2020 Massachusetts Manufacturing Awards 15
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(x) foods (pronounced "function"
foods) is a Certified Women's
Business Enterprise located
in Boston, MA, and founded by
Concord native Sophie Gechijian.
Sophie started f(x) foods in 2018
because she could not find nutrition
bars on the market that met three
requirements: functional, tasty, and
healthy. Seeing this gap, Sophie
decided she would fill it. While
still working full-time in finance,
Sophie began experimenting in her
home kitchen, innovating, and then
adapting granola bar recipes and
bringing in samples to her colleagues
for feedback. She continued baking
through nights and weekends for
months until finally perfecting her
first product, brain food. Full of dark
chocolate, almonds, and coconut,
this 11-ingredient nutrition bar
meets the f(x)s' three requirements
for functional, tasty, and healthy
foods. Now accompanied by a
second bar, heart food, these
two bars are the center of f(x)
foods brand and continue to be
manufactured locally in Boston.
f(x) foods products are now
available in stores and coffee shops
throughout Massachusetts, New
York, California, and a handful
of other states as the company
continues to expand its market.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, f(x)
foods donated over 4,000 bars in
a fundraising effort for the Greater
Boston Food Bank. Their leadership
continued this summer in a Black
Lives Matter focused fundraising
effort for Rosie's Place. Still, only
a start-up, f(x) has donated over
$10,000 worth of product this year.
f(x) foods
City/Town: Boston
Total Employees: 8
Year Company Founded: 2018
Company Website:
fx-foods.com
Nominated by:
Representative Tami L. Gouveia
M A S S A C H U S E T T S
Manufacturing Awards 20 20
Pictured: Representative Tami L.
Gouveia and Sophie Gechijian
