Yolélé Foods, Inc.

Yolélé brings delicious and nutritious African foods and foodways to a global audience, while supporting sustainable smallholder farming.

  • Stage Product In Market
  • Industry Food and Beverage
  • Location New York, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded May 2017
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website yolele.com

Company Summary

Yolélé is the leading African food brand in the US. Our products are distributed nationally in the natural/specialty channel. We also sell direct to consumer via Amazon and our website. Our products are centered on traditional climate-resilient ingredients grown by West African smallholders using regenerative practices. We have a partnership with an industrial agri-processor that provides supply continuity, traceability, and a cost advantage.

Team

  • Philip Teverow
    co-founder & CEO

    Decades in natural-specialty foods, turning food ideas into food businesses, creating and launching brands. Imported quinoa to the US in the 1980's!

  • Pierre Thiam
    co-founder & President

    World's leading African chef and cookbook author, media magnet, eloquent advocate for African foodways.

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