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