Our mission: representation from seed to shelf
At Kola Goodies, we make delicious, easy, superfood and tea lattes, that are inspired by our South Asian heritage, made modern. We work directly with farmers in South Asia to source all our ingredients, enabling us to put 30-40% more money to the hands of the farmers, ensuring today's wellness trends also benefit the communities and cultures they originate from. Our mission is to build more cultural representation from seed to shelf in the wellness industry,
Here’s the problem, there is no diversity or cultural representation in wellness. Although many of today’s wellness trends stem from South Asia, the profits and mindshare doesn’t go back to the communities and cultures they originate from. That’s what we’re changing, one delicious sip at a time.
Born and raised in Sri Lanka
Hi, I'm Sajani and this is my Amma (mom), Sujatha! I was born and raised in Sri Lanka and came to America at 18 for college, far away from home. I was working long hours in tech and stressed. I was looking for natural ways to nourish myself and be balanced, the way my Amma did for me when I was growing up in Sri Lanka. The quest to solve today's wellness needs naturally, and the opportunity to increase cultural representation in this industry, evolved into our super yummy, ethically-sourced goodies you see today.
Goodies that benefit you - and the communities they come from
We partner with farmers to source our ingredients directly, a game-changer in the wellness industry. Directly sourcing from our roots enables us to:
💚 Get super high quality, fresh AF ingredients - not ingredients sitting in middleman warehouses for months
💚 Pay our farmers more, by eliminating intermediaries from our supply chain
💚 Give back to the communities and cultures these ingredients come from, increase equity, and increase representation
Every sip creates a ripple of goodness around the world - that's what you do when you support us.
By supporting us in this campaign, you are helping us further our mission of increasing cultural representation from seed to shelf.
- 50% of funds = Make holiday season sales goals come true by helping us fund upfront cost of inventory of ingredients needed to have a successful Q4!
- 50% of funds = Our team is small, mighty and diverse with 100% WOC. We are setting aside half of the campaign money to give an opportunity for a young bay area student to come in and get hands on experience with us. Creating good jobs is the future.
Thank you, let's build that cultural representation and make this world more inclusive together !
