Native Vanilla

Native Vanilla produces, markets, and distributes vanilla products for the restaurant, food industry, and home markets. The company is headquartered in Florida, USA. It supplies naturally grown, sustainably sourced high-quality vanilla pods and products to customers in the North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. It works with micro-farmers from small villages in Papua New Guinea. As of 2019, the company exports eight to nine tons of vanilla every year. Apart from its Florida location, Native Vanilla has another office in Cape Town, South Africa.

History & Operations

Native Vanilla was founded in 2018 by entrepreneur and fintech expert Dan Edmiston. In 1981, when Edmiston was still a child, his family had moved to a village in Papua New Guinea. He revisited the village in 2014 to meet his childhood friends and witnessed the obstacles faced by farmers who were cultivating vanilla pods. In 2017, Edmiston sold his fintech company and decided to start Native Vanilla.

Native Vanilla sources its vanilla beans from villages in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. It partners with local farmers to establish cooperatives that provide training and resources to the vanilla growers. It helps farmers achieve better quality and consistency of vanilla beans. As of 2019, Native Vanilla supports around 2000 vanilla growers in various East Sepik Villages and has commenced working with farmers in the Western Province.

Products

Native Vanilla exports top-quality Papuan vanilla to various continents. Its range of products includes gourmet vanilla bean pods, extract vanilla bean pods, vanilla bean powder, and DIY vanilla extract kits. The company sells its products through an online store on its website. Native Vanilla’s products are also available on e-commerce platforms such as eBay, Amazon, and Etsy.