Consumer Products: Growing Companies

Cincinnati, OH

1435 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

1009 Sargent Street
Cincinnati, OH 45203

Cincinnati, OH

7671 Cox Lane
West Chester, OH 45069

Cincinnati, OH

Dayton, OH

Cincinnati, OH

While Brian Hock trained for the Louisville Ironman in 2010, he had an idea for a way to stay hydrated along the way. That idea evolved into Simple Hydration, a start-up company with an innovative product that is being manufactured in the US.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Five months ago, David Johnson and his wife Estelle McNair started a branding company together. Today, Johnson-McNair is beginning to gain traction and serve clients all over the country.

602 Main Street
Suite 2
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Charlie Hall’s first job after getting a degree in finance from Miami University, was selling copiers in Chicago. His boss told him he had to make 50 cold calls a day to keep his job. After six months, Hall got fired. Two days after he got fired, Spring Valley, a bottle watered distribution company that had been one of his cold calls, offered him a job.

10341 Julian Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215

Coffee Emporium has been open since 1973, but current owners Tony Tausch and Eileen Schwab purchased the Hyde Park-based business in 1996. Since then, Tausch has expanded the company and now provides coffee for dozens of cafes around the area, as well as six of his own.
 

110 E. Central Parkway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

David Brecount and Mark Miller started US Digital Partners with a bold vision: they wanted to embrace the way the internet was changing business interaction and help Cincinnati companies develop and market their brands.

311 Elm Street
Cincinnati , Ohio 45202

Brian Burke started IBuyCells in 2006. Alone, he was buying and selling used Verizon phones out of his house in Loveland. In 2008, he saw much more potential in selling Apple computers and iPhones. In October of 2009, he founded sellyourmac.com and generated $1 million of revenue in the first year.

7A Techview Dr
Cincinnati, Ohio 45215

Though Kaleidoscope has been around for 22 years, in its last decade, its focus has shifted to four distinct areas of product development. By keeping a clear eye on consumer goods, electronics, healthcare and transportation, Kaleidoscope takes the process from research to ideation.

205 West Fourth Street
Suite 1140
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Using pure ingredients and plenty of passion, Queen City Cookies owner Peggy Shannon continues to build a sweet and savory empire, one gorgeous bite at a time. From specialty cookie sales in local shops to her own storefront in Findlay Market, Shannon continues to expand her reach. Now her cookies are available at Whole Foods in Rookwood and online through Sur la Table, with more outlets on the way.

Cincinnati, Ohio

From cutting, to design and through to the manufacturing of custom jewelry, Koop Diamond Cutters does it all from the fourth floor of the Queen City Building in downtown Cincinnati. Cincinnati native Clarence Koop started the business in 1966, and soon after, his son Butch began designing jewelry pieces on an order-by-order basis. Now in its third generation of family ownership, Koop now has a full manufacturing plant and sales center to provide customers with a complete, in-house shopping experience.

214 East Eight Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Zone Creative Group, a media development and video production company, started with two employees in 2003. Eight years later, Zone CG now has 10 employees, but keeps the same goal owner John Colmar had in mind when he launched.

911 West 8th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45203

Two sisters have set out to create the perfect no-cream ice cream. They experimented with different bases and came out with some textures that were barely passable. But they kept at it, and with a dedication to using only natural ingredients and lots of time and effort, eventually, Phro*ZEN was born.

Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati-born Copper Mountain Beverages developed and sells Hot2Go, a packaged latte that has real milk, is ready to heat and drink and tastes as good as more expensive coffee beverages.

1776 Mentor Ave., Suite 250
Cincinnati , Ohio 45212

150 years ago Christian Moerlein was a top Cincinnati brewer, making the only local beer that was good enough to be exported to Europe. Moerlein CEO Greg Hardman is bringing back Cincinnati's grand brewing tradition with an Over-the-Rhine facility making beer that's grabbing national attention once again.

1621 Moore St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Madisonville based Gorilla Glue has formed a unique bond with a group of performing artists that utilize the company's products.

4550 Red Bank Expressway
Cincinnati, Ohio 45227

When she was a child, Melinda Kirk was bitten by a dog. As a young adult, however, she was bitten figuratively when she and her partner obtained two Weimaraners. Her passion for pups pushed her to build a unique, specialty pet food business that sources organic ingredients and uses local producers.

Covington, KY

430 Seymour Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45216

Dominion Liquid Technologies has grown from a small startup company manufacturing coffee flavored syrups to one that develops and produces energy shots, pancake syrups, cocktail mixes, barbeques and hot sauces - all made right here in Cincinnati.

3965 Virginia Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45227

Heather Curless has spent the past year talking about her business, and introducing people to the need to use natural, non-toxic and more environmentally friendly products when they design or fix up their houses

3528 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226

M.E. Heuck was founded when Mathilde E. Heuck, a renowned cook and homemaker, raided her husband's tool box and improvised the Heuck Turkey Lacer, which made the preparation of poultry dressing easier for home cooks. Nearly 90 years later, the Mason, Ohio, firm is staying environmentally conscious with new technology.

1111 Western Row Road
Mason, OH 45040

(202) 353-5100
2535 Spring Grove Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45214-1773

513-445-1840
35181 Natorp Boulevard
Mason, OH 45040-5909

Two friends and experienced graphic designers - one on Cincinnati, one in L.A. -  are turning their passions into unique and fun paper products catching the eyes of mothers and hostesses in the Queen City and beyond.

877-344-4011
Cincinnati , OH

A former Kroger auditor took a look at the couponing process and decided to start a company that mixes the web, mobile apps and individual buying habits to better link consumers and companies.

455 Delta Ave Ste 200
Cincinanti, OH 45226

Artfully adorning the products of major international alcoholic beverage brands are the high-quality labels produced by Eurostampa, an Italian-owned company with North American headquarters based in Roselawn.

(513) 821-2275
1871 Summit Rd
Cincinanti, OH 45237

As a cash-strapped graduate student at UC, entrepreneur Marie McCabe's reputation among friends for her delectable homemade granola became the essential ingredient in her own survival, which she cleverly bartered for goods and services such as a new bike and the occasional computer repair. Three years and three kitchens later, McCabe's is a "growing, thriving granola machine" with national distribution. 

1-888-357-9101
P.O. Box 16312
Covington, KY 41016

513-309-7287
8050 Beckett Center Drive, Suite 124
West Chester, OH

With a business model akin to well-known online travel agencies, VenueAgent enables betrothed couples to book the best venues in town (often at bargain prices) while relieving event vendors of worrisome vacancies. . . a marital match made in heaven.

513-284-5757
3044 Sundance Blvd.
Burlington, KY 41005

For 56 percent of Americans, the “best part of waking up” is still the soothing aroma of a fresh pot of roasted coffee, and Seven Hills Coffee of Cincinnati can take credit for getting many of us off to that same good start each morning. 

513-489-5220
11094 Deerfield Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242

After years of making her own soaps and lotions at home, Robin Feltner turned a well-honed hobby into an eco-chic bath and body company that relies on high-quality, natural ingredients.

(513) 368-7045
274 Francisridge Drive
Cincinanti, OH 45238

No, your weekly Soapbox is not getting into the beauty care industry. However, two sisters chose a great name when they started their own premium, natural soap company after designing soap at home to battle dry skin problems. They now have two shop locations and travel to festivals around Greater Cincinnati selling their bath and body products.

(513) 321-6300
2724 Erie Ave
Hyde Park , OH 45208

You've been told not to judge a book by its cover. But we all judge a product by its package. StratusGroup creates better product packaging for the pharmaceutical, health and beauty, and food and beverage markets - both paperboard packages and pressure-sensitive labels. A commitment to precision and innovation allows StratusGroup to add value to brands with packages that pop.

(513) 870-4040
8710 Global Way
West Chester, OH 45069

Twenty years after launching a company that meets the needs of the local design community, downtown Cincinnati's Singer Showroom is using innovative marketing feedback to foster future growth.

(513) 621-3081
700 West Pete Rose Way, 2nd Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45203

A Cincinnati area family with a love of healthy food has created a line of frozen and refrigerated gourmet vegan foods that mix flavor, nutrition and whole ingredients.

513-272-6555
6216 Madison Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45227

The Wolf Group is a one-of-a-kind business that started out in the founder and president’s home in the late 1980s. Today the business is home to a 17,000 sq. ft. facility in Blue Ash where dozens of trained palates taste, as well as touch, smell and test a host of food, personal care and other products for companies who want to make them better.

(513) 891-9100
10860 Kenwood Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45241

Formerly known as The Cincinnati Sign Company, this growing Over-the-Rhine company specializes in full digital printing onto everything from small outdoor banners to giant interior walls, and everything in between.

513-241-2726
2016 Elm St.
Cincinnati , OH 45202