ABOUT OUR AWARD WINNING gourmet WHOLE FOODs COMPANY
We've Come A Ways Since Winning BurgerFest in 2016
Have you ever heard of a meatless burger beating out a bunch of meat heads at a Burger Fest? Well we may have been the first ones to do it. We won the Hamburg BurgerFest in 2016. And we haven't stopped creating since.
Back then it was all about a challenge. What can we do to stand out and make a splash in the often un-innovated space of food vendors? So we started with meatless products back in the day. Many awards and accomplishments later, including winning the largest food festival in the country, The Taste of Buffalo in 2023- and we decided to engineer the next era of Avenue29 Creations. We serve everything now. From organic meats, to Italian cheeses, and at our events- yes, our signature plant based creations are a continuous hit amongst literally everyone. But it was time to expand.
"It's always been about the sauce. The Flavor. The quality of ingredients. And with that kind of magic you can make anything you want. And so we did." - Nick, Founder
Our Founder's Story & Company Cause
Since 2011, founder, Nick Mussolini, has fought for animal rights all around the world. But it wasn't until he rescued Soho, the once-stray cat from downtown Buffalo, that he felt called to an even bigger mission.
"The saddest eyes I've ever seen." He said, upon rescuing him.
After just 2 months of love, healing, and being held for possibly the first time in his life, Soho's little body couldn't fight the beating it took on the streets any longer. He passed peacefully on January 13, 2015 in Nick's arms, while leaving his loving light and grateful heart with all of those he touched.
The flame from having to say goodbye to little Soho would stay with Nick, and just 5 months later, became the catalyst for the birth of Avenue29 Foods.
The company on a mission to build the world's first global animal rescue fund.
To learn more please visit www.thesohoproject.org