Vegan Food Business

Vegan Food Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: September 26th, 2024

Are you keen on merging your passion for ethical food choices with entrepreneurship? Consider starting a vegan food business.

A vegan food business involves creating and selling plant-based meals, snacks, and beverages that cater to the growing demand for vegan and environmentally conscious diets.

You'll need to develop a range of delicious, appealing recipes and source high-quality, sustainable ingredients. Marketing your products effectively and building relationships with local vendors, grocers, and online platforms will be critical.

With increasing awareness about health and sustainability, a well-run vegan food business has the potential to carve out a loyal customer base and grow steadily. If you're committed to the cause and willing to put in the hard work, this could be a fulfilling and profitable venture.

In this list, you'll find real-world vegan food business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a vegan food business that makes money.

1. Crowded Kitchen ($204K/year)

Lexi Harrison, the co-founder and CEO of Crowded Kitchen, came up with the idea for her plant-based recipe website and content business while studying abroad and facing dietary challenges. With the help of her mom, she grew their audience to 20k followers within the first year. With their expertise in photography and recipe development, they diversified their business by offering content creation services to food and beverage brands, which now accounts for 50% of their revenue.

How much money it makes: $204K/year
How much did it cost to start: $5K
How many people on the team: 3

How I Started A $17K/Month Food Blog And Recipe Development Business

How co-founders of Crowded Kitchen, a plant-based recipe website and creative content business, grew their social media following to nearly 200k and became a leader in the plant-based recipe space, while also offering photography and recipe development services to major food and beverage brands.

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