LIST OF VENDORS for the 2016 Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace Trade Show
*The Michigan State University Product Center has required vendors of the trade show to certify their compliance with all regulations applicable to their business and product(s). However, because the Product Center cannot independently verify such compliance, we strongly encourage you to obtain relevant information directly from them and to research a vendor thoroughly before contracting to purchase products or services.
Booth # Award Winner Award Winner Award Winner Award Winner
Company B & B Farms
Description
Caledonia Packing
Canola processor and grower Caledonia Packing is a Federally Inspected USDA Slaughter and Processing facility.
Dave's Sweet Tooth
Toffee
The Gluten Free Bar
102 104
Elementary3 Detroit Kitchen Connect - Eastern Market
105
Ethel's Baking Company
106
Dura-Pack
gluten free bar and bites Our product is a scalp & hair care line design for people with newly groomed buzzed, big or bold cuts due to over-processed hair, transitioners to natural hair or people who suffer from Trichotillomania. We have several featured items to show case. Incubator kitchen for food processing and production Hand-crafted, high-quality, decadent baked goods. No artificial ingredients and non-gmo, just happen to be certified gluten-free so that everyone can enjoy them. Dura-Pack manufactures packaging machinery and sells flexible packaging--both stock & custom printed. On display will be our weighing and filling machine, pouches, and label dispenser (makes applying labels a snap!). Bag samples will be available.
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Full Flavor Foods, LLC
We offer Naturally Delicious Gluten-Free Soup, Sauce and Gravy mixes.
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Nakee & Co American Gourmet of Snacks LLC
110 112
LorAnn Oils Grandma Luckey's Garden Herb Dressing LLC
114 115 116
Doug Brown Packaging Products, Inc. Ashby's Sterling Ice Cream Sophia's Bakery, Inc.
117 118 119 120
Fireside Coffee Co. VitaPerk JT & Associates, LLC Food and Drug Administration
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Nakee Butter is a functional nut butter designed for high performing individuals who need top-shelf sustenance to feed their adventure. Gourmet Pretzels. "The Only Pretzel That Melts In Your Mouth" LorAnn Oils is a Michigan manufacturer and world-wide supplier of premium essential oils, flavors and vanillas for confectionary, baking, ice creams and more. We offer over 200 retail products that are mostly sold in specialty food stores. Dressings and Marinades Packaging products, clamshells, stock bags and stand up pouches. Automated Standup Pouch equipment Bulk and retail premium ice cream products Pocket Pita, Greek Flatbreads, Pita Chips, Thin Buns Purveyors of Small Batch Craft Coffee since 1988. We roast small batch, craft coffees, as well as create our own Cafe Mocha, Chai Tea and Hot Cocoa mixes. Nutrient Coffee Enhancer Rainmate, Michigan made air purifier and aromatizers. Food and Drug Administration Information
Cool Jacks Handcrafted Cookies + Ice Cream makes ice cream Cool Jacks Handcrafted Cookies + Ice Cream sandwiches using cookies and ice cream that we make from scratch. Jayell Smoke House We have bbq rubs and bbq sauce Forgotten Harvest partners with local food manufacturers to offer a line of co-branded products. We currently have eight Michigan based partners. A percentage of profits are donated to Forgotten Harvest to Forgotten Harvest further our food rescue and distribution.
Company
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Lomonaco Sicilian Cookies
Description Sicilian Cookies. Soft cake like cookies. Six varities, Sprinkled, Sesame Seed, Italian Fig, Glazd, Tri-Color and Plain. Great for corporaste and Holiday parties and gifts.
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VTC Insurance Group
We specialize in business insurance programs for the food industry.
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Creation Farm Inc
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Food Geek Foods, LLC
130
Eat Local Eat Natural
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Edibles Rex Street Eatzz
Authentic farm to face botanical skin care and aromatherapy products. High 5 Salts with Benefits . Five unique salt/herb/spice blends that work by activating all the taste buds: salt, sweet, tart, bitter, and savory. Hand crafted in Detroit's Easter Market. Better than salt! Lower in sodium, made with organic herbs. Michigan Raised organic and pastured grass fed beef, poultry and pork. Eggs, cheese and dairy. Children's lunch bag packaging and nutrition education collectors cards. Bags and cards come together in a single package. sauces and spices
Booth #
134
Germack Pistachio Company
135
Shurms Candy (Opus Products)
136
Get Up and Go
137 138
Mud Lake Farm, LLC Sunshine's Homemade, LLC
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Arctic Foods, Inc.
Germack Pistachio Company is the oldest roaster of pistachio nuts in the United States, roasting a full line of nuts and seeds. We also offer a full line of dried fruits, chocolates and gourmet gifts. Officially licensed University of Michigan and Michigan State University gummy bears and taffy We make energy cookies and energy muffintops equivalent to an energy shot, as well as decaf protein cookies. Our products are sold in colleges, c-stores, and natural foods stores. We sell in over 900 stores, including Sheetz chain of 530 stores. Mud Lake Cordials are flavored syrups hand-crafted in small batches using ingredients from our farm. They can be used in teas, sodas, cocktails, salad dressings, sauces, and baking. Gourmet slow cooked BBQ sauce and Carolina Gold Sauce. Freezer Jams and Freezer Ice Cream Toppings made with all-natural wholesome ingredients. Freezer Jam Flavors:Strawberry Habanero, Cherry, Strawberry Lime, Raspberry Jalapeno and Strawberry Blueberry. Freezer Ice Cream Topping Flavors
Center for Regional Food Systems ARKK Food Company
Our vision is a thriving economy, equity, and sustainability for Michigan, the country, and the planet through food systems rooted in local regions and centered on Good Food: food that is healthy, green, fair, and affordable. Our mission is to engage the people of Michigan, the United States and the world in applied research, education and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems. Creating innovative products that are industry changing
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MyTFinellc
208 209
Angie's Foods Natural Northern Foods
211 213
Sweetbird Kitchen Owosso Product & Marketing
Mr. Levi's MyTFine Soul Sauce is a sauce that is good for BarBQ, fish, Bloody Mary, salad dressing.....It is available in mild and spicy versions. Gluten Free tortilla chip manufactured with a Non-GMO stone ground white corn tortilla We make cream cheese spreads. Pie Crust Crumbles (Cheddar, Lemon, Lavender) Savory Toppings & Snacks Pickles, Bloody Mary Mixer and Margarita Mixers
Company
Booth # 214
LTi Printing, Inc.
215 216 217
Change Soap + Skincare A Serendipity Cakery, LLC Coffee Express Co.
218
Olympus Fare
219 222
Sweet Susan Tarts Aru Products and Services LLC
223
Cherry Stop
224 225
Mauldin Marketing Michigan Small Business Development Center
226
Live Smart
227 229 231 232 233
Chez Chloe Paramount Coffee Co. Teta Foods Rolais' Caribbean Baking Co. Marth's Original Mackinac Island Fudge
234
Loose Change Foods LLC (BDQ Sauce)
235
Peace, Love & Green Karma, LLC
236
Old World Style Almonds, Inc.
237 304 305
Total Food Package / M Salt Coloma Frozen Papa Gene's Salsa
Description Pressure sensitive labels, Folding cartons, Commercial print (brochures, catalogs, etc.) Change soaps and skincare are handmade in small batches in Oxford, Michigan. We use the most amazing, naturally beneficial ingredients for glowing skin! Our line is cruelty free and vegan. Featured on Fox 2 News and JoAnne Purtan's Mom's a Genius Cake Balls Packaged specialty coffee. Olympus Fare fresh salsa's that are handcrafted in Holly, Michigan. We have four varieties of fresh sala's all of them nationally award-winning including best in show from Scovies in New Mexico and ZestFest in Texas. Sweet Susan Tarts is a tart shop based in Detroit. We are dedicated to making delicious, some may say highly addictive, hand-made tarts. Our Southern Pecan Tart has been crafted to perfection. We currently bake out of Shed Five in Eastern Market Tana Falls Jamaican Ginger Beer Small batch artisan foods made from Michigan-grown ingredients. Products include reduced-sugar jams, dessert toppings, salsas, mustards, sauces and condiments. RED'Z Bulgogi BBQ sauce a new unique non-tomatoes based BBQMarinade Business development services Live Smart mission is offering whole family healthy plant based nutrition snacking opportunities by creating a wholesome Vegan delicious bars made with no preservatives or additives certified Gluten Free and NonGMO. We make french Lava Cakes. Our cakes are made with high quality ingredients such as Belgian Dark chocolate, cage free eggs and unbleach flour. No preservatives, only 5 ingredients . The chocolate melts inside the cake after reheating the cakes in oven. Coffee imported to and roasted in Michigan Middle Eastern salad dressings and marinades. Caribbean Inspired individual sized chess pies and crumbcakes Handmade Mackinac island fudge, carmel corn BDQ Sauce is classified as a barbecue sauce but is more of a cooking sauce. Handmade Bath & Body Products With Green Karma - including all natural soaps. Our company specializes in the preparation and sale of Sweet Roasted Nuts. Our signature products are Almonds, Pecans and Cashews which are lightly glazed in Cinnamon, Sugar, Vanilla and Water, and are then dry roasted. Total Food Package is a Co Packer in West Michigan.One of the products we blend and package is M SAL. M SALT is a special seasoning Mix sold at many location throughout Michigan. Frozen fruit and vegetable line from Michigan Deli Fresh Salsa
Company Booth # P&K Private Stock BBQ Sauce LLC 306 307 308
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North of the Southern Border MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Detroit Food Academy
Description BBQ Sauce Gourmet Pepper jelly and salsas that will tantalize your taste buds.
Detroit Food Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that works with local educators, chefs, and business owners to inspire young Detroiters (ages 13-24) through self-directed entrepreneurial experiences rooted in food-experiences which open doors, create connections, and spark confidence. From cooking delicious healthy meals for friends and family to facilitating complex conversations with community to developing artisan food projects from scratch to market, students learn by transforming their ideas into reality. Through this process, they grow as holistic leaders who are healthy, connected, and powerful to affect change within and beyond the local food system.
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DROUGHT
311
Nutcase Vegan Meats
DROUGHT is an all-female owned business, founded and operated by four sisters from Detroit. Five years since inception, it is the leading organic juice brand in the Midwest, first-to-market in Michigan with six retail locations in the metro-Detroit area. We start with the whole nuts and grains to create a hearty and wholesome product that is soy-free and gluten-free while replicating traditional flavors. Our vegan products are non-GMO and organic: Chorizo, Nutty Burger, Breakfast Sausage
Detroit Sugar
Gourmet Cakes and confections using the finest ingredients. All made from scratch products are original recipes created by the Founder.
Coon's Berry Farm LLC
We grow black currants, red currants, gooseberries and red raspberries and make value-added products out of our berries - fruit syrups, infused vinegars, loose leaf teas and pastry filling
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314 & 316 MDARD
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SpartanNash
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is comprised of six divisions that use a customer-driven, solution-oriented approach to cultivate and expand new economic opportunities for the food and agricultural sector; safeguard the public’s food supply; inspect and enforce sound animal health practices; control and eradicate plant pests and diseases threatening the $101.2 billion food and agriculture system; preserve the environment by which the farming community makes their living and feeds consumers; and protect consumers by enforcing laws relating to weights and measures. SpartanNash is a $7.7 billion Fortune 400 company, the nation's fifth largest food distributor and the leading distributor of grocery products to military commissaries in the United States. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, SpartanNash distributes to independent retailers in 47 states from 17 distribution centers and operates more than 155 corporate-owned retail stores in 10 states.
Company
Booth #
318 322
Brian's Foods Integrity Pure Natural LLC
324
Blis
326
Spanitz Brothers' Sausage Company
327
Hickory Knoll Farms Creamery, LLC
328
MJS Packaging
Description Frozen calzones. 5 flavors. Classic Pizza, Pizza Supreme, Cheese Lovers, Mushroom Medley, and Potato and Cheese. All natural, kosher, vegetarian, non - gmo. Currently produced in Michigan and sold throughout Michigan and the region. All-Natural Skincare Products Michigan made line of hot pepper sauce, fish sauce, maple syrups, vinegar, oil, rubs and soy sauce Fresh pork sausage with fun & unique flavors. No MSG, no nitrites, no artificial coloring or preservatives. Tasty links include Cheeseburger, Polish Pepperjack, Hearty Poleman (part Polish, part Brat), & Coney Sausage Hickory Knoll Farms Creamery, LLC is a farmstead artisan cheese producer utilizing the fresh Grade A milk produced on the farm from the holistically raised dairy goats and Brown Swiss cows. At MJS Packaging, we streamline the packaging supply chain and optimize efficiencies at every point along the way. We help our customers source and purchase quality packaging to optimize costs, logistics and speed to market.
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Great Lakes Potato Chip Company
330 331
Mrs. Dog's Products MOO-ville creamery
332 333
Imagineering Foods Pop Daddy Popcorn, Inc.
As a local family run business in Northern Michigan, Great Lakes Potato Chip Company started with one clear goal in mind: Make a chip worthy of the hardy, fresh spirit of the Great Lakes region and its people. Specialty foods: sauces, seasonings and snacks (for human consumption!) All sorts of milk, Cheese Curds, Ice Cream gluten free food manufacturer. pastry pie crusts, toppings for pies, thickener, pancake mixes, quick breads, cake mixes, pizza crusts, breadings and coatings, etc. Premium Popcorn and Seasoned Pretzels
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Motor City Popcorn
Gourmet popcorn in a variety of flavors with a Detroit attachment
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Cultured Love
336 337
Old World Gluten-Free, LLC Grand Traverse Culinary Oils, Grand Traverse Pasta
404
Zeeland Food Service
405
Earthy Delights, Inc.
406
Kosher Michigan
407
Harwood Gold
Cultured Love produces naturally fermented sauerkrauts for retail (12 oz pouch) and food service (gallons). Our five flavors are certain to match taste preferences for everyone in the family. Frozen, gluten-free pierogi in 5 flavors: Potato & Cheddar Cheese, Sauerkraut & Mushroom, Sweet Farmer Cheese, Farmer Cheese & Green Onion, Savory Sweet Potato. No artificial preservatives or ingredients, corn or soy. Local grains, pasta and oil all from 100% Michigan seeds zoye vegetable oils. non-gmo cooking oil and butter flavored butter substitute Dried Mushrooms, Dried Chiles, White and Black Truffle Oil, Balsamic Cream, Farro Pasta's Kosher Michigan (KM) was founded in 2008 by Rabbi Jason Miller to promote the observance of kashrut (the Jewish dietary laws) through the supervision and certification of select institutions, vendors and products that meet strict standards. Maple syrup and made with maple value added prodcuts, bbq sauce, catsup, sriracha, mustard, preservs, infusions, etc.
Company
Booth # 408 409 410 411
Mrs. Pruitt's Gourmet Cha Cha Salsa Love's Ice Cream Mishler Packaging Co Town To Town Gourmat Pastreis
412 & 414 Michigan Farm Market 413
Safie Specialty Foods
415 426
Wallace Scones Cooper Family Spreads
427 428 429
Clara Cookies, LLC SoSA Specialty Foods Sofia Foods
430
Scotty O'Hotty Hot Sauce
431
The Bottle Crew
432 433 434
Marcia's Munchies Truckstop Organic M & R Ventures, Inc
435
Big Dipper Dough Co
436 437
The Salad Shop Cafe con Leche
504
TMUL dba MY Salsa
505
Swallowtail Farm
506
Russell Street Deli
Description Mrs. Pruitt's Gourmet CHA CHA Salsa MILD and Mrs. Pruitt's Gourmet CHA CHA HOT. Organically principled ice cream and vegan gelato. Lean mildly seasoned pork burger pattie Cream Horns Puffed pastrie dough with a Cream Filling Mi Farm Market offers Michigan gift baskets and food products from Northern Michigan's finest producers and present them in our hand crafted wood orchard crates. Our Michigan gift baskets and custom Michigan gift baskets are unique in that each item is from a different Northern Michigan farm, orchard, or producer. From building the crates to carefully hand packaging the product, we strive to excel in our finished product as well as promote the wonderful variety of products from our region. Safie Specialty Foods Co., Inc. is a manufacturer of gourmet pickled vegetables. Frozen scone dough that can be used by grocery stores for personal consumer sales (in 6 packs) or larger packages (72) for use by restaurants, coffee shops and bakeries. Jams and jellies Clara Cookies are individually wrapped protein cookies in three different flavors. Hand Crafted BBQ Sauces, Rubs and Salsas Gourmet Olives and Tapenades Scotty O'Hotty Brand Hot Sauces; Gourmet, Low Sodium, All Natural, Gluten free, 6 Varieties from Mild to Wild! The Bottle Crew is a global source for bottles, closures, and sprayers. 5 pickled products: Sweet n Sassy, Little Hotties, Pickled spicy 'Sparagus, pickled Cherry Pops, Dill Spears Line of Michigan made coffee beans and drip coffee Savory and spicy Chutney products under the brand Bleaf Big Dipper Dough Co manufactures two salivating flavors of an allnatural safe to eat raw Cookie Dough! Rocket Chip is a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Domination is a Monster Cookie Dough made of Peanut Butter, Oatmeal, Coconut, and Chocolate Chips We make various varities of Greek salad dressing flavors such as Greek, Spinach Greek, Honey Greek, Fire Greek, Strawberry Greek, Raspberry Greek, Mango Pineapple Greek, and many more. Detroit roasted premium Latin American coffee. I will be displaying 4 types of Salsas. Mild, Mild Spicy, Medium and Ghost Pepper. Swallowtail Farm hand-crafts fruit syrups for use in cocktails, homemade sodas and more. We know what goes into our product is good because we ensure the quality from seed-to-jar. We currently offer Rhubarb, Black Currant, Raspberry and Elderflower Fresh-packed, ready-to-eat vegan soups in 24oz containers; products are gluten-free, soy-free, and have a low-sodium profile. Made in Detroit's Eastern Market.
Company
Booth #
507
White Pine Coffee
508 509
Browndog Creamery HELL FIRE DETROIT
Description White Pine Coffee is a micro-roaster and purveyor of high quality specialty coffees sourced fresh from around the world. WPC’s full product line is crafted using the highest expressions of roasting, which highlight the taste and vitality that only A destination in Southeast Michigan, Browndog Creamery is a microcreamery specializing in small batch artisan ice cream. Fire-roasted Artisan Hot Sauce
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Lesley Elizabeth
511
Roasted Lentils by Simple Supple Foods
We are a specialty food company that focuses on the customers needs. We do our label or we can customize a private label for your account. We are all natural and have a few non-GMO items. We have a great variety of Oils, Spices, and salts. Roasted Lentils are a dry, crunchy and tasty ready-to-eat snack or topping. Vegan, Gluten Free and No common allergens. 3 total ingredients and still a whole food.
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development is a federal government Agency that offers loans and grants to small businesses and producers in Michigan. We offer the Value Added Producer Grant Program, Rural Energy for America Program and Business & Industry Guaranteed Lo
Ross' Pralines
Sweet, buttery, melt in your mouth pecan pralines made in small batches with fresh, high quality ingredients. The style of these pralines are popular in cities like Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans.
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Kroger
515 517
Nirmal for Disruptive Eating Brooklynn Brownies with Love
Incorporated in Michigan in 1909 and headquartered in Novi, The Kroger Co. of Michigan includes more than 18000 associates, 125 Kroger stores, 73 fuel centers, 104 pharmacies and the Michigan Dairy. Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs more than 375,000 associates who serve customers in 2,640 supermarkets and multidepartment stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, Jay C, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's. The company also operates 786 convenience stores, 320 fine jewelry stores, 1,240 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food processing plants in the U.S. Recognized by Forbes as the most generous company in America, Kroger supports hunger relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families, and more than 30,000 schools and grassroots organizations. Kroger contributes food and funds equal to 200 million meals a year through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. A leader in supplier diversity, Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber's Million Dollar Club. HPPed packaged Indian Curry in 8 oz, 16 oz and one gallon containers, first ever in the US stores (patent pending) Gourmet brownies made with dark chocolate
Food For Thought, Inc.
We have two brands: Food For Thought - All Organic or wild crafted preserves, salsas, sauces, mustards, honey and many other products. Esch Road - All Natural products most of which are Non-GMO preserves, salsas, mustards, dressings, dessert toppings.
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Company
523 525
The Granola Tree Herkner Farms
526
Food Processing Innovation Center (FPIC)
Description Michigan grown flavored oatmeal's, granola, local fruit jams, non GMO flavored peanut butter Fruit Drizzle Toppings MSU Food Processing & Innovation Center FPIC. Stage2 Product Development facility.
Rustic MAKA Little Diablo Salsa
Rustic MAKA is a personal care products company, founded on a philosophy “less is more.” Bypassing fillers and unnecessary industry standards, every product is formulated with simple ingredients. Rustic MAKA’s signature line, Pachy natural deodorant Line of Michigan made Salsa
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527 528
529
Season for a Reason, LLC
530
yumbitz
531
Brazilian Oven LLC
532 533
Ice Box Brand Ice Cream Bars Sanders
534 535
HomeStead Honey Bee Farm DoughCo
536
Small House
537 604
313 Energy Schuil Coffee & Tea Shoppe
605
Midland Brewing Company
606
Scotty Dotty Shortbread Company, LLC
607
Arcadia Brewing Company
608
Kaleamazoo Chips
We have a line of 5 seasoned salts, best described as "salt with a kick." Our seasoned salts range from mild to hot to accommodate for people's varying heat tolerances. We have replaced the sugar found in traditional seasoned salts with a heat component. soft baked bite sized cookies, all natural ingredients, resealable pouch, 4 flavors- chocolate chip, double chocolate fudge, white chocolate macadamia and lemon Brazilian Oven Cheese Bread is made with tapioca flour and a blend of three types of cheeses. It is naturally gluten, wheat and yeast free. Although it is quite new in United States, this product has been around in Brazil for almost 200 years. The abundance of cassava/yucca plant in that region, brought it to life. Hand crafted gourmet ice cream bars in unique and exciting flavors Sanders Bumpy Cakes, Brownies and Candies honey, infused honey, flavored honey, bee pollen, propolis, beeswax candles, lip balms, etc. Gluten and nut free baking mixes Fresh cold pressed oils, toasted and roasted seeds, specialist nut flours, herbal body and home products made with our oils and homegrown herbs and plants 313 Energy is a local charitable energy drink that gives a portion of every purchase back to the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. Boasts only 20 calories and 5 grams of cane sugar. Gourmet coffee beans. Midland Brewing Company is a local micro-brewery. We produce delicious and drinkable craft beer. Scotty Dotty Shortbread Company specializes in British-themed baked goods, with our Authentic Scottish Shortbread serving as the cornerstone of our business. Baked in an 80 year old commercial kitchen with fresh butter and finely ground sugar Since 1996, we have proudly made our British-inspired, Americancrafted ales. We aspire to brew beers that achieve brilliance through balance – ales that satisfy the senses with complex flavor while providing pure refreshment. We start with organic Michigan kale, and massage in organic oils mixed with a tasty, all-natural blend of seasonings. Whether you’re hungry at home or on-the-go, Kaleamazoo Chips are light, crispy, and bursting with flavor.
Company
Booth #
609
Uncle John's Hard Cider
610
MI Farm Market Association
612 614
Michigan Box Company Nurish Brands
615 616
Spice Foods Michigan Farm Cheese Dairy, Inc.
617
Reilly Craft Creamery
618
Michigan's Greatest Fudge
619
Steve's Mediterranean
622 623 624
Michigan Maple Farms Rawhide Coffee Birmingham Chocolate
625 626
Simply Gourmand Bit Baking Co.
Description Award-winning, crisp, clean hard cider made with only the best fruit. We make our cider right on site with fruit grown on our 120+ year old farm in St. Johns, MI. The Michigan Farmers Market Association works with and for farmers market organizers, managers, farmers, vendors and friends to create a thriving marketplace for local food and farm products. Custom designed and printed corrugated packaging including retail and "Point of Purchase" displays Line of Energy Drinks Spice Foods tells the stories of exotic global cultures through taste. Our first product line is four SKU's of the highest quality, sustainably grown dry-roasted, California almonds, paired with fair trade international spices - Argentinian Chimichur Andrulis Farmers Cheese, Andrulis Feta Cheese Small batch ice cream made from organic Michigan Milk.Artisanal cheeses made from organic Michigan Milk. We make a 4 oz slice of fudge vacuum sealed guaranteed shelf stable for 90 days.We make 3 different flavors of peanut brittle. Original, cinnamon and spicy! We also sell 1/2lb bags of assorted salt water taffy. Traditional Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Vegetable and Meat Stuffed Grape Leaves, Beef and Chicken Kefta, Chicken Kabob, Tabouli, Hummus, Meat Pies, Lebanese and Greek Spinach Pies, Kibbee, Lentil Salads, and Rice. Michigan Made Maple Syrup and Maple Syrup Products, both organically and conventionally produced Bottled Hot Brewed Black Coffee, Shelf Stable. Chocolate bars, truffles, confections and molded novelties Gourmet cheesecakes in jars (2 sizes - 8 oz wide mouth half pint and 4 oz jelly jar) Vegan Gluten Free Cookies & Dough
627
Farmhouse Flatbread & Cracker Co
628
Pure Goat Soapworks
630 632
Easy Artisan Bread Mix, LLC Prefer Products Brands
Handmade, Brick- oven Baked Artisan Crackers, Flatbread & Spreads using MI grown flour and natural flavorings- Simply Sea Salt, Heirloom Tomato, Roasted Garlic, Cheddar- Bacon, Rustic Wheat. We create stunning goat milk soaps and bath essentials featuring lanolin. Our products include soaps, bath bombs, sugar scrubs, and Hand + Heel Butter. Pizza Mixes, primarily whole wheat, no sugar, great tasting. Sold in retail stores. Suitable for food service. halal beef sticks and cheese balls and cheese curls and tahini
Superior Business Solutions
Superior Business Solutions provides labels for the agriculture industry: both in the form of product traceability and packaging labels.
Microcide, Inc. Slow Jams LLC
Anti-microbial cleaners and sanitizers, non toxic for food and vegetables. Food grade ingredients for producing antimicrobial products for personal care, public health, food and agriculture industries Hand made, locally sourced jams, jellies and preserves.
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Company
Booth #
636
Seafoam Candy Company, LLC
637 704 705
Cultured Ferments Co. Russell Vineyards Stewart Spirit and Beverage Group
706
SOCIAL Enjoyments
707
La Colombe
708 709
Detroit City Distillery Siblini Bakery Iinc.
711
Intrastate Distributors Inc
714
Leonard's Syrups/MI-CO2/Michigan Beverage
716
NewTree Fruit Co.
718 721
Metropolitan Baking Company A & E Barbecue, LLC
722
Bremer Authentic Ingredients
723
Mel's Toffee
724
Vinovation Inc.
725
Whatayanuts LLC
Description We are an artisan candy company in Traverse City, MI featuring Seafoam Candy. It is an airy, crunchy toffee covered in a high quality semi sweet chocolate. We only use all natural and organic ingredients in our candy and it is all made by hand. Cultured Kombucha began while adventuring in the mountains of Nepal. We stumbled upon a monastery where we fell in love with the fermented potion called Kombucha. We watched the celestial virgins harvest the sacred tea by the light of a full moon. I have one wine to market: Russell syrah (2012) Energy Drink Chicago's own, SOCIAL Sparkling Wines that are organic, 88 calories, gluten and sulfite free. Available in Hibiscus Cucumber, Toasted Coconut Almond, and NEW Pink Grapefruit flavors! They have 4 grams of carbs, 1 gram of sugar and 4%abv. Draft Latte, the 1st-ever, true textured latte in a can. Cold-pressed espresso and frothed milk. Naturally sweet with no added sugar. Homegrown Rye Whiskey, Railroad Gin, and Gilded Age Vodka made in our Eastern Market, Detroit distilleries. We make preservative Free Pita bread. We are a beverage manufacturer and distributor in Detroit, Michigan. We bottle drinks at our plant in Detroit and distribute them in Michigan and across the country. These brands include Towne Club Soda, Frostie Root Beer and Kist Sparkling Water. Soda Pop Syrups Bag-in Box & Equipment (including custom flavors/Private labeling); Bulk /Tank Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Nitrogen; Coca-Cola Distributor; Juices, Slush, FCB; Draft Beer Equipment Design/Installation/Service; Ice Machine Leasing/Service Edit 100% Fruit Juice De-Sugared - Apple, Grape and Tart Cherry. Our juices are bottled in 10 oz bottles. Each 10 oz serving has 1 gram of sugar or less. We selectively remove 90-95% of the natural sugars without removing the antioxidents. Since 1945, Metropolitan Baking has crafted premium bread, bun and roll products for some of the finest schools, institutions, and retail establishments in the surrounding states. Our products include sandwich breads, variety breads, rolls, and buns. We have eight flavors of barbecue sauces. Distributor of Sugar, Flour , Salts, Oils, and many many other items. At Mel's we make unique, bold and exciting flavors of toffee. We use as many Michigan ingredients as we can get our hands on. One bite and you may as well finish that bag!! Pocket spray which neutralizes sulphites in wine prior to drinking. What-A-Ya Nuts?! is an all-natural nut cluster product produced in Battle Creek, Michigan. It comes in four awesome flavors; Jalapeno Hysteria, Maple Cinnamon Madness, Stark Raving Chocolate and Cracked Parmesan Pepper.
Company
Booth #
726
Mabs' Atomic Mustard
727
Harrison City Market
729 731
Uncommon Coffee Roasters The Greenbliss Group
732
Blue Hat Coffee
Description Mabs' Atomic Mustard punches a blast of flavor to grilled meats, sandwiches, salads, and crunchy snacks. Made in small batches with premium mustard flour and sold refrigerated, it crosses the boundaries of condiment to dip easily. Harrsion City Market is a new Commercial Kitchen and Business Hub Start Up in the community of Harrison in Clare County Cold Brew Coffee in ready to drink cartons (straight, with half & half and with chocolate milk) 100% compostable single serve coffee cups nontoxic cleaning products Blue Hat Coffee is an artisanal coffee roaster that roasts the world's best Arabica coffee beans in small batches in Coldwater, Michigan. Coffees are roasted and cupped prior to ordering. We approve 1 coffee for every 20 to 30 coffees that we cup.
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Western Kitchen Enterprises LLC
735
Manny's Authentic
736
Mama Mia Biscotti
800
Lush Yummies Pie Company
This sweet "chili sauce" recipe has been used in the Kitchen family for years. Tomatoes, molasses, peppers and spices make it so memorable. We're committed to making an all natural product with no high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, additives Thin-crust pita strips that are ideal for soups, salads and snacks. We offer them in 3 different flavors - Original, Lemon & Herbs and Garlic Sea Salt. Manny's Authentic Pita Strips are not as large and thick as standard pita chips. Authentic Italian Cookies available in Almond Biscotti, Chocolate Chip Biscotti and Italian S Cookies. We specialize in decadent and rich lemon butter pies that are often comparable to cheesecake.
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Flint Coffee Company
Flint Coffee Company roasts and sells coffee grown on the owners' family’s small farmstead in the Amazonas region of Peru as well as other sustainably produced, quality coffees from around the world.
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Findlay's Organics
Organic Dry Beans. Beans in a Box. 1 Pound Boxes of Organic Black Beans, Navy Beans, Pinto Beans, Garbanzo Beans, and Lentils.
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Arbor Oakland Group Detroit Gourmet Nut Company Tryco Inc Sparty
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Lakeville Farms
For over 40 years, ArborOakland Group has been working with corporations, educational institutions, municipalities and ad agencies providing them with marketing solutions to help them effectively and efficiently Speak Visually to their customers and prospective customers. Pecans Cold chain supply products Take a selfie with 'Sparty' "the Bar" fruit and nut nutrition bar. Peanut Butter/Peanut Butter and Jelly/Apples and PeanutButter
L & J Enterprises, Inc. dba Lady Jane Gourmet Seed S.P.A. Ventures
Lady Jane Gourmet Seed Co. is an artisan gluten free food manufacture that uses hemp seeds as the main ingredient in all our NON-GMO products. Our current product line consists of 8 major SKU, with a few additional SKUs for package size variations. Cason - Superinfused Sparkling Beverages
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Company Booth # 902 904 & 906 Meet the Speakers Clear Lake Products, LLC 908 910
Vegesentials USA
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Northern Initiatives UBC Food Distributor
Description
Jalapeno sweet and sassy mustard sauce Cold-pressed all natural fruit and vegetable juices for kids, teens and adults. Northern Initiatives provides loans to small business owners and entrepreneurs that might not qualify for loans from traditional banks for a variety of reasons. Ethnic food lines. Mediterranean
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