Family Owned

IND HEMP is a Fort Benton, Montana hemp processor making food ingredients, hemp seed oil, hemp fiber, and animal-care materials from American-grown industrial …

Maine's Own Treats is a small-batch jam, jelly, and syrup maker in Trenton, Maine, with roots back to 1975. The company started with K. Weymouth Howard, Jr., a …

Timber Bark Treat Co. is a Chester, Maine pet-treat company making small-batch jerky and chews for dogs and cats. The brand began as TriPom Chews in 2008, when …

Ruff Pine Dog Treats is a Maine pet treat company run by Nicholas and Emily Conley in East Waterboro. The Conleys started making treats for their own dogs, …

Champlain Valley Apiaries is a Vermont honey business in Middlebury, founded in 1931 by Charles Mraz and now carried forward by the Mraz family’s fourth …

M&S Skin Care is a handmade skincare brand from Corvallis, Montana, founded by Miranda Stroud with her husband, Steve Stroud. The company describes itself as a …

Windrift Hill is a goat milk skincare company in Conrad, Montana, started by Deena Maier in 1998 after years of seeing dry, irritated skin as an occupational …

Treasure State Honey is a small family-owned apiary in Fort Shaw, Montana, in Cascade County. The company sells raw, unfiltered Montana honey from the Sun River …

Wild Alaska Salmon & Seafood sells wild-caught salmon and seafood direct from Captain Tony Wood’s operation in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Wood started the company …

Wüstner Brothers Honey is a family-owned honey business in Missoula, Montana, founded in 2011. The product line is narrow in the best way: raw wildflower, …

Little Alaskan is a children’s clothing shop and in-house kids’ brand from Kenai, Alaska. Shelby and Mike Oden started with Briar&Boone in 2018, making handmade …

Maiden Montana Pet Treats is a Lewistown, Montana pet treat company built around one plain idea: pets with sensitive stomachs do better when the ingredient list …

Bison Star Naturals is a family-owned body care company from the Taos area of New Mexico. Angelo and Jacquelene McHorse opened the business in 2018 after years …

Rugged Seas turns worn commercial fishing gear into bags, wallets, backpacks, clutches, hats, and coastal apparel. Nikki and Taylor Strout started the Maine …

Alaska Flour Company is a farm-grown barley brand in Delta Junction, Alaska. Bryce and Jan Wrigley settled there in 1983, built a 1,700-acre farm, raised five …

Kahiltna Birchworks makes birch syrup and wild-harvested Alaska pantry products from Talkeetna, just south of Denali. Michael East and Dulce Ben-East started …

Piper & Leaf Tea Co. is a family-run tea company from Lacey's Spring, Alabama, with shops and market roots across North Alabama. The business started in 2013 at …

Zamzows is an Idaho lawn, garden, and pet business with its own line of dog and cat foods, not just another retailer reselling national pet brands. The company …

Oma’s Pride is a Connecticut raw pet-food brand rooted in a fourth-generation family food business. The name comes from Margaret “Oma” Miller, the family …

TABASCO is the rare household-name condiment that still traces back to a family company rather than a food conglomerate. McIlhenny Company was founded by Edmund …

Dr. Harvey's is a New Jersey pet nutrition company built around whole-food base mixes, freeze-dried treats, functional chews, oils, and supplements for dogs, …

Earthley Wellness is a Columbus, Ohio company making herbal remedies, supplements, body care, and household products. The company grew out of Kate Tietje's home …

Grandma Lucy's is a Southern California pet-food company founded in 1999 by Eric and Breann Shook. The story starts with their English Cocker Spaniel, Lucy, who …

Redbarn is a California pet-food company started in 1996 by childhood friends Jeff Baikie and Howard "Howie" Bloxam. The company makes dog food, cat food, …

NOMAR is a Homer, Alaska sewing shop that makes gear for people who work and travel in rough, wet places. The company started in 1978 as Mitchell's Marine …

Argali is a Boise, Idaho outdoor-gear company built for backcountry hunters. Its catalog covers tents, tarps, titanium stoves, knives, trekking poles, game …

Annamaet Petfoods is a Pennsylvania pet food company founded in 1986 by Rob Downey and Mary Jo Downey. The name comes from Rob's mother, Anna Mae, but the …

Kinder Cloth Diaper Co. is a Pittsburgh cloth diaper company founded in 2021 by Krystal and Gannon Keller. The brand grew out of the couple's own switch to …

Small Pet Select is a family-owned small-animal supply company that began in Ellensburg, Washington, hay country. The origin story is practical: Laurie Gordon's …

L.L.Bean is not a tiny discovery brand. It is a 1912 Maine institution with a giant retail footprint, a catalog legacy, and a Freeport store that has become its …

RAWZ Natural Pet Food comes from the Scott family, the same family behind Old Mother Hubbard and Wellness before those brands were sold. RAWZ is the newer …

Brunton is an old outdoor name with a newly local ownership story. The company dates back to 1894, when D.W. Brunton invented the pocket transit used by …

Five ranch families in a Wyoming town of 200 people started blending chili seasoning in 1986 for the Chugwater Chili Cookoff. The mix kept winning. Neighbors …

Gaines Family Farmstead exists because of a dog named Beam. When the Gaines family's dog got sick from a rawhide chew, Dewar Gaines decided the pet treat market …

Delta Grind has been making stone-ground corn products in Water Valley, Mississippi since 2000. Owner Julia Tatum runs the operation, and the process is exactly …

MaryJane Butters bought a five-acre homestead at the base of Paradise Ridge near Moscow, Idaho in 1986. She paid $45,000 for it — a fraction of what comparable …

In 1910, Charley Steen's sugarcane crop got hit by an early freeze. Facing a total loss, he rigged up a small mill and boiled the frozen cane down into barrels …

Bitterroot Botanicals sits at the foot of Idaho's Bitterroot Mountains, in the small town of Kooskia — population roughly 600. The family behind it, Darryl, …

Charlie Sanchez Jr. started Rio Grande Herb Company in 1989 from an extra bedroom and a garage in Tome, New Mexico. The knowledge behind it wasn't something he …

Rogue Life Maine traces its roots back to 1969, when Lionel and Diane Rodrigue bought a small trophy and awards shop in Lewiston. Over the decades, the family …

Wholly Fire Foods came out of a vegetable garden in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during the spring of 2020. James Louis and his wife Doris had been growing peppers …

Three brothers came home from World War II to Albuquerque and couldn't find work. Joe, Ray, and Augustine Baca opened a small grocery store called Ace Food …

In 1910, Edmund and Louise Bulliard bottled their first batch of cayenne pepper sauce in a family kitchen in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Over a century later, …

Borough Furnace is a family workshop in the New York Finger Lakes region hand-making artisan cast iron cookware. Known for high-level craftsmanship, they …

Lodge Cast Iron has been manufacturing heirloom-quality cast iron cookware in Tennessee since 1896, making it America's oldest family-owned cookware foundry. …

My Green Mattress is a family-owned business handcrafting certified organic mattresses for adults, children, and babies. Founded by Tim and Cindy Masters when …

Lucius Hamilton Hayward started selling dried beans from barrels at the French Market in New Orleans in 1923. Over a century later, his great-grandchildren Ken …

Norman "Cap" Saurage started experimenting with coffee blends at his two downtown Baton Rouge grocery stores in 1919. Demand grew so fast that by 1923 he moved …

Conecuh Sausage has been smoking over a pure hickory fire in Evergreen, Alabama since 1947. Family-owned and operated for over 75 years, they've never changed …

Tony Chachere (pronounced "SAH-shur-ee") was born in Opelousas, Louisiana in 1905, and spent a lifetime cooking for dignitaries, friends, and anyone who showed …

The Baca Brothers came home from World War II with $100 and a dream. Joe Baca and his brothers had grown up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a family whose roots …

Raye's Mustard has been cold-grinding mustard seed in Eastport, Maine since 1900. That's not a marketing line — it's the operational reality of the last …

Bob Rebholtz, Sr. founded Agri Beef near the banks of the Snake River in American Falls, Idaho in 1968. It was straightforward beef country work — ranching, …

Jim Lampman made his first chocolate truffle in 1983 out of a dare. He took it seriously. What started as a single handmade truffle in Burlington, Vermont …

Los Chileros de Nuevo Mexico is an independent chile company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, dedicated to sourcing and selling authentic New Mexico and …

Slap Ya Mama is a family-owned Cajun seasoning company out of Ville Platte, Louisiana — deep in the heart of Cajun country. Anthony "TW" Walker founded the …

Olympia Provisions is a family-owned charcuterie business in Portland, Oregon, founded by Elias Cairo who trained in traditional European meat-making in …

L'ovedbaby creates GOTS-certified organic cotton baby clothing with a mission rooted in family health and environmental sustainability. Founded after founder …

Standard Process is a multi-generational, family-owned nutritional supplement company making whole food-based supplements for over 90 years. Founded by Dr. …

Primitive House Farm is a family-owned and operated business located in Saco, coastal southern Maine, founded in 2002 by mother-daughter duo Nancy and Meg …

B's Honey Farm (also known as B's New Mexico Honey Farm) is a family-owned business based in Albuquerque that has been producing raw, naturally organic honey …

Fontana Candle Co is a family-owned beeswax candle company founded in 2018 by husband-and-wife team Katie and Eric Roering in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After …

OSEA Malibu is a women-owned, family-run clean beauty brand founded in 1996 by Jenefer Palmer in Malibu, California. What began with Jenefer mixing …

Harney & Sons Fine Teas is a family-owned tea company spanning three generations, committed to delivering the finest quality teas from around the world while …

Fromm Family Pet Food is a fifth-generation family-owned and operated pet food company founded in 1904 by the Fromm brothers in Hamburg, Wisconsin. For over 120 …

MaryRuth Organics was founded in 2014 by MaryRuth Ghiyam, a certified health educator, nutritional consultant, and culinary chef. After experiencing health …

Dr. Bronner's is a family-owned maker of organic castile soaps and personal care products. Founded in 1948, they're committed to fair trade, organic …

The original and most trusted kombucha brand in America, GT's Living Foods has been authentically brewing raw, organic kombucha for over 30 years. Founded by GT …

NOW Foods is a family-owned natural products company that has been providing affordable, high-quality vitamins, supplements, and natural foods since 1968. …

AspenClean is a family-owned company creating eco-friendly cleaning products with 100% organic and plant-based ingredients. Born from a parent's journey to find …

Carlson Labs is a family-owned and operated nutritional supplement company that has been providing premium vitamins, minerals, and omega-3s for over 55 years. …

Really Raw Honey is a family business producing truly raw, unprocessed honey that's never heated, filtered, or strained. Their honey retains all the natural …

Sports Research is a family-owned and operated company with over 40 years of dedication to providing research-backed, high-quality health and wellness products …

Created by Andrea and Brian Faulkner Williams as a gentle solution for their family's sensitive skin, Tubby Todd has become a trusted name in clean baby care. …

Family-owned yogurt company producing authentic Bulgarian-style yogurt in glass jars. Founded by Reed Murray in Austin, Texas, and now run by the third …