Wild West Chocolate set out to make "a new frontier in chocolate": organic chocolate bars and Bear Claws sweetened only with whole, ground fruit, with no added sugar, sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners. Co-founder Doug Brent and chocolatier Guy Debbas spent 18 months perfecting the bean-to-bar recipe, and the brand gives back to Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Standing Tall makes crunchy roasted soy nuts with plant protein in Sea Salt, Chili Lime and Salt & Pepper flavors. It bills them as "women-owned soybean snacks" and "snacks that stand for more."
Registered dietitian Carly Vong started her Los Angeles snack company in 2025 to make a cleaner energy bar. Her plant-based SEEDBARs are packed with dry-roasted nuts and seeds, use 70%+ organic ingredients, and come in tea and coffee flavors like Green Tea Pistachio, Ginger Chai and Hazelnut Mocha.
Walnut butter is the specialty at Beto's Butter, in flavors such as Salty Sweet Cinnamon, with no added sugar and no seed oils; it's keto, vegan, paleo, dairy-free, grain-free and soy-free.
Husband-and-wife team Francesca Campbell and Dane Brennan founded Blue Ridge Pickling in Northern Virginia. They craft pickles from locally sourced ingredients brined in glass, plus Candied Jalapeños, Garlic Dill Beans and a best-selling Old Bay Brine-Based Bloody Mary Mix.
Mojave Mallows is an AAPI woman-led brand founded by two former Girl Scouts, making organic marshmallows by hand in California, plus s'mores kits and roasting supplies.
Tidetreats makes protein bars with "25g protein, 6g fiber & clean ingredients," pitched as "protein for the rest of us," and also sells electrolytes.
Honest Junk makes snacks and gift boxes, including Super Gummies, Super Cookies, Cheese Barks and vegan sweet potato chips, labeled nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, low in sugar and sodium, vegan and fortified with superfoods.
Häppy Candy makes "real candy" with "70% less sugar," free from alternative sweeteners, artificial dyes and the top 9 allergens. German-born founder Maxi created its gummies while living in New York, after a doctor's diagnosis came with the order to "EAT LESS SUGAR!"
Oats power Joyffles' waffles, which are gluten-, dairy- and soy-free, allergen-friendly and low in added sugar, with fiber, protein and gut-friendly ingredients.
BEEST Snacks is an Austin, Texas brand making high-protein meat snacks, including crunchy jerky chips and a charcuterie trail mix, with no added sugar or sweeteners.
Li Hing It! is a snack line from Enjoy Snacks, a locally owned and family-run Honolulu snack maker founded in 1994.
