“A balanced life and a happy family makes you successful.”
1000 Food & Beverage
Mridula Agarwal: A Meal Delivery Service Comes to Mumbai
“People inadvertently tend to eat outside food, daily, as they don’t have time and energy to cook for themselves.”
Indulging Her Passion, A Baker Builds A Business – And Finds Herself
Melanie Moss of confectionery Mini Melanie was destined to be a chef. It just took her awhile to walk down that path.
This Farmer is Bringing Home the (Humanely Raised) Bacon
Heather Sandford is pursuing a three-legged strategy to grow her New York pig farm and meat business, The Piggery.
Maneesha Chunduri: A Single Mother Finds Strength in the Kitchen
“Today I stand tall in the crowd, and proudly say, yes I am a proud single mother, dear daughter, a good human being and strong woman who lives life on her own terms. Today I am an Entrepreneur.”
Mary Molina of Lola Granola Bar: Healthy, Nutritious and Family Made
“I now had a mission: create a delicious healthy snack, allergy conscious, and easy to transport.”
Melanie Moss: Simple, Nostalgic Desserts Cloaked in Beautiful, Bold Exteriors
“I grew up baking with my grandma, often trying on her jewelry in between popping a cake in the oven. Just like her recipes, each of my grandmother’s jewels had a story behind them that she shared with me during those precious moments we spent together in the kitchen.”
Hollie Newbould of Sweet Umami: A Foodie Mompreneur Delivers Fresh Healthy Meals Right to Your Door
“I was already a competent cook, so I taught myself how to make food that was properly balanced and then wanted to share it. It’s been quite a journey so far.”
Pamela Reed of Humboldt & Jackson: Turning a Restaurant Dream into Reality with an American Tasting Room
“I define success by happiness. In order to be successful, I feel you have to be happy with what you are doing.”
Dionne Laslo-Baker of DeeBee’s SpecialTea Foods, Ltd.: A Mompreneur Turns an Idea From the Kitchen Into a Thriving Business
“Success is not in simply achieving the final goal but feeling proud and empowered through the path taken to get there.”
Charese John of Revive Events & Catering: An Experienced Caterer Breaks Out on Her Own
“Why continue to make others successful without investing in yourself.”
Katy Chang of EatsPlace: A Food-Incubator and Pop-Uppery Takes Over the Capitol
“EatsPlace’s mission is to cultivate a food craft based manufacturing businesses and to share culinary stories by hosting pop-up restaurants.”
Niari Keverian of ZOOS Greek Iced Teas: All Natural Iced Tea Sourced from Greek Mountains
“We never gave up on finding a creative solution no matter what the cost was and we found a rather cost effective solution.”
Divya Jayashankar: Traditional Indian Coffee Makes its Stateside Debut
“Today we’re Mad Rush Coffee (a wordplay on Madras, my hometown and arguably the home of Indian filter coffee), an online store for everything that’s Indian coffee.”
Kristy Lewis of Quinn Popcorn: Microwave Popcorn Reinvented
“I loved microwave popcorn growing up, but couldn’t stomach it once I started reading about what was actually in it.”