Shopping local is more important than ever in the age of Amazon same day deliveries and continued dominance of big box retailers both online and offline. Several of our “Best of” categories include questions about favorite places to shop, but the locally made product can include brands that don’t have IRL stores.
Our full top 10 list this year includes a lot of those types of businesses, but in first place this year is Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, which has both retail stores and a laundry list of locations for purchase inside grocery stores large and small over the US. Founded 20 years ago in 2002, Jeni’s has grown by leaps and bounds into a national company while maintaining hometown roots.
With a constantly rotating selection of seasonal and experimental flavors, ice cream fans are bound to discover something that hits their tastebuds just right at Jeni’s.
For more info, visit jenis.com.
- Jeni’s Ice Creams
- Tiki Botanicals body lotion
- Glenn Avenue Soap Company
- Dan the Baker Breads
- Homage t-shirts
- Anthony Thomas chocolates
- Simple Times Mixers
- A Carpenters Son furniture
- Krema Nut Company peanut butter
- North Country Charcuterie
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2021: Glenn Avenue Soap
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2020: North Country Charcuterie
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2019: North Country Charcuterie
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2018: Alison Rose
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2017: OH! Chips
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2016: Snowville Creamery Products
Flashback: Best Locally Made Product of 2015: Darista Dips
Note: Our “Best of 2022″ lists are published as the results of our annual Reader Survey Poll.