Peanut Butter & Co. makes peanut butter and other nut-butter spreads, growing from Lee Zalben’s 1998 Greenwich Village sandwich shop into a U.S.-made food company. Still 100% family owned, it uses only USA-grown peanuts and simple ingredients, with products certified by the Non-GMO Project and Vegan Action.
Non-GMO Project Verified
Vegan Action Certified
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
Compliance program
Crazy Richard'sCrazy Richard’s is a women-owned, family-run small business making natural nut butters, best known for peanut butter made with an unusually short ingredient list. Its roots reach back to Krema Peanut Butter, founded in 1898, and to a Philadelphia home-kitchen natural-foods maker whose “crazy” passion helped inspire the name. Today, a seven-person team uses American-grown peanuts and supports childhood-hunger efforts through its Healthy Kids, Happy Future Project.PLAIN CITY, OH
Once AgainFounded in 1976 as a worker cooperative, Once Again makes nut and seed butters and better-for-you snacks. Based in Nunda, New York, the company became 100% employee-owned in 2006 and says it produced the first organic peanut butter in the United States. It maintains a dedicated peanut facility and has held Oregon Tilth organic certification since 2001.NUNDA, NY
Noomi LLCFounded by Krystina Murawski in 2018 from her eight-foot Hartsdale kitchen, Noomi makes organic peanut butter shaped by more than 100 recipe tests and 25 peanut varieties. The woman-owned brand debuted at a Westchester farm market and went on to win the 2019 sofi™ New Product Award for its signature blend, while pairing its food business with a broader “new me” message about pursuing personal passions.HARTSDALE, NY
Krema Nut CompanyEstablished in 1898, family-owned Krema Nut Company makes roasted nuts and natural peanut butter in Columbus, Ohio. Its nuts are gently roasted by hand in small batches, while its creamy and crunchy peanut butter is made without added salt, sugar, or preservatives. Krema says it is one of the oldest peanut butter makers still manufacturing in the United States.COLUMBUS, OH