Tanka Bar
Pine Ridge, SDTanka Bar was founded in 2006 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota by Karlene Hunter and Mark Tilsen. The idea was direct: take a traditional …
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Paleonola
Warwick, RIPaleonola creates grain-free granola with real food ingredients, carefully crafted in Rhode Island by founders Dinos and Katelyn who believe healthier living …
Ancestral Supplements is a Texas-based company and founder of "The Beef Organ Supplement Movement." They provide freeze-dried, encapsulated beef organs from …
NuttZo
San Diego, CANuttZo was created by founder Danielle LiVolsi, who blended multiple nuts and seeds to create a nutrient-dense protein source for her adopted sons who were …
Bonafide Provisions
Austin, TXBonafide Provisions creates traditionally-made bone broths and cooking broths with clean ingredients. Founded by Sharon Brown (Certified Clinical Nutritionist) …
FATCO
Stateline, NVFATCO is a pioneering tallow-based skincare company founded in 2014 by Cassy Burnvoth, an engineer-turned-formulator who applied the principles of ancestral …
JEM Organics
Bend, ORJEM Organics is a small-batch organic nut butter company based in Bend, Oregon, co-founded by Jen Moore (CEO) and Jim Bednark. The company pioneered sprouted, …
Lineage Provisions
Dripping Springs, TXLineage Provisions is an independent meat snack company co-founded in 2019 by Dr. Paul Saladino, MD (author of The Carnivore Code) and Dr. Anthony Gustin, DC, …
Tessemae's
Baltimore, MDFamily-founded company creating clean-ingredient salad dressings, marinades, and condiments. Started by Tesse, a mother of three, who made homemade dressings to …
Hu Kitchen
New York, NYHu Kitchen creates simple, delicious snacks with minimal ingredients, starting with their organic chocolate bars made without refined sugar, dairy, or …
Paleovalley
Las Vegas, NVPaleovalley produces 100% grass-fed beef sticks naturally fermented with organic spices. Their products are free from GMOs, gluten, dairy, soy, and antibiotics, …
Chomps
Chicago, ILChomps produces clean protein snacks made from 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, venison, and free-range turkey. Their meat sticks are free from fillers, …
Primal Palate
Los Angeles, CAIndependent spice company specializing in organic, paleo-friendly spice blends free from additives, anti-caking agents, and fillers. Founded by real food …
Larabar is owned by General Mills. Here are 4 truly independent clean snack bar brands with simple ingredients and no corporate parent.
Hu Kitchen built a cult following for its ultra-clean paleo chocolate. Then Mondelēz — the company behind Oreos and Cadbury — bought it in 2021. We investigate whether the chocolate is still worth eating.