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The result was Just Water, a company that produces eco-friendly bottled water from renewable sources, like plastic from sugarcane.
Kristen Bell started This Saves Lives, a company that sells granola bars. When the actress learned about childhood malnutrition in the third world, she started the company that donates food to impoverished children in Haiti and South Africa.
Father and son Will and Jaden Smith started a water company. At 10, Jaden noticed a lot of garbage and plastic in the ocean while surfing and had a brain wave.
Sarah Michelle Gellar started Food Stirs, which is all about organic baking goods. She was inspired by baking with her kids and wanted to make the activity more natural and accessible.
Harder stuff meaning solid food! Skinnygirl produces snacks, salad dressings, and popcorn now too.
Coconut water was all the buzz. Madonna and Rihanna were well aware of this and decided to get in on the action. They both invested millions and are part owners in Vita Coco, a coconut water brand.
Actress Demi Moore is one of the owners of Happy Family. She got involved in the company, which offers organic baby food, in the early stages.
Actress Jennifer Garner started Once Upon A Farm. She was inspired while feeding her kids fresh, organic fruits and veggies from local farmers.
American reality television personality Bethenny Frankel is behind Skinnygirl, which is a food and lifestyle brand. They started with cocktail mixes but soon moved on to the harder stuff.
Former tennis pro Maria Sharapova is the unlikely owner of a candy brand. However, her company Sugarpova offers a healthy line of candies.
Proving a difficult task to find good, honest food, Garner's company sells just this–pouches of fruit and veggies for kids with nothing artificial added.
Bongiovi Pasta Sauces’ recipes were handed down from Jon Bon Jovi's Sicilian great grandmother, so now everyone can enjoy some traditional pasta sauce from this family-run business.
‘Sopranos’ actor Steve Schirripa has a pasta sauce company called Uncle Steve’s Sauces. Schirripa’s business is also family-run, and the sauces are based on family recipes.
Joe Perry, the lead guitarist of Aerosmith, has his own hot sauce company called Rock Your World Hot Sauce. The original hot sauce line is Boneyard Brew, a traditional blend of garlic, onions, and habaneros, but there is also the mango peach tango sauce and a barbecue sauce.
Late actor Paul Newman famously set up a company called Newman’s Own, which sells salad dressings and pizza sauces. The profits go to charity. Newman passed away in 2008, but Newman’s Own is still operating.
After a fan posted a video on YouTube literally singing her potato pies' praises, the pies sold out in Walmart stores across the US.
Kardashian sisters Kim and Khloé were involved with a Flat Tummy Co’s Shake It Baby drinks, which are supposed to replace two meals a day for four weeks. The drinks are super expensive, as well as having been criticized by the nutritional science community.
The legendary singer has her own company, Good Life Baked Goods. She published her first cookbook in 1999 and started selling her baked goods in Walmart in 2015.
Rapper Yung Joc put his face on a packet of Honey Dew Cheese Curls. It was more of an endorsement than anything else. They sold for US$9.99 a bag and weren’t received very well in terms of taste.
Ever since 50 Cent came onto the scene, it was pretty apparent that he was health-conscious. An early album cover of his was an image of him topless with a six-pack. It made sense for the musician and businessman to get involved with Glacéau to endorse Formula 50 flavor of Vitamin Water.
His friends had been badgering him for years to sell his homemade arrabbiata sauce, made using a slow cook method that his mother perfected. The sauces are organic, gluten-free, and certified paleo.
22 Days Nutrition is a plant-based lifestyle company that sells organic food. They offer snacks, bars, powders, and much more. The company also provides a service that delivers vegan meals.
Heidi Klum also got behind a candy company to sell her brand of gummies called Heidi’s Fruit Flirtations.
Rachael Ray teamed up with The J.M. Smucker Company to make some food we hope you haven’t tried. Why? Because it’s for dogs!
Her company, a subsidiary, is called Nutrish and sells high-quality food for animals while also helping to feed animals in need.
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Katy Perry had her own flavor of popchips. The crisps are supposed to be healthy. She tweeted about the brand a bunch of times before it was released that she had invested in the company.
Jon Bon Jovi owns Bongiovi Pasta Sauces. When the rock star grew up in New Jersey, his father was famous in his neighborhood for making homemade pasta sauces.
Breakfast just got a little cooler as Snoop Dogg has released a brand new cereal called Snoop Loopz. The gluten-free, multigrain cereal featuring marshmallows comes from the Broadus Foods line that Snoop co-founded with fellow rapper Percy "Master P" Miller. Miller shared wrote that the cereal was "the best tasting cereal in the game" on Instagram and added, "@Snoopdogg we're taking over the grocery stores. Snooploopz.com The more we make the more we give."
Broadus Foods was founded "to continue Mama Snoop's legacy of her generous love and passion for feeding families in our communities," as per its site, and "Part of its mission is to support charities like Door of Hope, which assists the homeless." They also sell Mama Snoop's oatmeal, grits, pancake mix, and maple syrup.
Food is one of the best industries to get involved in. People need to eat, and new fads are coming and going all the time. These stars have gotten involved with food companies or have started their own in one way or another. Some of them have set up pretty sensible companies, aiming to solve a problem by offering something valuable that other companies weren’t doing. Others weren’t as savvy and just put their face on a packet of chips. To learn which surprising food brands are owned and backed by celebrities, click through this gallery.
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Snoop Dogg makes a splash in cereal game with Snoop Loopz
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Breakfast just got a little cooler as Snoop Dogg has released a brand new cereal called Snoop Loopz. The gluten-free, multigrain cereal featuring marshmallows comes from the Broadus Foods line that Snoop co-founded with fellow rapper Percy "Master P" Miller. Miller shared wrote that the cereal was "the best tasting cereal in the game" on Instagram and added, "@Snoopdogg we're taking over the grocery stores. Snooploopz.com The more we make the more we give."
Broadus Foods was founded "to continue Mama Snoop's legacy of her generous love and passion for feeding families in our communities," as per its site, and "Part of its mission is to support charities like Door of Hope, which assists the homeless." They also sell Mama Snoop's oatmeal, grits, pancake mix, and maple syrup.
Food is one of the best industries to get involved in. People need to eat, and new fads are coming and going all the time. These stars have gotten involved with food companies or have started their own in one way or another. Some of them have set up pretty sensible companies, aiming to solve a problem by offering something valuable that other companies weren’t doing. Others weren’t as savvy and just put their face on a packet of chips. To learn which surprising food brands are owned and backed by celebrities, click through this gallery.