Check Out These Black-Owned Suppliers This Month!

During Black History Month, Peapod Digital Labs, the e-commerce engine of the brands of Ahold Delhaize USA, is pleased to highlight several certified, Black-owned product brands and suppliers that partner with our Great Local Brands.

From packaged goods to store and business services, Peapod Digital Labs honors its commitment to supporting and uplifting minority-owned businesses by partnering with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), which plays a crucial role in advancing procurement opportunities between diverse-owned businesses and corporations. Whether supporting a small minority-owned organization or a billion-dollar enterprise, NMSDC is committed to helping solve the growing need for supplier diversity.

“As a company whose Great Local Brands reach a broad array of shoppers, both in-person and online, we want to feature products and services from Black-owned companies and ensure that our shelves—and company, overall—represent the diverse communities in which we operate.” said Kate Weaver, Manager, Supplier Diversity of Peapod Digital Labs. “While Black History Month is an appropriate time to highlight these Black-owned suppliers, their excellent products and services are worthy of attention all year long, and we are very proud to have their products in our stores.”

You can find products from the following NMSDC certified, Black-owned brands at select stores throughout the great local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA:

• Partake Foods: Partake Foods is a black-owned brand that specializes in gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-friendly snacks that the whole family will love. After investing her life savings into the company and facing 86 investor rejections, owner Denise Woodard received a $1 million investment from Jay-Z's Marcy Venture Partners, which put Partake Foods in 350 U.S. stores by the end of 2019. Click here to explore the variety of products that they offer.
• Andy’s Seasoning: Andy’s Seasoning is a family-owned and -operated business located in St. Louis, Mo. Founded by couple Reuben “Andy” and Katherine Anderson, the company is currently under ownership of Katherine’s son, Pastor Larry W. Lee. Pastor Lee continues to uphold Andy’s legacy as a financially successful, inspirational company that supports the community and nonprofit organizations. Andy’s is a manufacturer of quality breading, batters, and seasoning salt. Click here to learn more about Andy’s Seasoning.
• Ed Hipp's Beef Provisions: Ed Hipp specializes in beef and turkey products with no fillers, standing out among the meat company crowd by using thicker cuts of dark turkey meat. In a true form of servant leadership, founder and CEO Ed Hipp knows no task too lowly, and donates about $2,000 worth of meat to homeless-assisting organizations on a weekly basis. His high-quality products, from beef cattle and turkeys, are raised in the USA. Click here to read more.
• reFOCUS*: reFOCUS specializes in plant-based nutritional drinks and meal replacements. Its products are high-quality and delicious! Click here to explore reFOCUS products. Founders Charles L. Sessoms IV, formerly of Coca-Cola, and James Strugis, Jr., a former employee of several ADUSA brands, reach health-conscious Baby Boomers and Millennials by marketing re/FOCUS as the primary lifestyle health performance company. *coming soon
• TWT Distributing: The fifth largest Minority-Owned Company in Charlotte, NC, TWT Distributing services most of Ahold Delhaize USA’s brands, bringing in a variety of ethnic haircare products and solutions. For more than 3 decades, TWT Distributing has brought African American and Hispanic healthy and beauty products to more than 20,000 retail locations in the U.S. Click here to visit its website.
• World Wide Technology: World Wide Technology is an IT Vendor that uses a proven and innovative approach to help customers discover, evaluate, architect and implement advanced technology testing. Founded by Dave Steward in 1990 with 5 employees before the birth of the internet, WWT has grown to $12 billion, more than 5,600 employees, and is the largest Black-owned business in the U.S. Click here to learn more.