Lauri Lee & Bob Stafford live in Surprise, AZ and sell low-sodium spices and seasonings with their food business, Lauri Lee’s.

Lauri Lee & Bob Stafford appeared on the Forrager Podcast for Cottage Food Businesses with David Crabill! Click here to take a listen! https://forrager.com/podcast/lauri-lee-bob-stafford-with-lauri-lees

Back when Lauri Lee invented her low-sodium seasonings, she had no intentions of selling them, but soon many friends and family were asking for them as well.

So in 2023, Lauri Lee and Bob took a big leap of faith and pursued this business as their only source of income, and in just the past two and a half years, they’ve already sold over 20,000 containers of their seasonings!

In this episode, Lauri Lee & Bob share the strategies they’ve used to continue scaling their business by becoming a major presence at markets, adding wholesale accounts, switching to a co-packer, and more.

3 Key Takeaways

• Start with a Need, Grow with Passion: Lauri Lee’s low-sodium seasonings were born out of a real health challenge, Bob’s need to cut back on salt…
• Stand Out at Markets with Branding & Community: From day one, Bob’s creative background helped them design eye-catching banners…
• Embrace Growth & Don’t Fear the Next Step: After a year as a cottage food business, they took the leap to work with a co-packer…

Resources

Lauri Lee’s website (Instagram | Facebook | TikTok)

Arizona Cottage Food Law

By: Faith Pestilos | Tags: brand, chamber of commerce, community, copacker, couple, creativity, family, farmers markets, marketing, partnerships, photography, scaling, seasonings, shipping, spices, tiktok, and wholesale | Food: Mixes and Spices & Seasonings | Venues: Events, Farmers markets, Home, Online, and Retail stores | Regions: Arizona

Lauri Lee’s has been nominated for Phoenix Magazine’s 2025 Best of the Valley!!

Lauri Lee’s – Low Sodium Seasonings & Dip Mixes is listed under the category Local Food Product and Subcategory Artisanal Local Food Product.

Voting begins April 1!

Vote once per day per category.

Winners will be published in the July/August issue of PHOENIX, scheduled to mail to subscribers the week of June 24 and on newsstands July 4. Winners will also be published on this page on July 1.

Voting
April 1-30, 2025

Winners: Revealed in the JUL/AUG ’25 issue of PHOENIX magazine and phoenixmag.com. The issue is scheduled to be mailed to subscribers the week of June 25 and hits newsstands July 4. Winners will also be posted on this page on July 1.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE: https://www.phoenixmag.com/2025/03/31/best-of-the-valley-2025-readers-choice-ballot/#/gallery/?group=507781

Nominations are open for the Phoenix Magazine Best of the Valley 2025! If you love Lauri Lee’s products as much as we do, please consider adding us as a write in nomination! You can nominate daily through March 25, 2025. Voting rounds will open April 1, 2025 and we need enough nominations to get to the voting rounds.

Here’s how:

1. Click Here to get to the Phoenix Magazine’s Best of the Valley 2025 Ballot
2. Click on the category Local Food Products
3. Under subcategory Artisanal Local Food Product, Type “Lauri Lee’s – Low Sodium Seasonings & Party Dips” in the Name Field. Add www.laurilees.com under the website field.