Today is International Women’s Day and we are proud to celebrate some of our favorite Women Owned brands!
From an award-winning producer of artisan cheese, to a tinned seafood brand aiming to become a staple in every household cupboard, to a gourmet cookie with chef-inspired flavors, our shelves are full of brands with women at the forefront that truly are history in the making!
Our name-sake Mollie Stone made a difference in people’s lives through her work in the food industry, and we celebrate these brands as they do the same.
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.
Lynn Giacomini Stray, Jill Giacomini Basch, and Diana Giacomini Hagan, Co-owners & Co-leaders
In 1959 the Giacominis established a successful dairy farm in Marin county, CA just north of San Francisco. In 2000, together with their daughters, they began making cheese on the farm with milk from their own herd of Holsteins. Today the company is WBENC Certified Women-Owned by sisters Lynn, Jill and Diana and continues to be recognized nationally as an award-winning producer of the highest quality, hand-crafted, artisan cheese. The Point Reyes Farmstead product line contains Original Blue, Bay Blue, Toma, TomaProvence, TomaTruffle, TomaRashi, Gouda, and Quinta. The cheeses are available nationally at independent cheese shops and specialty grocers.
Fishwife Tinned Seafood Co.
Becca Millstein, CEO
Fishwife is a woman-founded and led food company aiming to make ethically-sourced, premium, and delicious tinned seafood a staple in every cupboard. They partner with artisanal canneries and responsibly managed fisheries and aquaculture farms around the world to bring the vibrance of conservas culture to the North American table.
Bread SRSLY
Sadie Scheffer, CEO + Founder
Sadie Scheffer is an artist, an MIT drop out, and an accidental baker who learned the art of gluten-free baking to impress her college crush. Today she is the CEO of Bread SRSLY, makers of gluten-free sourdough in Oakland, CA. Bread SRSLY is serious about reuniting people with sourdough when they thought good bread was off the table. Using organic gluten-free grains and the magic of wild fermentation, Bread SRSLY bakes traditional sourdough bread that is not only delicious, nourishing, and nostalgic, but also safe and inclusive. All Bread SRSLY products are certified gluten-free, certified vegan and top 9 allergen-free!
Doughpamine
Jessica Entzel Nolan, Founder & CEO
Doughpamine Founder/ CEO Jessica Entzel Nolan honed her skills working in the kitchens of celebrated chefs Gordon Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and Masaharu Morimoto. She was nominated as Food and Wine magazine’s Best New Pastry Chef at just 27 years old, Zagat’s 30 under 30, and is the reigning champion of Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen. Most recently, she worked as a Senior Inspector for the Michelin Guide, one of the most exclusive and prestigious jobs in the culinary world. If you think that’s impressive, wait till you try her cookies! Doughpamine makes baking gourmet cookies at home simple.
Diane Mina’s Bloody Mary Mix
Diane Mina & Sarah Coca, Co-founders
Diane Mina, wife and partner of renowned Chef and restaurateur, Chef Michael Mina, launches a fresh, new, and novel Bloody Mary Mixer that has set the gold standard in “wellness” for this category. Diane handcrafted these blends from her 35 years in hospitality and beverage and the passion to make the ordinary Bloody Mary mixer, and made it extraordinary! How did she do this…? By carefully choosing clean ingredients that boast an unrivaled deliciousness to this iconic cocktail.
