Pantry · Los Angeles, California

Spread The Love

Organic, often single-ingredient nut butters that began as wedding favors.

Founded by: Val Fishbain, Zach Fishbain
Based in: Los Angeles, California

Their story

Spread The Love began with Val Fishbain's homemade peanut butter. She and her husband Zach planned to give jars to their wedding guests as favors, and the response was so strong that people asked to buy more.

Val had long been frustrated by store-bought jars full of ingredients she did not recognize, so the couple started selling at Los Angeles farmers markets, labeling each jar by hand. The brand has since grown into a nationally distributed line of organic nut butters.

How it's made

Many Spread The Love butters contain just one ingredient, such as organic peanuts in the Naked line. The company avoids palm oil and additives and grinds its butters to a smooth, pourable texture. Products range from single-serve packs to large pails for food businesses.