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It's not always easy to find homemade or artisanal food products close to home; that idea was what spurred three friends to found Foodzie, an online food marketplace aimed at helping small food producers reach a large and untapped customer base.
Most Innovative Food Companies
With more than $1 million in VC funding, three twentysomethings have created an online marketplace connecting foodies with artisanal food creators....
Foodzie Co-Founder Emily Olson on Mouth-Watering Sustainability ... And Bacon Jam
March 1, 2010
San Francisco-based online artisan food market Foodzie operates on a direct-to-Web consumer model in an effort to strengthen the relationship between sellers and consumers--all while providing the freshest food possible...
Taster's Choice: Shop For Local Artisanal Foods from Anywhere in the U.S.
January 13, 2010
Remember that perfect little bakery you found in San Francisco? Of course you do. The only problem is you're home now, a thousand miles away from those beloved red velvet cupcakes...
The Best Online Grocery Sites
January 12, 2010
From bakeries to mushroom foragers, most small-scale food purveyors now have e-tail websites. If you're felled by a hankering, chances are one of them can fill it. Meanwhile, here are a few of our favorites...
Eat Like a Foodie-Without Leaving the House
January 12, 2010
A best-of-both-worlds option is Foodzie , started in 2008 by Emily Olson, a 25-year-old food lover, her computer-science-major fiancé, and their business-major friend. It's a place where small-scale and artisanal foodmakers can market their products directly to consumers...
Gift Guide: Foodzie Gift Certificate
December 14, 2009
Skillet bacon jam, single malt scotch bars, maple honey caramel spread, truffle popcorn.....and that is just the tip of the ice burg! Pages and pages of delicious things can be found on Foodzie...
Selling Strategies: Six New Ways To Make Money Online
December 14, 2009
Small farmers and other food purveyors that pass muster with Foodzie's "tasting panel" can peddle everything from candy and cheese to sauces and prepared foods.
30 Under 30: America's coolest young entrepreneurs
September 2009
Leslie Cooper is the founder of Luca Chocolate, located in Ramseur, North Carolina. For years, she has made artisanal chocolates fresh-to-order, but never quite had the reach of, say, Godiva. That is, until a website called Foodzie came along.
If you have only 10 minutes...
August 11, 2009
If you have only 10 minutes: Shop the gourmet marketplace at foodzie.com, which offers a smorgasbord of goodies from small producers nationwide — including farm-fresh Oregon hazelnuts, blueberry jam from Michigan, and California caramels.
The Etsy for Floozies: Foodzie Ramps Up
August 3, 2009
Set on becoming the Etsy for food, SF-based Foodzie, the idea of three college friends, just received funding in December, but the website is already gaining speed, featuring artisanal products from all over the US. The name calls to mind an extreme foodie - a foodie floozy.
Top 15 Social Media Resources for Foodies
July 30, 2009
Ah, food... who doesn't love food? It's essential to our survival, of course, but more importantly, it acts as a universal language. Every culture has their own cuisine and we can communicate a lot about ourselves in how we assemble raw ingredients into delicious meals.
Foodzie allows buyers to track products to its source in a few clicks
July 29, 2009
When you buy a tomato, an ear of corn or even a jar of salsa at your local farmers market, it's easy to find out anything you'd like to know about it -- who produced it, where it was produced and what went into producing it.
Foodzie for Foodies
May 20, 2009
It was the single-malt Scotch bar that got my attention. Odd, since I'm a fan of neither Scotch nor chocolate. (I know. I know.) But there was something about the two together, bound by thick caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt, that made it sound irresistible.
Artisan Colony
May 12, 2009
Whenever we discover a great new jam or cheese at the local farmers' market, we wonder how many other artisan-made finds we're missing out on from all the markets we don't get to visit.
Easy ways to brighten your day
May 4, 2009
Between the dreary weather and the state of the economy, who couldn't use a little cheering up? So the shopping website Daily Candy came up with a list of fun and colorful products that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face without taking a big bite out of your wallet.
Foodies Will Welcome Foodzie
April 24, 2009
The founders of Foodzie aren't your garden-variety tech entrepreneurs. Yes, the online specialty grocer has an office in San Francisco's startup-laden South of Market district.
Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs 2009
April 23, 2009
Friends since their first year at Virginia Tech, the founders of Foodzie reconvened after college to build an online outlet for artisan food. Chief Marketing Officer Olson had worked at a specialty food retailer and saw how tough it was for local producers to get shelf space.
Foodzie
April 6, 2009
Foodzie, much like an Etsy for food, is a website that sells artisinal goods made by small specialized companies, allowing consumers to discover amazing localized goods from passionate producers.
An Online Farmers Market
January 16, 2009
The local food movement has been all about buying seasonal food from nearby farmers. Now, thanks to the Web, it is expanding to include far-away farmers too.
Foodzie
December 22, 2008
Browsing local artisanal food marts can unearth magnificent comestible pleasures previously hidden to your tastebuds...and also expose you as being a complete chick. Indulge your inner gourmand without getting spotted vetting Hawaiian honey varieties, with Foodzie.
Foodzie Raises $1 Million For Its Specialty Food Marketplace
December 16, 2008
Foodzie, an online marketplace for high-end artisan food vendors, has raised a seed round of $1 million from noted investor Jeff Clavier of SoftTech VC, First Round Capital, and a number of angel investors.
StartUP
September 1, 2008
Have an idea? That's where it all starts.
Techstars is a start up incubator that selects 10 companies made up of young entrepreneurs to join a summer program where they are exposed to various mentors and investors.