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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Michele’s Granola Expands Partnership with MOM’s Organic Market Michele’s Granola bakes exclusive varieties for MOM’s, and MOM’s matches Michele’s charitable giving.   Timonium, MD (August 3, 2018) – Michele’s Granola, a Baltimore-based small-batch granola bakery, has expanded its partnership with regional natural food chain MOM’s Organic Market on two fronts: Michele’s Granola is baking an exclusive line of products for the retailer, and MOM’s Organic Market will match the bakery’s charitable donations based on sales of these co-branded products.  Michele Tsucalas founded Michele’s Granola in 2006, baking a granola cereal free from wheat, dairy, soy, eggs...

If you've flipped over a bag of Michele's Granola, you may have noticed we proudly boast a few special seals...but what do they mean? Let us tell you! "Handmade" isn't just an expression at Michele's Granola. We make granola in small batches, by hand. As Michele grew her business from baking a few dozen bags to baking thousands of pounds, rather than turning to machines or outsourcing the baking of her granola to a factory, she's just added more hands to the kitchen. And those hands are attached to wonderful member of the Michele's Granola family--meet some of them on...

Back in 2007, when Michele was growing her newly established wholesale business, she wasn’t seeking just any retail store to carry her granola. She wanted her granola stocked by natural food retailers who cared for the environment, treated employees with respect and gave back to the community—values that mirrored her own. Michele took a leap when she decided to exhibit her new brand of granola at an eco-minded consumer trade show in Washington, DC, called the Green Festival and it was there she first met the leadership of MOM’s Organic Market. MOM’s, established in Maryland in 1987, had and still...

It was back in 2006 when Michele realized she had something special on her hands. Experimenting in her home kitchen, Michele had created a recipe for a uniquely delicious granola baked with fresh premium ingredients, with a perfectly light and crisp texture. On the encouragement of her friends, she was ready to make the leap to see whether her granola-making hobby could transition into a viable business. She took her handmade granola to the Takoma Park Farmers Market, where she sold out week after week, and the next step to grow her business was to sell her granola to a...