Founded by Danielle Konya, Vegan Treats makes plant-based cakes and other desserts from its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania bakery, with wholesale deliveries reaching the Tri-State area and beyond. The bakery grew from Konya’s first Peanut Butter Bomb cake and has spent the last twenty years creating cruelty-free desserts, including custom and wedding cakes. Its work reflects a clear animal-welfare mission: “Compassion starts with your fork.”
Fatcat Baking LLCBorn from Megan Mills’s furlough-era decision to pursue baking full time, Fatcat Baking is a small-batch Syracuse bakery making 100% vegan pastries and custom cakes. The Jewish, woman-owned business was incorporated in January 2020 and has grown from a home kitchen into a commercial operation supplying vegan pastries to local businesses while also meeting customers at pop-ups and markets. Named for the household cat Loki, Fatcat aims to make plant-based pastry inviting to everyone from committed vegans to the merely curious.SYRACUSE, NY
Happy Chicks BakeryIn Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood, Happy Chicks Bakery is an independent vegan bakery creating custom cakes and pastries for weddings, birthdays and other celebrations. Its handmade work pairs unusual, seasonal flavors with artistic presentation, while the shop also serves rotating sweet treats and light café fare. The bakery sources organic, local ingredients from Cincinnati-area farms and operates in a dedicated dairy- and egg-free kitchen.CINCINNATI, OH
Sweet Vegan ChocolatesVegan chef Andrea Young founded Sweet Vegan Chocolates after learning to bake from her grandmother in Indiana, building a New York City chocolate company around inclusive, allergy-conscious indulgence. Its small-batch truffles are made for people who want plant-based chocolate without giving up flavor, while the company’s partnership with the Summer Youth Employment Program gives local students practical experience in food entrepreneurship.NEW YORK, NY
Rose Valley CakesRose Valley Cakes is a family-owned and operated Queens bakery that began in a family kitchen and has served the New York City area for over ten years. Led by owner and head pastry chef Kamla Maharaj with owner Balbir Tandon, it is known for creative vegan baking and custom celebration cakes.JAMAICA, NY