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PlantBaby
PlantBaby is a Hawaii-born, San Francisco-linked plant-based nutrition company founded by husband-and-wife team Alex and Lauren Abelin. Its flagship brand, Kiki Milk, is billed as the first organic, clean-label plant milk designed specifically for children - built from whole-food ingredients like oats, sprouted pumpkin and hemp seeds, and Aquamin marine calcium, with no gums, seed oils, refined sugars, or synthetic additives. Formulated with a pediatrician and nutritionist and triple-toxin tested for mold, heavy metals, and pesticides, PlantBaby sells direct-to-consumer and through retailers including Sprouts, Wegmans, Erewhon, Amazon, and Thrive Market. The company has raised roughly $7 million and reached a $20 million valuation on a mission to nourish, inform, and empower the next generation while backing regenerative agriculture.
Little Sesame
Little Sesame is a Washington, D.C.-born food company that makes freshly spun, organic hummus from regeneratively farmed American chickpeas. What began in a 500-square-foot basement beneath a deli has grown into a two-part business: a fast-casual hummus restaurant and a national consumer-packaged-goods brand sold in more than 1,000 retail doors, including Whole Foods, Sprouts and Wegmans. The company pairs chef-driven flavor with a direct, traceable supply chain that supports regenerative organic farmers and treats good agriculture as a climate tool.
Bon Appétit Management Company
Bon Appétit Management Company is an on-site restaurant company that runs more than 1,000 cafés and catering operations for corporations, universities, and museums across the United States. Founded in 1987 by Fedele Bauccio and Ernie Collins, it pioneered cooking from scratch in the contract food world and built a reputation as the industry's sustainability conscience - the first major food service company to commit to sustainable seafood, cage-free eggs, antibiotic limits, and tying food choices to climate change. A Compass Group subsidiary since 2002, it operates from Redwood City, California.