It’s no surprise that we here at Women Who Brunch love supporting women owned businesses and entrepreneurs. From our Brunch & Learn podcast where we interview female founders to our events where we’ve had some amazing guest speakers from Time, Buzzfeed, Google, Tinted, and more.
We’d like to use this space to highlight some great women-owned companies in the food and CPG space. Some of our favorites are below and hope to continue to grow this list. Feel free to share your favorite businesses in the comments or catch us over on Instagram sharing our favorite there as well.
Maya’s Syrups
Award-winning, locally handmade jams & fruit syrups. Three generations of women working together to create the best mixers for DIY healthy sodas and craft beverages.
I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with Maya and her family’s legacy on the Brunch & Learn Podcast. Check out Maya’s episode here.
21 Seeds Tequila
Female-led distillery – Sarika, Kat, and Nicole ( Two sisters and one friend). They had founded 21 Seeds tequila by trying different infusions until they got each recipe just right.
21 Seeds is an all natural, craft infused tequila made with real fruit in three flavors: Cucumber Jalapeno, Grapefruit Hibiscus, and Valencia Orange.
Dress it Up Dressing
Dress It Up Dressing offers award-winning olive-oil based dressings with gluten-free, sugar-free, low sodium, vegan, AIP Compliant, Keto and Whole-30 friendly varieties.
Founded by Sophia Maroon in 2012. Sophia’s brother had long held that a business was waiting to be built in the salad dressing their mother made every night when they were children (and that Sophia continued to make for her children).
Their dressing lineup has six olive oil-based salad dressings available in Whole Foods. In addition to this, these dressings have notably included accolades from Good Food Foundation and Specialty Food Association, all while maintaining an unwavering commitment to sustainability and social responsibility.
Mama’s Biscuits
Founded by Lesley Riley, AKA Mama Biscuit - This is America’s first gourmet biscuit company located in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area.
Southern style, ready-to-eat biscuits can be found in the frozen bread aisles of Walmart, Target, Publix, Wegmans and Trader Joes. Popular flavors include buttermilk, cheddar jalapeño, blueberry lemon, confetti, s’mores, and pumpkin spice.
Fat Gold
Kathryn Tomajan is Fat Gold’s fearless leader. She is an olive oil maker, taster, and educator.
On a mission to de-commodify extra virgin olive oil and elevate its place in American food culture. Fat Gold is California extra virgin olive oil, available by the tin and by subscription.
In the early days, they farmed a tiny olive grove of our own, right here in the Bay Area. As Fat Gold has grown, they have started collaborating with other growers to source some of California’s best, most interesting olives.
Dam Good English Muffins
A Woman-Owned, family-operated wholesale bakery that has been in business since 2017 - currently making 4 varieties of preservative-free, vegan sourdough English muffins: “Original White,” “Multigrain,” “Cinnamon Swirl,” and “Whole Wheat.”
These vegan sourdough English muffins are made from all-natural, non-GMO, soy-free ingredients with no preservatives. Located in Peekskill, New York. (We love to see a local NY + Women Owned Combo!)
The Sister Yard
Two sisters Yami and Tina Correa born in Venezuela who called Miami home for 12 years before making our big move to New York City.
They brew up naturally hydrating cold brew coffee with coconut water. Their recipe combines sustainably-sourced coffee beans with 100% pure coconut water and fair-trade toasted coconut.
They’ve also made a new home recently in Miami Smorgasburg and throughout NYC shops.
Hayden’s Flour Mill
Co-owner + Co-founder Emma Zimmerman, along with her dad Jeff Zimmerman are the founders of Hayden’s Flour Mill - family owned and run. They’re on a mission to revive forgotten native grains from the ground up in the Arizona desert, through heritage grains and the art of stone milling.
Home Free Treats
Jill Robbins, founder of Homefree - Natural/organic, whole grain cookies that are free of common food allergens including peanuts, tree nuts, dairy and eggs. With the goal in mind, Jill, wanted it to be easy to include everyone when serving food at social occasions, especially as a mom of a child with food allergies.
Flavors include lemon burst, chocolate mint, vanilla, double chocolate chipand ginger snap.
