At Lauri Lee’s, we’re overflowing with gratitude. Over the past three years, our amazing customers, family, and friends have voted us among the best in multiple Arizona communities — and it’s all because of you.

Your support for our low-sodium, high-flavor seasonings and specialty foods has helped our small family business grow and reach new places while staying true to what matters most: creating products that are truly low sodium, truly delicious.

Every sprinkle, blend, and recipe we create is made with heart — and every award reminds us that we’re doing more than making seasonings; we’re helping families bring flavor and joy to their own tables.

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2023 – A Wonderful Beginning

Surprise, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Gold

Our first Community Votes recognition showed us that people were embracing what makes Lauri Lee’s special — wholesome, flavorful blends made with love and integrity.

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2024 – Expanding Our Reach

Surprise, AZ

• Home Cooking – Gold
• Specialty Foods – Silver

Peoria, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Gold

Buckeye, AZ

• Specialty Foods – Gold

As we grew, so did our connection to our community. From local markets to online orders, your continued support helped us share our signature blends with even more families across Arizona.

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2025 – A Year of Unforgettable Achievements

Flagstaff, AZ

• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Scottsdale, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Peoria, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Gilbert, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum & Gold
• Specialty Foods – Platinum & Gold

Glendale, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Tempe, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Surprise, AZ

• Home Cooking – Gold
• Specialty Foods – Gold

Chandler, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Avondale, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Goodyear, AZ

• Home Cooking – Platinum
• Specialty Foods – Platinum

Buckeye, AZ

• Specialty Foods – Silver

This year’s awards are the most meaningful yet — a reflection of the incredible support from customers who believe in clean, healthy, and flavorful cooking made simple.

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Gratitude from Our Family to Yours

To our loyal customers and community — thank you. Your votes, your encouragement, and your stories of cooking with Lauri Lee’s blends inspire us daily. You’ve helped turn our small-batch seasonings into something so much bigger: a shared love for food that brings people together.

We’ll continue to craft each blend with the same care and quality you’ve come to expect — staying true to our promise:
Always Lauri Lee’s Kitchen approved. If we don’t love it…we don’t sell it. 
Our customers always matter.
We don’t compromise quality – ever.

Taste the Award-Winning Difference

Bring home the same flavor Arizona communities have voted among the best. Shop Our Award-Winning Blends and discover why Lauri Lee’s is Truly Low Sodium!! Truly Delicious.

With endless gratitude,
The Lauri Lee’s Family

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

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.

Lauri Lee’s first tv commercial is coming to a TV near you, but you can see right here, TODAY! Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and hit the bell to be notified when we upload new content! Click here to subscribe

An “Entrepreneur of Impact” refers to an individual who starts and runs a business with a primary focus on creating positive social and environmental change alongside financial profit, essentially prioritizing a “double bottom line” where both financial success and societal impact are measured and pursued actively; they are considered “impact entrepreneurs” who aim to solve pressing problems through their business ventures. 

Friends, we need your help!   Please vote for Lauri Stafford to be the Entrepreneur of Impact.  Please ask your friends and family and please share this also!   This would mean a great deal to Lauri Lee’s!  You can vote daily!  

Vote for Lauri Stafford to be the Entrepreneur of Impact while supporting a great cause! Cast your daily vote below, or make a tax-deductible donation to help schoolchildren thrive and live well-nourished, physically active lives.

https://entrepreneurofimpact.org/2025/lauri-stafford

BENEFITING

GENYOUth

GENYOUth is a 501c3 national nonprofit dedicated to helping schoolchildren thrive by living a well-nourished and physically active life. A catalyst for youth health and wellness, GENYOUth has supported over 77,000 U.S. schools to equip them with the resources needed to ensure millions of children have equitable access to nutrition and physical activity. To learn more and show support, visit www.GENYOUthnow.org.

https://entrepreneurofimpact.org/2025/lauri-stafford

Round one – We need to stay in the top 20 for this round. This could positively impact the future of Lauri Lee’s!

Thank you all for your support!

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

• Top 20 (begins January 20th and ends January 30th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top twenty (20) Competitors in that group.
• Top 15 (begins January 30th and ends February 6th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top fifteen (15) Competitors in that group.
• Top 10 (begins February 6th and ends February 13th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top ten (10) Competitors in that group.
• Top 5 (begins February 13th and ends February 20th) – Public voting will help reduce each group to the top five (5) Competitors in that group.
• Group Finals (begin February 20th and end February 27th) – Public voting will help reduce total Competitors to one (1) preliminary winner in each Group Finals group who will then advance to the Quarterfinals.
• Wildcard Round (begins February 28th and ends March 2nd) – Competitors who took second (2nd) place in their respective Group Finals group will compete in a shortened round for a chance to advance to the Quarterfinals. Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine the top one (1) Competitor from each group who will then advance to the Quarterfinals. 
• Quarterfinals (begin March 3rd and end March 13th) – The top Competitors from each Group Finals/Wildcard Round group will be divided into Quarterfinals groups. Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine the top one (1) Quarterfinalist from each group who will then advance to the Semifinals.
• Semifinals (begin March 14th and end March 20th) – The top Competitors from each Quarterfinals group will be divided into Semifinals groups. Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine the top one (1) Semifinalist from each group who will then advance to the Finals.
• Finals (begin March 21st and end March 27th) – Votes will be reset, and public voting will determine which Finalist will be the winner of the 2025 Entrepreneur of Impact Competition (the “Grand Prize Winner”). The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on or before April 26th, 2025.

NO PURCHASE, DONATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS COMPETITION.

It is not necessary for individuals registering to compete (each an “Entrant” and collectively, “Entrants”) to pay an entry fee, cast a vote, or tender payment of any kind to enter the Competition. Competition entry open only to individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older (“Eligible Entry Age”) that are legal residents of the United States (U.S) or Canada (excluding Quebec) at the time of entry. Further eligibility restrictions are listed below.

It is not necessary for individuals submitting votes (each a “Voter” and collectively, “Voters”) to pay to cast a vote, although a Voter may choose to do so if they wish to vote more than once per day during the Competition. Void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by applicable law. Purchasing of votes limited to those individuals who are eighteen (18) years or older.

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Lovers of great flavor in Middle Tennessee rejoice!! Lauri Lee’s is proud to announce that Seven Cedars Butcher Block in Lebanon, TN now carries the full line of Lauri Lee’s Ultra Low Sodium Seasoning Blends!! Now you can get great Seven Cedars farm-fresh, hand-cut meats with no artificial additives and amazing-tasting Lauri Lee’s Ultra Low Sodium Seasonings with no artificial ingredients in the same great location!! Seven Cedars has an amazing selection of foods and food-related products, and now they have Lauri Lee’s, too!! Stop in and get yours today!!

Seven Cedars Butcher Block, in Lebanon, TN, is the leading butcher shop serving Nashville, Hermitage, Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, Gallatin, and surrounding areas. They offer a variety of items such as beef, pork, chicken, lamb, smoked meats, vegetables, bread, pies, cakes, spices, and much more. For more information, visit Seven Cedars Butcher Block in Lebanon.

On the internet , you find Seven Cedars here: https://sevencedarsbutcherblock.com/

Seven Cedars social media pages (don’t forget to like/follow!):

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1ApQiKbF6a/?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Instagram.com/sevencedarsbutcherblock

Lauri Lee’s was featured in Voyage Phoenix Magazine’s “Inspiring Stories” series! Click here to read

https://voyagephoenix.com/interview/inspiring-conversations-with-lauri-robert-stafford-of-lauri-lees-llc?fbclid=IwY2xjawGondVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHciiXNrPPbcabIgP17Dz9sNx0muJCaKtG3dt8GhxS6gHVGuvCGn53PxnSg_aem_Z9qvaEwXGH31WMqtnXZh6A

Check out this article in the Sun City West Independent about the Sun City West Farmers Market & Craft Show. Lauri Lee was quoted!

Check it out! 

https://www.yourvalley.net/detail.html?sub_id=145e453599

You KNOW you’ve been waiting to find out the answer… the mystery is solved!!