Inclusive Trade

Baba's Brew

Started in Philadelphia, PA in 2015

In 2015, Baba's Brew's founder Olga Sorzano started her own kombucha brewing company after not being able to find high-quality kombucha in the area. As a young girl growing up in Siberia 35 years ago, she learned the art of brewing farm-tobottle seasonal kombucha with her great-grandmother, Baba.

Now, Baba's Brew only uses real, locally-grown, seasonal, and organic fruits, berries, herbs, and spices to infuse their brew. Their goal is to change the way people drink by providing healthy, nutritious, low sugar kombucha made with real ingredients, and no BS.

CHICKAPEA
WOMAN OWNED
PASTA
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Founded by Shelby Taylor in 2015,Chickapea was created to provide a nutritious, convenient and familiar meal option to families dealing with time constraints, picky eaters,allergies and health issues. As a former health shop owner and new mom herself, Shelby recognized the challenge of putting a healthy meal on the table that everyone would enjoy, so she turned a family favorite (pasta) into a super food by producing it with only two wholesome ingredients: organic chickpeas and lentils.

CULTURA COFFEE
WOMAN OWNED | LATINO OWNED | LOCAL
WHOLE BEAN SINGLE ORIGIN COFFEE
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Cultura Coffee was founded with a deep respect and connection to Colombia’s coffee culture. Their mission is to bridge the gap between Colombia’s most exceptional farms and our local communities.

Experience coffee at its freshest and most vibrant!

ECOS
WOMAN OWNED
SOAPS & DETERGENTS
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Over 50 years ago, ECOS’ founder Van Vlahakis made a commitment to create safer cleaning products that protect the health and well being of both people and planet. That continues to be their mission today. Van’s legacy continues with his daughter, CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks. Under her leadership, ECOS has achieved Climate Positivity, becoming the world’s first company to make its products in carbon neutral, water neutral and TRUE Platinum Zero Waste facilities.

Fishwife is a new female-founded and led food company aiming to make ethically-sourced, premium, and delicious tinned seafood a staple in every cupboard. They source from healthy fisheries and certified sustainable aquaculture farms to bring the vibrance of conservas culture to the North American table. Fishwife was founded by Becca Millstein and Caroline Goldfarb in 2020.

Before being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, Flakely founder & Executive pastry chef Chef Lila Colello worked for Wolfgang Puck, The Food Network, and in some of the country’s best restaurants.

Unable to work with flour, and unwilling to live without croissants, she made it her mission to create French pastries that are “taste-identical” to their wheat-flour counterparts.

Chef Lila works tirelessly to create her own versions of pastries and breads that gluten-free foodies miss the most. Flakely is one of only a handful of gluten-free bakeries in the world to master the technically difficult GF croissant!

Jule's Tomato Sauce
Local | Woman Owned

In the heart of Jersey City, NJ, at Jule's Italian restaurant, Pa Vitelli first crafted his legendary tomato sauce in 1962. Prepared in small batches using only the best ingredients, this outrageous sauce put Jule’s on the map as a red sauce institution where it was served daily for over 40 years.

 Co-founder and CEO Ashley Thompson started MUSH in 2015 with the conviction that easy, delicious and nutritious food can elevate the world in powerful ways. In her first career as a trading analyst, she realized that even on Wall Street, it was hard to access nutritious food. She would bring her own “mush” to work, inspired by her favorite “hack” as a kid: cereal and oatmeal soaked in milk. The company has grown rapidly from its early days when Ashley would sell small handmade batches at local farmers markets in San Diego. Today, MUSH is the leading brand in its category.

PURELY ELIZABETH
WOMAN OWNED | SUSTAINABLE
GRANOLA
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Fifteen years ago while studying holistic nutrition, Elizabeth Stein learned about the powerful effect that nutritious food has on the body. But, when she looked at grocery shelves, the options were limited for nourishing foods that people would actually enjoy. So she set out to create products that didn’t have a trade-off between nutritious ingredients and culinary taste to help people thrive on their wellness journey. Purely Elizabeth products are non-GMO project verified, certified gluten-free, certified made with organic ingredients, certified vegan, contain no artificial additives or soy, and are made with innovative, nutrient-rich ingredients that add delicious flavor and texture to foods!

The Jawnery
LOCAL | WOMEN OWNED

The Jawnery is more than just a bakery – it’s a creative venture fueled by passion, community, and the pursuit of high-quality baked goods. To them, food is more than just something to eat; it’s an experience to be enjoyed and, in the best cases, shared with friends, both new and old. 

At the heart of it all is a mother-daughter duo: Cassidy, a culinary artist with a knack for innovation, and her mother, Sara, the mastermind behind the business’s signature pie fillings and fruit-forward creations. 

What started as a passion for croissants has expanded to a seasonally rotating menu, keeping products exciting with fresh flavors and local produce. The Jawnery bakes the way they like to eat – with variety, care, and the best ingredients they can find.

THREE WISHES
WOMAN-OWNED
CEREAL
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Margaret and Ian Wishingrad were new parents looking for healthy finger food for their child. They loved cereal, but soon realized that most cereal is just dessert masquerading as breakfast. So, they created anew kind of cereal, one made from nutrient-dense ingredients, not commodity grains like wheat, rice, corn and oats. The best part? It still tastes incredible without being loaded with sugar, and you can pack in the protein without cracking an egg.

Whitetail Lane Farm
Local | Handmade | Woman Owned
Goat-Milk Soaps, Bathbombs, & Lotions

Whitetail Lane Farm is a small family run business located in the heart of Pennsylvania. They have been making handcrafted Goat Milk Products for over 12 years. 

LGBTQ+ Owned, Woman-Owned

Jessica and Niki Wise are the artists behind Blue Lotus Soaps, LLC. By day, Jessica is an Executive Chef for Parkhurst Dining. Throughout her over two decades in the culinary field, she has worked in various areas of the industry from fine dining to family cuisine. Jessica has a degree in trumpet performance, a passion for music, and a deep love of being outdoors in nature. Niki is an early childhood educator inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach. With degrees in Psychology and Sociology, she carries the idea of celebrating the many languages of love and learning through various forms of creative expression. Together they live in Pittsburgh, PA with their daughter Emma. Since her birth, these holistic mamas have been creating products to benefit the various allergies and needs of their child with consideration for sustainability, local/community connections, and homegrown ingredients (a value that carries through to their work in the culinary and education fields as well). From this grew a love of creating products with these same values in mind. Thus leading to the creation of Blue Lotus Soaps, LLC.

GT'S LIVING FOODS
LGBTQ+ OWNED
KOMBUCHA
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In 1995, at only 15 years old, GT Dave, Founder & CEO of GT’s Living Foods, began bottling kombucha in the kitchen of his parents’ Southern California home. Inspired by his mom, Laraine, GT wanted to share kombucha in its true, unfiltered form so that everyone, everywhere could enjoy its healthy and healing benefits. Now, under the umbrella of GT’s Living Foods, they’ve expanded their offerings beyond kombucha and are proud to say they remain a family-owned and operated company — always cultured, never compromised.

ACAF
STARTED IN WEST PHILADELPHIA, 1969

Since 1969, the African Cultural Art Forum (ACAF Tribe) has served as a cultural cornerstone in West Philadelphia — preserving heritage, creating jobs, and fueling economic development across the African Diaspora. As a family-owned manufacturing business, we take pride in offering ethically sourced, handcrafted African art, natural wellness goods, and cultural products — from the diaspora, to your doorstep.

A DOZEN COUSINS
BLACK OWNED
PRE-MADE MEALS
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Authentic meals and sides inspired by Creole, Caribbean and Latin American recipes · Seasoned Beans · Bone Broth Rice.

Products inspired by traditional black & latino recipes from throughout the Americas. For hundreds of years, African, Spanish, and Indigenous peoples mixed and interacted- crating dozens of sub-cultures and leaving behind a thread that connects the food, art and music of this region.

ALAFFIA
BLACK OWNED | FAIR TRADE
SOAPS
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When, in 1996, a young man from Togo, West Africa, met a young woman from rural Washington State. Inspired by a shared calling to do right by the world, Alaffia, a social enterprise, was born. Founded in 2003, Alaffia continues to redefine the natural products industry through its values of Beauty, Equality and Empowerment, fair trade, and safe, efficacious hair, face and body care.

ME & THE BEES
WOMAN OWNED | BLACK OWNED
LEMONADE
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Me & the Bees Lemonade is an all-natural, honey-sweetened lemonade offered in five fun and functional flavors. It is a fresh twist on a classic beverage that provides consumers with a refreshing way to stay hydrated, with about 120 calories per bottle. Made with premium ingredients, including flaxseed, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, our drinks contain no high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, or additives.

MINA
BLACK OWNED
CANNED FISH & PRESERVED GOODS
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Simple, natural, and true to Moroccan heritage, Mina products are made with non-GMO certified ingredients, much sourced from family farms in Morocco. Just like Mina the matriarch, Mina the brand’s dream is for people to experience the beauty and abundance of Moroccan culture through food for generations to come.

PARTAKE
WOMAN OWNED | BLACK OWNED
COOKIES
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Created in 2016 by Founder and CEO Denise Woodard, when her daughter was diagnosed with multiple food allergies, Partake exists to offer a selection of delicious, allergy-friendly foods that those with and without food restrictions can enjoy and share with confidence. All offerings are certified gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan and are free of the top 9 allergens (wheat, tree nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs, soy, fish, sesame and shellfish).

PRINCE OF PEACE
BLACK OWNED
GINGER CHEWS
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For thousands of years, communities around the globe have relied on ginger to add flavor to their food and provide a natural health boost. Ginger contains numerous anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds beneficial to health such as gingerols. Ginger is known for comforting the stomach, helping with nausea, warming the body’s senses, supporting circulation, and more. Prince of Peace packages these timeless benefits and spicy taste into delicious Ginger Chews and Ginger Honey Crystals instant beverage.

SIMPLY TERA'S
BLACK OWNED | WOMAN OWNED
PROTEIN POWDER
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Simply Tera's is a brand of whey protein powder that is gluten-free, non-GMO, and soy-free. It is made from whey protein concentrate and milk from Wisconsin dairy farms. Simply Tera's is part of the Carrington Farms family, a natural foods company.

CULTURA COFFEE
WOMAN OWNED | LATINO OWNED | LOCAL
WHOLE BEAN SINGLE ORIGIN COFFEE
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Cultura Coffee was founded with a deep respect and connection to Colombia’s coffee culture. Their mission is to bridge the gap between Colombia’s most exceptional farms and our local communities.

Experience coffee at its freshest and most vibrant!

JYOTI Natural Foods

Started in Crosby, Texas in 1979
(and is now in Sharon Hill, PA)

JYOTI Natural Foods was founded as a pioneering venture to produce, package and supply high quality, ready to eat, nutritious Indian foods. The company was founded by Vijai and Jyoti Gupta. Equipped with a graduate degree in Nutrition, Jyoti developed vegetarian recipes that used only fresh ingredients and no preservatives. She began creating recipes in her kitchen and eventually began mini-batch production with regional co-packers.

What began as a mail order business soon grew into a retail product and Jyoti began making one of the first lines of shelf-stable, ready to eat Indian foods available on grocery shelves in the United States.