Founded by Leslie Elston in 2017, Cleveland’s Maraq Gourmet Soup Shop grew from her search for healthier, comforting meals into a fresh-soup business with a strong community presence. Its soups are made in a commercial kitchen and sold to local customers and buyers across the United States, including through neighborhood markets and farmers markets. Maraq is certified as an MBE, SBE, VBE, DBE and NaVOBA business.
FDA Registered
Registration
Ohio Department of Agriculture Registered
Registration
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certified
Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Certified
Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) Certified
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certified
NaVOBA Certified
Cyber Security Certified
Better Business Bureau Member
Compliance program
FDA
Quality certification
BBB
Quality certification
Soup TherapyFounded by licensed Home Health Aide Juliette Ozkalfayan after she began making nourishing soup for clients, Soup Therapy is a Manhattan caregiver-support food company that prepares handcrafted, personalized soups fresh in customers’ homes. Each session brings the ingredients and equipment to the kitchen, leaving families with labeled, freezer-ready meals tailored to dietary needs and preferences. The company has graduated from Hot Bread Kitchen’s Seed Program and joined its Start Program as it develops frozen delivery and wholesale offerings.
Upper Crust Bakery and Soup CoSince 1990, Jim and Colleen Mikula have shaped Upper Crust Bakery and Soup Co. into a Fredonia destination known for recipes made with care and a welcoming, “full friend” spirit. The shop’s daily soups and handmade bakery fare are prepared from natural ingredients, with vegetarian and vegan choices so nobody leaves hungry.FREDONIA, NY
Cassie's Country CupboardCassie Menchhofer started Cassie’s Country Cupboard in 2011, and today she runs the business with her husband, Curt, from their licensed facility on a rural Ohio homestead. The couple hand-pack meal starters for families seeking a healthier shortcut to homemade cooking, with products now sold through retailers and gift baskets across the United States. Their family test is simple: if Cassie would not serve a recipe at home, it does not go in the cupboard.CELINA, OH
Cleveland TofuLocally owned and operated in Cleveland, Cleveland Tofu has been making hand-crafted tofu since 1976. Its fresh, made-to-order blocks are supplied to regional food businesses and retailers, using Ohio-grown soybeans with non-GMO, kosher-certified seed.CLEVELAND, OH