“I started my company as I didn’t want to idle away for the rest of my life.”
1000 Food & Beverage
Brandice Spencer: A Fresh Take on Frozen Meals
“I am the daughter of a single mom who worked three jobs and just didn’t have time to cook. My company is out to change that.”
Suzy Neal: Fruit Spreads from Georgia Wine Country
“It’s awesome to meet people who mention cooking our recipes from our website or say they’ve tried something based on what we posted on social media.”
Baijul Rathod: Cupcakes for All Occasions
“But it wasn’t just about the cupcakes, as an architect I wanted the cupcakes to be design oriented.”
Gay Wheeler-Smith: Pie, Just Like Your Grandma Made It
“We will continue to develop Legacy ‘Licious recipes and pass on the lineage to the next generation of our families.”
Marisa Lightfoot: Fair Trade Tea for the American Palate
“In my opinion, success is equivalent to happiness.”
Cindy Zakalik: Personalized Chocolate with Edible Images
“If I can make all this money for others, why can’t I do it for myself?”
Nadia Moolman: Re-Inventing Confectionary
“I was searching for products that I could give my kids that would be suitable for school, add to their nutritional intakes and be free from allergens and preservatives.”
Gail Kearns, Lindsey Moran & Denise Woolery: A Camping Cookbook
“Our definition of success is to be considered the go-to gals for entertaining in the great outdoors.”
This Philadelphia Entrepreneur is Helping Fix a Broken Food System
How Tatiana Garcia-Granados’ nonprofit enterprise, The Common Market, is bringing healthful food to low-income communities and lifting local farmers’ livelihoods.
Nidhi Pant: A Platform for Farmers
“It was during the floods of 2013 in India, while spearheading the relief campaigns, that I realized that I wanted to drive the social change that transforms disparities into better, sustainable balances.”
Elizabeth Eichhorn: Allergy Friendly Catering
“I realized that there weren’t caterers or restaurants that knew how to fill this particular need, so I was determined to change that.”
Pam Baker: Garden Fresh Pickled Vegetables
“Success to me is being able to pay my bills and be happy doing what I am doing.”
Monisha Sudakar: Baking From Home
“I wasn’t a 9-5 job kind of person and wanted to do something on my own and in simple words, I wanted to be the boss!”
Priyanka Bardhan: Homemade Food Ordering & Delivery
“The concept of GharKaAahar came from the idea of empowering these home-makers, so that they can showcase their culinary creativity and also make some additional income.”