Founded in early 2024 by Arif and Sabeen, Chikka Chikka Shop reimagines the South Asian after-meal ritual as maple-roasted fennel seed snacks and digestives in refillable pocket tins. The Hudson Valley company makes its blends in small batches with natural ingredients, avoiding refined sugar and artificial colors and flavors, while third-party testing supports their purity. Chikka Chikka grew from Sabeen’s homemade fennel-seed habit and the couple’s earlier transformation of an abandoned biker bar into a community restaurant.
FichiInspired by an Italian family recipe from Cosenza, Fichi makes fig-and-nut bites from just two ingredients. The Hudson Valley company uses California-grown figs and nuts to create naturally sweet snacks with no added sugar, a simple approach that works equally well for everyday snacking or a charcuterie board.WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY
Atina FoodsCarrie and Suresh, a married team who founded Atina Foods in Catskill in 2015, build the company around Suresh’s Kerala upbringing and Carrie’s creative practice. Their small-batch food work adapts traditional preservation knowledge to Upstate New York produce, making distinctive Ayurvedic-inspired condiments for home cooks and sharing the approach through cooking lessons at their Studio Kitchen.CATSKILL, NY
Sivaro SnacksSivaro Snacks is a Queens family business making small-batch roasted nuts and dried fruit with straightforward ingredient lists. Its nuts are roasted in real New York maple syrup rather than seed oil, while its fruit is made without added dyes or sulfur. Each batch is hand-checked, and the company holds MWBE, ACDBE and NMSDC credentials.GLEN OAKS, NY
Top SeedzWoman-owned Top Seedz grew from founder Rebecca Brady’s homemade seed-cracker recipes into a Buffalo, N.Y., snack company launched in 2017. Brady, a New Zealand transplant and mother of three, has the company’s products made by hand through Journey’s End’s refugee workforce program, keeping its simple organic approach tied to community.BUFFALO, NY