Chelsea Approved Partners
Welcome to Chelsea Approved! Our incredible partnerships extend to nonprofits, bloggers, retail stores, and beyond. Dive into our delectable range of gluten free and vegan baking mixes. Discover how we're collaborating to deliver the finest ingredients, inspiring recipes, and exceptional flavors. Join us in this exciting venture and indulge in the art of baking like never before! Below is a list of our nonprofit partners, blog collaborations, articles, and more!
Distributors
Black River Produce Distributing- Chelsea Approved baking mixes are now available for retail and food service locations to purchase through our distributor, Black River Produce.
Nonprofit Partners
Everybody Wins! Vermont - Use code EVERYBODYWINSVT to get 5% off your order and donate 10% of your order value to this amazing organization!
Protect our Wildlife Vermont - Use code WILDLIFEVT to get 5% off your order and donate 10% of your order value to support this organizations efforts to make Vermont a more humane place for wildlife.
Securing Safe Food - Use code SAFEFOOD to get 5% off your order and donate 10% of your order value to support this organization as they work to make allergen-friendly food more available at food banks and to people who need them.
Check out our Mission - Community page for more details about our Nonprofit partners!
Media (Magazine, Podcast, etc)
Gluten Free & More Magazine (Print and Online Magazine) - Chelsea Approved has partnered with the Gluten Free & More Magazine to showcase our gluten free baking mixes! Check out the latest issues to see us featured in their Halloween Safe Treats, Holiday Gift Guide, and as a full page ad in the Nov/Dec issue.
NTR Show (Podcast) - The NTR Show (No Thought Required) Podcast is a local Vermont podcast focused on everyday life and endless shenanigans. Check out Episode 83 to hear what the NTR team thinks of the Chelsea Approved Chocolate Chip Cookies, or visit our blog to read the transcript.
Gluten Free Blogs
Gluten Free Follow Me - Founder Jackie McEwan created the ultimate guide to living gluten-free, providing users with 2,500+ gluten-free friendly eateries, products, and recipes she’s personally reviewed and made. Find Chelsea Approved baking mixes and more recommended on her website! Instagram: @glutenfree.followme
Kayla Cappiello - Follow Kayla for delicious Gluten Free foods! From sandwiches to desserts, Kayla has a great mix of foods that are gluten free and options that are dairy free, nut free, and vegan as well. Check out her Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe made from the Chelsea Approved Banana Bread Mix!
Vegan Blogs
Plant Based Punk Rock- Through her social media, Tori shares her vegan activism through art and food. She encourages people to live and eat compassionately through informative, creative infographics, artwork, and easy vegan recipes. Instagram: plantbasedpunkrock
Veggies Don’t Bite - Founder Sophia is passionate about creating and sharing delicious recipes that are plant-based with many gluten free options. Instagram: veggiesdontbite
Check out her blog post for Pancake Muffin Recipe using our Chelsea Approved Pancake Mix!
The Naked Food Life - Founder Ashley is passionate about plant based cooking! Her experience in culinary school and working in a raw vegan restaurant fed her passion for cooking and creating delicious recipes centered around plants!
Certification Bodies
Vegan Action - Vegan Action is a certifying body for vegan food and consumer goods. As a globally recognized certification, it was an easy choice for our Chelsea Approved vegan baking mixes! Visit their website to learn more about their work.
GFCO - The Gluten-Free Certification Organization is a recognized and trusted body that helps millions of people choose the right foods for their health and diet. Chelsea Approved is excited to offer certified gluten free baking mixes. Check out their website to learn more.
OU Kosher - Chelsea Approved baking mixes are certified Kosher through the OU Kosher organization.
Menutrinfo - MenuTrinfo is our certifying body for our Certified Free From (CFF) Top 9 Allergens Certification. In order to do this, all areas of production are audited to ensure protocols are in place to prevent cross-contact. Regular surveillance provides ongoing validation of “Free From” claims.
Supply Chain
Pure Functional Foods - We partnered with Pure Functional Foods (PFF) in upstate New York to blend and package our gluten free and vegan baking mixes. They collaborated with us to get our GFCO, Vegan, and Kosher certifications, and we will soon have a Certified Free From Top 9 allergen certification!29 Design Studio
The team at 29 Design Studio were key to making our amazing packaging for our products! They worked with us to chose colors, edit the designs, and come up with the best content possible to communicate with our customers.
29 Design Studio - The team at 29 Design Studio were key to making our amazing packaging for our products! They worked with us to chose colors, edit the designs, and come up with the best content possible to communicate with our customers.
Bison Bag Company -
We partnered with Bison Bag Company for our bag manufacturing. They provided us with the sustainable packaging option that we wanted by offering a biodegradable film. Using the biodegradable film, they print and form our bags and ship them down the road to PFF for filling.
