonewall Kitchen has expanded beyond its original jam and jelly offerings to include a "Family of Brands" with products like Legal Sea Foods line. ▪ Chex is the preferred distributor partner of Stonewall Kitchen in New England.
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