Women Owned Brands to Support at the Co-op
Coolhaus Ice Cream
While studying architecture at USC, Natasha Case started making ice cream as a side hustle. Then, when the 2008 recession hit, she began making cookies for her newly unemployed friends. There she met Freya Estrellar, who saw great potential in her cookies, and together they formed Coolhaus two weeks later in 2008. They got married in 2012, and together run their Los Angeles based business.
Orga Foods
Meital Atias, a certified Health and Wellness coach, created super crisps – snacks packed with fiber and antioxidants, as a healthy alternative for her diabetic friend. Her super crisps proved to be very tasty, and she began selling them in markets throughout Los Angeles.
Ground Up
After Julie Sullivan oversaw an employment training program for women in Uganda, she was inspired to start a business of her own to help women facing adversities in her home town of Portland. Then, she met her business partner Carolyn Cesario, who made her own varieties of nut butters, and the two founded their business centered around social impact.
Lark Ellen Farms
After giving up grains for thirty days in hopes to improve her health and digestion, Kelly D’Angelou started experimenting with various grain free granola recipes at her small farm near Santa Barbara. She began selling her recipes at the Ojai Valley farmers market in 2015, and her business took off. Her products are now sold at thousands of stores nationwide.
Winged Beauty
After working with the popular collagen brand, NeoCell, Jessica Mulligan created her CBD Wellness company, Winged, with women’s health and physiology in mind. Jessica wanted to create CDB products to help fellow women dealing with anxiety, depression, and insomnia, putting women’s needs first.
Partake
Denise Woodward began making vegan and gluten free cookies for her daughter Vivienne, who suffers from severe food allergies. She decided to quit her corporate job, and start her own company in 2016, to provide more tasty options to people with food sensitivity and allergies.
Caulipower
Tired of spending hours in the kitchen making cauliflower crusts for her sons with Celiac disease, Gail Becker decided to start her company- Caulipower to provide easy to make, gluten free alternatives to highly processed foods. She began selling her products in Los Angeles in 2017, and has successfully broke into the food manufacturing industry.
Honey Pot
In efforts to create more options for female health, Beatrice Dixon created the first plant based feminine care line all from a $21, 000 loan. She began making her own remedies using only natural products, and first sold her products at a hair show in Atlanta, where she had great success. Her company has since greatly expanded and she now makes a full line of products sold nationwide.
Sea Snax
Jin Jun’s daughter loved roasted seaweed snacks, but Jin was concerned by some of the ingredients in the products – including corn oil. Jin decided to make her own healthy seaweed snacks and began promoting them through hundreds of product demos and selling them directly to stores. Now, Sea Snax is the number one roasted seaweed snack in America and comes in many varieties and flavors.
Fermenting Fairy
Laura Mones began selling her probiotic beverages outside of a yoga studio in Santa Monica, and then took her recipes to the Brentwood Farmer’s Market in 2017 where she received great feedback. As her products gained more popularity, she started selling them in local Southern California markets.
Coolhaus Ice Cream
While studying architecture at USC, Natasha Case started making ice cream as a side hustle. Then, when the 2008 recession hit, she began making cookies for her newly unemployed friends. There she met Freya Estrellar, who saw great potential in her cookies, and together they formed Coolhaus two weeks later in 2008. They got married in 2012, and together run their Los Angeles based business.
Orga Foods
Meital Atias, a certified Health and Wellness coach, created super crisps – snacks packed with fiber and antioxidants, as a healthy alternative for her diabetic friend. Her super crisps proved to be very tasty, and she began selling them in markets throughout Los Angeles.
Ground Up
After Julie Sullivan oversaw an employment training program for women in Uganda, she was inspired to start a business of her own to help women facing adversities in her home town of Portland. Then, she met her business partner Carolyn Cesario, who made her own varieties of nut butters, and the two founded their business centered around social impact.
Lark Ellen Farms
After giving up grains for thirty days in hopes to improve her health and digestion, Kelly D’Angelou started experimenting with various grain free granola recipes at her small farm near Santa Barbara. She began selling her recipes at the Ojai Valley farmers market in 2015, and her business took off. Her products are now sold at thousands of stores nationwide.
Winged Beauty
After working with the popular collagen brand, NeoCell, Jessica Mulligan created her CBD Wellness company, Winged, with women’s health and physiology in mind. Jessica wanted to create CDB products to help fellow women dealing with anxiety, depression, and insomnia, putting women’s needs first.
Partake
Denise Woodward began making vegan and gluten free cookies for her daughter Vivienne, who suffers from severe food allergies. She decided to quit her corporate job, and start her own company in 2016, to provide more tasty options to people with food sensitivity and allergies.
Caulipower
Tired of spending hours in the kitchen making cauliflower crusts for her sons with Celiac disease, Gail Becker decided to start her company- Caulipower to provide easy to make, gluten free alternatives to highly processed foods. She began selling her products in Los Angeles in 2017, and has successfully broke into the food manufacturing industry.
Honey Pot
In efforts to create more options for female health, Beatrice Dixon created the first plant based feminine care line all from a $21, 000 loan. She began making her own remedies using only natural products, and first sold her products at a hair show in Atlanta, where she had great success. Her company has since greatly expanded and she now makes a full line of products sold nationwide.
Sea Snax
Jin Jun’s daughter loved roasted seaweed snacks, but Jin was concerned by some of the ingredients in the products – including corn oil. Jin decided to make her own healthy seaweed snacks and began promoting them through hundreds of product demos and selling them directly to stores. Now, Sea Snax is the number one roasted seaweed snack in America and comes in many varieties and flavors.
Fermenting Fairy
Laura Mones began selling her probiotic beverages outside of a yoga studio in Santa Monica, and then took her recipes to the Brentwood Farmer’s Market in 2017 where she received great feedback. As her products gained more popularity, she started selling them in local Southern California markets.