Founded in 2007 by a team of product designers, engineers, and food lovers, Prepara designs kitchenware that rethinks everyday cooking and food preparation. The Ridgefield Park company is best known for turning practical problems into distinctive tools, from its Salad Pod and Latchlok Click containers to taco-shaped cutting mats that fold for spill-free transfers. Its designs have received GOOD DESIGN and Housewares Design Awards and have appeared twice on Oprah’s Favorite Things list.
OXOOXO designs and makes everyday household tools that simplify tasks, from its kitchenware and coffee equipment to cleaning, organization, baby and pet products. Founded when Sam Farber created an ergonomic peeler to help his wife Betsey cook with arthritis, OXO has spent 30 years applying Universal Design to comfortable, durable products backed by a lifetime guarantee. The company also donates 1% of annual sales to environmental nonprofits and has given more than $2.5 million to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer since 2011.NEW YORK, NY
Sole CookwareFounded by professionally trained chef Lily Osman after a 2019 search for a knife that fit her hand, Sole Cookware makes kitchen tools centered on comfort and control. Its signature Cardinal chef knife was developed through more than 150 prototypes and features interchangeable handles, a safety cover, and a Forever Sharp blade-replacement guarantee. The Cardinal received a 2023 IDA Design Award.WATERVLIET, NY
Made By GatherFounded by Shae Hong in 2003, Made By Gather develops and markets consumer kitchenware through its own brands, including bella and Beautiful, as well as private-label partnerships. The company pairs trend-forward design with product innovation and retail relationships, shipping 15 million units annually through a team of more than 215 employees across North America and Asia. Its bella brand ranks first in U.S. toasters and griddles, while Beautiful is Walmart’s top-selling stand-mixer brand.New York, NY
Picklehead LLCAt Picklehead LLC, teenage inventor Robert “RJ” Batts created Tip Tough®, a kitchen safety product designed to protect chefs and home cooks from cuts while preparing food. The company began after RJ sought a way to protect his professional-chef father’s hands and developed the product through the Young Entrepreneurs Academy while still in middle school. Picklehead’s products are made in the USA, and RJ now uses the business to encourage other young people to invent and pursue entrepreneurship.SALISBURY, MD