Paradise Spreads™️

Paradise Spreads™ is a pioneering plant-based food company dedicated to crafting delightful spreads and snacks using plant proteins such as peas, sweet potato, and brown rice. Our primary mission is to enable consumers to relish guilt-free, better-for-you sweet indulgences without compromising their well-being. Paradise Spreads is passionately committed to offering snacks and spreads that harmoniously balance health, flavor, and the joy of indulgence.

Product Description
Paradise Spread™️, Caramel Sea Salt Vanilla, Plant Based, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free, Dairy-Free, Protein Packed, Organic Cane Sugar, Low Glycemic Index, Superfood, Antioxidants - 8oz

Paradise™️
Snax Pax
2oz on the go Snax pax.
Contains 1.5 oz cup Paradise Spreads™️with Grain-Free Pretzels,

Individual Paradise Spreads™️Cup for On the Go Snacks, 2.0 Oz

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Founder(s), CEO and/or President Emily D. Edwards
Founder Story
Emily D. Edwards, is the former Owner of Genoa Services, LLC, a Private Practice Mental Health Agency. Now Founder/CEO of Paradise Spreads, A company that specializes in sweet plant-based spreads and snacks with pea protein. She is also a volunteer with 1MillionCups, Northwest Indiana through the Kaufman Foundation and often speaks at various eventually about entrepreneurship and consumer behavior. She earned Bachelor's in Psychology at University of Memphis and a Masters in Social Work from Northwest Indiana University.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Self-Starter | Product Management | Leadership | Data Analysis of Programs| Effective Communication | Nutrition | | Organizational Development | User Experience | Fitness & Exercise | Story Telling |Emotional Intelligence |Grant Writing | Building Pitch Deck | Manufacturing | Program Management | Product Development | Startups
VALUE PROPOSITION:
Start Up Companies, knowledgeable of program management and development, creating new and unique solutions to particular problems and being nimble and able to focus on one particular aspect of the customer’s needs. Connect authentically with customers and vendors with a clear vision for our company. Build meaningful consumer and mentor connections, fostering cultural leadership that creates an environment that encourages all to thrive while performing work.
Purdue Food Science Department for Product Development Product Development Collaboration May 2018-August 2019 Good Food Accelerator X Fellow May 2019-June 2019
Introduction to Customer Discovery, Midwest I-Corps Node January 15 - February 28, 2020
2020 PNW Society of Innovators Award
Elevate Origins Q2 Cohort PreAccelerator May 8 - May 29, 2020 Featured in:
Black Enterprise
The Beet
VegNews
Naturally Chicago Heart & Soul
Food Industry News Hammond Times Gary411
The Patch Cuisine Noir Food & Beverage Thrive Global Insure Fitness
Good Food Accelerator 2021 Alumni Entrepreneurship IN22 Yearbook
Northwest Indiana Business Magazine 2022
2022 WOMEN
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Society of Innovators PNW
Minority-Owned Small Business of 2023: Paradise Spreads