What Batch does

Batch is a woman-owned, privately held artisanal food and gift retailer headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. The company produces handmade jams and jellies in small batches using ingredients it either grows itself or sources locally according to seasonality, and sells them alongside a curated assortment of handmade gift and home goods (candles, soap, lotion, jewelry, clothing, pillows, and potted plants) at a single physical retail storefront at 230 West Main Street, Saxonburg, PA. Founded by Meghan Pohl and Jessica Brewster, the business is described as a two-woman operation and the storefront also serves as the production facility.

The company's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer retail only, with no functional e-commerce checkout, no wholesale distribution, and no third-party marketplace presence. Revenue is generated exclusively through in-person sales during limited operating hours (Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, closed Sunday-Monday). Marketing is community-driven and consists of a WQED (Pittsburgh public media) feature, an email newsletter, organic social media, and word-of-mouth. The underlying 'technology' is traditional small-batch food preservation rather than a software platform; the company has no mobile app, no API, no integrations, and no AI/ML components.

The business model is a bootstrapped, lifestyle-scale micro-retailer. It has raised a single small round of $16,300 in June 2019 from undisclosed investors, has no institutional shareholders, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Customer concentration is diffuse (walk-in retail), and the served market is geographically constrained to the Saxonburg / greater Pittsburgh area. Strategic positioning emphasizes the 'homegrown, handmade, women-owned' identity and locally rooted sourcing rather than scale or technology differentiation.

Name

Batch

Legal name

Batch

Website

https://batch-homegrown-handmade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Batch is a woman-owned, single-location artisanal food and gift retailer in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Co-founders Meghan Pohl and Jessica Brewster produce small-batch handmade jams and jellies from locally sourced or homegrown ingredients and sell them alongside curated handmade gifts through a physical storefront, serving local community and gift buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisanal Food and Gifts

NAICS

Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying (31142)

SIC

Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies (2033)

akta.pro primary industry

Jams, Jellies, Preserves & Fruit Spreads Manufacturing (AFAKADAI)

Keywords

• Artisan jam products
• Handmade gift retail
• Small-batch preserves
• Locally sourced foods
• Specialty food shop

Headquarters

HQ city

Saxonburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: The primary revenue stream is direct retail sales of handmade food products (jams, jellies) and gift items (plants, candles, soap, jewelry, clothing, pillows, lotion) through their physical storefront. Products are sold at the Saxonsburg location with no mention of e-commerce checkout functionality.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Batch is a woman-owned small business that produces and sells handmade, small-batch jams and jellies crafted from homegrown and locally sourced seasonal ingredients, featuring proprietary recipes such as cinnamon apple jelly and orange jam. In addition to its core food line, the company operates a retail storefront in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania offering handmade gifts and crafts including potted plants, candles, pillows, soap, lotion, jewelry, and clothing sourced from local artisans.

Product overview

Batch is a woman-owned small business offering a curated selection of handmade artisan goods. The core product line consists of small-batch handmade jams and jellies made from homegrown and locally sourced seasonal ingredients. In addition to food products, the retail offering includes handmade gifts and crafts such as potted plants, candles, pillows, soap, lotion, jewelry, and clothing. The company operates as a physical retail location in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, with an online shop for purchasing handmade jams and gift items.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Handmade Jams
• Handmade Jellies
• Handmade Gifts and Crafts

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• The Farmers' Market Co. Aggregator platform connecting consumers to local farms and small-batch food makers. Comparable distribution channel for similar artisanal producers and a likely next-step channel if Batch expands beyond its storefront.

Others

• Etsy (handmade goods marketplace): Online marketplace hosting thousands of independent makers of handmade jams, candles, and gift items. Represents the primary digital channel where Batch's products would compete if/when the company builds an online presence.
• Williams-Sonoma: National specialty retailer carrying premium artisanal jams, preserves, and gift baskets. Represents a potential wholesale partner and the dominant physical retail channel for premium food gifting that Batch does not currently access.

Direct peers

• Crofter's Organic: Specialty jam and preserve producer with strong presence in natural and organic retail channels. Directly comparable product portfolio and target customer (specialty food buyer seeking premium, ingredient-focused jams).
• Stonewall Kitchen: Specialty food producer best known for artisanal jams, jellies, and preserves. Closest large-scale direct comparable in product category, target customer (gift and specialty food buyer), and premium positioning — though Stonewall Kitchen operates at significantly greater scale with national distribution.
• Tait Farm Foods: Pennsylvania-based small-batch producer of jams, preserves, mustards, and specialty foods sold through farm store, farmers' markets, and select retail. Closest comparable in geography, scale, and small-batch artisanal positioning.
• Wickwood Goods / Small-batch preserves makers (e.g., Bonnie's Jams): Independent woman-owned small-batch jam maker with online and farmers' market distribution. Closest peer in founder profile, production method, and gift-occasion marketing approach.
• The Republic of Booza: Small-batch specialty food maker with a farm-to-jar philosophy and direct retail + e-commerce model. Comparable in product craft ethos and founder-led operations.

Broad incumbents

• Smucker's: Largest U.S. manufacturer of jams, jellies, and preserves. Represents the dominant mass-market incumbent in the same product category, against which Batch's premium artisanal positioning must differentiate.
• Bonne Maman: Iconic French preserves brand sold in U.S. grocery nationwide. Competes with Batch at the consumer end of the jam/jelly category, but at mass-market scale and price points that Batch does not target — represents the mainstream alternative shoppers may compare against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BatchLLC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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