Laurel Orley, Co-Founder and CEO, Daily Crunch Snacks
Laurel Orley and Daily Crunch pulled in so many awards and so much recognition this year that to leave them off a list of “notables” would indicate we’d stopped taking notes. But we haven’t.
The company won the Albertsons’ Innovation Launchpad award at Expo West, a 2025 Brands with Heart cohort membership with 7-Eleven, a Self Magazine Pantry Award, an appearance on “The View,” and more. As CEO, Orley doesn’t just rack up bona fides, though – she’s a bona fide advocate for women, mental health, upcycled food and bees. That comes around, too, in partnerships and collaborations with notable companies like Fly by Jing. The company just celebrated its fifth birthday and it’s on a roll, expanding its flavor options and points of distribution. That’s a sprouted company, indeed.