Founded by St. Lucian-born Gracia Clery-Leonce, Bevo’s Kitchen is a family-involved food company built around her early lessons in slow cooking and healthy eating. The company makes its foods from scratch by hand at a small-batch bakery facility, with hand-packed granola and other natural foods supplied to retailers and foodservice customers.
The Granola FactoryWhat began with Suzanne Virgilio’s honey pecan granola for guests at the Bethlehem Inn in 1988 became The Granola Factory, a Bethlehem bakery making small-batch granola and Bethlehem Bars. Established as The Granola Factory in 2006, the family-owned bakery now has 21 artisan bakers and keeps production in-house with familiar ingredients such as real butter, honey and rolled oats. Its signature sweet-and-salty flavor and homemade texture remain central to the company’s baking.BETHLEHEM, PA
Bake-DreamsFounded by Cindy Villalba after health issues led her to bake nourishing treats at home, Bake-Dreams makes vegan granola with all-natural and organic ingredients. Its two signature blends pair that wellness focus with playful flavors, including cinnamon and coconut or dark chocolate and quinoa puffs, and the company also shares recipes for turning granola into desserts.
Okumkom Beverage CoFounded by Sonia Amo-Akonnor and her children, Akua and Kofi, Okumkom Beverage Co. makes naturally sweet juices rooted in the family’s Ghanaian heritage. The Laurel, Maryland company draws on recipes and food wisdom passed down from Sonia’s grandmother, Maame Afrah, using simple ingredients with no added sugars or artificial dyes. Its bottles are meant to carry the flavors and traditions of Ghana into everyday refreshment.LAUREL, MD
Food For Life Baking Co., IncFood For Life Baking Co., Inc. is a family bakery whose origins date to 1964, when founder Max Torres and his family ran a small bakery behind a neighborhood natural food store. The company says its mission remains crafting wholesome baked goods, using sprouted grains in most products and a slow-bake process. Its product lines include flourless sprouted-grain breads and other baked goods.HAGERSTOWN, MD