Meet Our Makers: Graduates

Motembo Foods is dedicated to providing the highest quality foods that are sustainable to our environment and taste delicious. Their break out products include a ramp butter and seasoned butter blends. It’s an experience when you’re enjoying unique flavors from fresh, unique, feel-good foods that our team stands behind, wholeheartedly. No additives or preservatives.

Life’s special moments deserve a celebration.

Events for friends, family & loved ones can often be the most stressful to coordinate. An Affair to Remember Catering takes all of the guesswork out of planning a flawless fete that is festive and fun. Whether hosts have a vision of their own or need some creative direction, our talented team of professionals can materialize plans and visions into one of the most memorable moments of a lifetime.

Chef Lucia’s specialties are most European and Latin cuisines, but she can customize and cook any genre of food specifically for your event.

(517) 348-9418

Maureen Abood’s market came to life out of her desire to share with you the ingredients and tools that help make her Lebanese dishes such a pleasure to cook, share, and eat. Every item here is carefully created and thoughtfully curated for you—a truly unique selection of her favorite things inspired by our shared love of all that is wholesome and of the very highest quality.

1607 E Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48912

Joy! Cakes was born from a divine mistake on thanksgiving day in 2015.  While Cooking for her family, Delilah mixed two recipes and the results led to the Joy! Cake Muffins. Original tasters said her cakes brought on memories of family, and love, and the “joy” of holidays associated with such desserts.  By pairing a passion for excellent service with clean and high quality ingredients; allowed them to stand out from other specialty desserts in the Detroit area.

18551 Grand River Ave
Detroit, MI 48223

(517) 449-7359

BRITE Bites exists to help you make healthier choices in the simplest way possible. We get it, swallowing pills is a pain. That’s why they decided to put your daily probiotic in a flavorful, shelf-stable bite. By combining nutrient-rich ingredients with gut-healthy probiotics you will have the vitality and the capacity to live a happy and fulfilled life.

Sweet Encounter is a gourmet bakery & café specializing in scrumptious, made from scratch gluten-free, soy-free, and peanut-free desserts.

SE Kids Culinary Academy is a monthly culinary cooking club infused with STEM activities designed to educate and cultivate a love for cooking in kids.

228 S. Washington Ave. Ste. 100
Lansing, MI 48933

(517) 763-2479

Mr. Leslie’s Cheesecakes started with Marcus Leslie Sr’s love for baking as a child and grew into a regular hobby, with friends and family coming to expect his delicious baked goods at every event. They have expanded to local stores so anyone can pick up a cheesecake when they’re in the mood for an authentic cheesecake experience.

Check out this interview with Mr.Leslie!

1967 N Aurelius Rd, Holt, MI 48842

(517) 618-1763

Caley has been brewing kombucha in Lansing Michigan as close to the traditional way as possible while focusing on sourcing local Michigan ingredients. Standing behind a product that knows all of its growers. Check out their products at brick and mortar or at any of their retail partners.

3415 E Saginaw St
Lansing, MI 48912

A microbrewery proudly serving craft beer brewed in small batches with a five barrel Psycho Brew system built right here in Michigan. Other house fermented products include craft seltzer, wine, and hard cider. And don’t forget their artisan pizzas, featuring many local products.

1101 S. Washington Ave
Lansing, MI 48910

Tatse serves up quick service Nigerian rice bowls for dine in and delivery. Aside from dinner, it transformed into Handi Wraps and Suya Bugas as it made the transition to a more college facing location.

“In Africa, our food influences our community by supporting and nourishing the spirit on every level. Our views, values, humor, and hopes all stem from how we feed ourselves. So we wish to put our culture first in the meals we will prepare; which we believe will lead us to a better and more diverse community.”

515 East Grand River,
East Lansing, MI 48823

Young entrepreneurs that are passionate about Lansing and creating business ideas that will not only thrive in Lansing, but make a lasting impact. Their niche is craft edible cookie dough and ice cream. Hoping to bring everyone back to the days of their childhood when their mom told them not to eat all the cookie dough.

3112 E Michigan Ave.

Lansing, MI 48912