Food & Beverage

My name is Michael De Los Santos or Mike D hence the name. Mike D's BBQ is an award winning line of signature BBQ sauces and all-purpose dry rubs. Our sauces are a twist on the traditional BBQ sauce with some unique seasonings and spice levels. A core ingredient of our BIG Sauce is our all-purpose dry rub which is great with beef, pork, any bird, or vegetable. Our Sweet and Spicy rub is the heart of our Spicy BBQ Sauce. Whether you are in your kitchen, backyard grilling, or smoking our sauces and rubs are the perfect flavor compliment by not overpowering the natural flavor of the meat or vegetables. This business is the result of a long process of refining my sauces and rubs to meet my desired flavor and then share it with the world. I am a BBQ junkie, and was intrigued by the various sauces and rubs on the market. I eventually decided that to find what I thought was the perfect combination of sweet, smoky, and a little bite, I would need to create my own! Since then, we have seen all of our products win awards, including a World Champion for our all purpose rub! We have shipped products to all 50 states and 5 countries. Exciting for the growth ahead!

Founded by a mother and daughter duo from Trinidad and Tobago, Camella’s Kitchen is helping you to elevate your meals at home and on the go with our bold Caribbean flavors – we ship. We started Camella's Kitchen in order to honor the memory of and carry on lessons learned from Ms. Camella, our mother and grandmother respectively. She taught us all that we know about making Caribbean food, and aim to follow in her footsteps to share our bold flavors with our community in the Washington, DC metro area and beyond. All of our flavors are handcrafted in small batches – we make hot sauce, marinade, spices, cakes and more. All of our sauces are gluten-free and vegan. Some items include our pepper sauce and spicy mango chutney. Our island herb blend also makes a great all-purpose marinade – it is also known as Caribbean green seasoning, sofrito, or epis. Be sure to also check out our rum cakes, and Caribbean fruit cake (black cake). Our bundles and boxes make great gifts for those who enjoy all things tropical and spice! Our flavors are a great way to experience the West Indies - no plane ticket required. As a bonus, we offer free recipes, so you too can try your hand at Caribbean cooking. Check our site for free shipping offers.

We work with the best vineyards in California to develop our unique blends. Our wines are created with women in mind. Owned and operated by a mother-daughter team, we understand that women face tough daily challenges. And we know we can tackle them together-with a great pair of shoes and a great wine!

I remember waking each morning seeing my grandmother, Ella begin her busy day as an entrepreneur with the ritual of yoga, tea and toast. As I grew up and into my own career, traveling across the country and the globe managing the life of a public figure, I always found a place to have a quiet cup of tea. And I found that where there was tea there was laughter. Where there was tea, there was intellectual stimulation. Where there was tea, often there was a sense of delight and contentment. I began studying tea, its history, and the many social traditions that grew from the drink: the Ladies Tea, the Afternoon Tea, and, of course, the beloved children’s tea party. I delighted in tea's traditions on a daily basis, as millions of people around the world do every day. But I craved a more fresh and modern experience. In 2003, during a business trip to Boston, I sensed for the first time that having my tea and drinking it too was, in fact, possible when I stumbled upon a unique, contemporary tea bar on Newbury Street. The environment, the energy, and the well prepared cup was everything I had dreamed of and nothing I had ever experienced. It was a vibrant tea lounge full of people who would rather 'Sip & Savor' than Starbucks & Dash. The energy was infectious and I was inspired! I walked out of that trendy little tea spot, motivated to recreate that feeling for myself and others through my own company. And so Naja Tea was born.

We are based in Philadelphia, PA and ship nationwide. This phase of  our store is online, and only features  shelf-stable food items, and household products supplied by BIPOC-owned companies that can be delivered directly to customers. In 2021 we will begin shipping perishable products as well! All brands included on the platform are carefully selected and curated to uphold quality standards and appropriate product category distribution. We are creating a platform that will empower consumers to strategically shop exclusively with BIPOC owned brands, and establish a lasting partnership with suppliers.   This is a key way for under-represented communities to keep resources "flowing," create jobs, and reclaim their stake in the food industry.

Hemp Heals Body Shop is a solo woman minority-owned business that provides premium and luxurious CBD infused products that'll help our customers live a pain & stress free life. By utilizing our products, they are guaranteed to have the best all-natural/organic pain relieving experience ever! Although we've been in business for approx 2 years, the business has been extremely successful! We take pride in educating consumers on the effectiveness & benefits of our CBD infused products. The inspiration behind the brand was my Mother who suffered from extreme pain after having knee replacement surgery, surgery on her 2 wrists + being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Osteoporosis & recently Lupus. Our CBD infused products has helped her significantly with eliminating pain & other symptoms that go along with these various ailments. Here @ Hemp Heals Body Shop, we take pride in providing CBD products that will get you healthy, not high! Although our Full Spectrum products does contain a trace of THC (.3% or less which is the legal limit), it's not enough to cause any type of euphoric or psychoactive high. In fact, our motto is: Our products will get you healthy...NOT high!

“It will never work out—that name, it’s too raunchy.” This is feedback that came from various sourcs at the launch of 3-Some Chocolates. The name gave founders Patrick Ali Glanville and Kristin Parker a lot of attention. Everyone loves chocolate, but what makes this company so different? They blend three chocolates everyone loves—milk, white, and dark—combine it into one bar, and call it a “3 Some.” Glanville, who had been making chocolate with his family since he was a child, created the concept. He grew up in Southside Jamaica, Queens, the son of immigrants. His grandmother brought his mother to the United States from Jamaica in the 1970s. She worked hard to provide for her family. She also taught them skills that would be useful to them throughout life. One of these skills was making chocolate. Glanville wanted to find a way to turn his many skill sets into a business, and 3 Some Chocolates was born. Ever since that moment, Glanville and Parker have been fulfilling people’s fantasies. Their following has grown at an exponential rate. They have shipped their incredible chocolate all over the world.

57 is the pioneer bean to bar chocolate business in Ghana. ’57 Chocolate is short for 1957, which is the year of Ghana’s independence. This venture uses resources grown within the country to create delicious treats. Sisters Kimberly and Priscilla Addison founded this chocolate company in homage to Ghana’s Independence Day spirit. It challenges the status quo that premium chocolate can only come from Europe by focusing on chocolate sourced in Africa and developed by Black business owners. The sisters use their creative skills and imagination to make products that are a reflection and celebration of Ghanaian art and culture. ’57’s mission is to revive the 1957 “can-do spirit” by adding value to the cocoa bean and cocoa farmer— on a local scale.

We are an all natural loose leaf tea company that is centered around the healing properties of herbs. Our main goal is to help heal from the inside out all while reawakening the conversation and experience of tea. Started in 2014 by Ebone’ McCloud, we are located in and operate from Chicago.

KA'OIR Fitness, founded in 2011 by celebrity Keyshia Ka'oir is a fitness line of patented, trademarked fat burners to help people lose weight faster than ever.