Spencer’s Vegan Market is a brand new e-commerce website based out of San Francisco, CA. The basic premise at Spencer’s is to create a hub for personalized food discovery.
They offer a subscription service where they ask questions about and record each person’s food preferences and dietary restrictions, curate a box of artisanal products that fit those wants and needs. Boxes come on a regular basis, and the idea is to introduce a new small-scale companies, tell a story about what makes them so special, and offer a tasting package of their goodies. Each producer gets a full time storefront, so the community can come back and purchase their favorites for years to come!
I love the idea of using a subscription service like this to connect small, eco-minded companies with folks who would be interested in their goodies! It’s tough to reach your market as a small business owner, and I really like Spencer’s Market’s focus on community, so when they emailed about sending me a sample box and doing a giveaway for you guys, I jumped at the chance!
The sample box they sent features more well-known companies than I was expecting, so I asked Todd, the rep at the company about that. He explained:
Our passion is working with the smaller, artisanal producer and giving them a platform to grow their business. That said, we will also work with some more recognizable brands if they fit our clean food policy. We don’t mind introducing people to a little bit of an indulgence, but it has to be made from clean and natural ingredients. Our giveaway will be from brands that most vegans recognize, we feel that it is a good way to build some trust before introducing our smaller producers.
Sold! He also told me a bit more about the company’s “clean food policy:”
We have also established a clean food policy when searching for our producer partnerships, we want to have the highest quality, natural ingredients in all of the products that we feature.
These are the Spencer’s Market guidelines:
- No High Fructose Corn Syrup
- No artificial sweeteners
- No artificial colors, dyes or flavorings
- No Trans Fats or Partially Hydrogenated Oils
- No artificial growth hormones, antibiotics, pesticides or herbicides
- No nitrates, nitrites, fillers or excessive sodium levels
- No GMO products
Are you excited yet? Let’s get to the giveaway deets!
The Giveaway
Spencer’s Market is giving away one sample box of vegan goodies similar to the one pictured at the top of this post. My box included some of my favorite treats, like Terra Chips, Primal Strips, and a box of Lara Bars. Yum!
Speaking of the treat boxes, I bet you’d like to know how to enter to win one! There are a few ways that you can get your “name in the hat.” Please just make sure that you leave a separate comment for each thing you do, so that we can be sure to count all of your entries!
- Comment here with your favorite vegan treat.
- Sign up for the Spencer’s Market mailing list, and let us know with a comment here.
- Like us on Facebook, and let us know with a comment here.
- Follow us on Twitter, and let us know with a comment here.
That’s it! We’ll announce the winner on Monday, December 19th, so hurry and enter while there’s still time.
Iris Paz
Right now, the coconut bars from Oskri have us drooling here at home. Looooove them :)
Emily K
My favorite vegan snack is Primal Strips,
Signed up for the Spencerβs Market mailing list,
i Like eat drink better on Facebook,
Following us on Twitter.
Iris Paz
Joined mailing list and sent invites to friends view Twitter and Facebook
Iris Paz
Liked on Facebook, name there is Melissa Paz
Iris Paz
Following on Twitter as melissapazpr
Beth
Terra chips are the best!
annemarie macik
liked on facebook. primal snacks are delicious!
Maria
I love the convenience and healthy larabars :) great for pre or after workout.
Maria
Signed up for Spencer’s Market already
Maria
Following on twitter: RiaLaVida :)
Maria
Liked on facebook!
Mel
I love dried fruit.
Tiffany
I’m a big fan of Uncle Eddie’s cookies! The oatmeal raisin and chocolate peanut butter are my favorites.
Tiffany
liked on facebook
Tiffany
signed up for newsletter
Christina
Hi! I signed up for Spencer’s
Christina D
I liked on fb
Christina D
and I follow on twitter!
JenniferS
Iiked on facebook
JenniferS
Signed up for newsletter
JenniferS
Twitter follower
Courtney
These vegan apple carrot muffins are delicious! Perfect for holiday appetizers: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/vegan-apple-carrot-muffins/
I also signed up for the newsletter and liked Eat Drink Better on Facebook!
Katherine D.
I love vegan queso made with nutritional yeast!
katherinedibello (at) gmail (dot) com
katherine d.
i signed up for spencer’s too
katherinedibello (at) gmail (dot) com
Ashley
vegan chocolate chip cookies are my favorite treat…thanks so much for the amazing giveaway!! :)
Ashley
I signed up for their mailing list
Ashley
I like you on FB
Ashley
I follow you on twitter
Angela F
Popcorn is my favorite snack
Angela F
I like you on FB
Angela F
I follow on twitter, too =)
Ruth Fink-Winter
Rice Krispie treats made from an old recipe that calls for peanut butter and chopped dates. I’ve tried them with Dandies vegetarian marshmallows and they just don’t work right.
Patty Stein
I signed up on the website
Crystal Miron
My favorite vegan treat is apple slices with a dab of peanut butter on the side.
Crystal Miron
I have signed up for the Spencer’s Market mailing list and liked Spencer’s Market on Facebook. :)
Crystal Miron
I already like eatdrinkbetter on facebook. Not sure if I get an entry for that….? :)
jen
I signed up for the list AND tweeted:
This sounds good. Thanks!!
http://spencersmarket.com/invitations/4n2fnn
stacey vaughn
What an awesome idea! Im vegan and i think my favorite snacks are probably kale chips and flax seed crackers.
stacey vaughn
Additionally, i signed up for your newsletter!
Vaishali
Homemade baked sweet potato fries. Yum.
Krista
Broccoli!
Jessica
Lara bars and seawed chips.
Jessica
I liked Eat, Drink, Better on Facebook
Jessica
I signed up for the Spencerβs Market mailing list.
domestic diva
Apples with peanut butter.
MairinC
Liked on Twitter
MairinC
Liked on Facebook
mairinC
Brad’s Raw Kale Chips
MairinC
Signed onto mailing list
abbey
i live in the bay and vegan and so excited about spencers. saw they have uncle eddies cookies on there SO EXCITED. would love to win this!!! signed upp and i will like you on facebook!! thank you!
Laura Eichenlaub
My favorite vegan items are those that come from the earth like organic apples and peaches :)
Ladytink_534
My friend makes these awesome vegan brownies
Ladytink_534
Email Subscriber as Ladytink534(at)gmail(dot)com
Ladytink_534
I LIKE you on FB~ Jen Tink
Melissa Cadle
I am already on your mailing list. I live in rural west virginia so I have to use the web to get a lot of vegan stuff. Thanks for your new website!