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  • Allergy-friendly kids' school lunch kit - like a healthy lunchable - with ham, cheese, apple slices, and crackers, made gluten-free, nut-free and top-9-allergen-free

    Finally, grab-and-go you can actually trust

    BIG YES makes delicious, nutritious, allergy-friendly food easy to find wherever families live, travel, and play.

BIG YES brings ease to families on the go, joy to kids, and peace of mind to everyone who cares for them. Because food allergies shouldn't limit the joy and freedom of childhood—or keep parents from being fully present for it. 

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Lauren Jacobs Benjamin , CEO and Founder of BIG YES, Unfettered foods. Formerly of Intralox in New Orleans. Graduate of Cornell University.

Our Story

After once again watching my daughter experience anaphylaxis due to mislabeled or cross-contaminated food while on the go, I found myself asking the same question: Why does keeping my child safe have to be this hard?

I spoke with dozens of other families managing food allergies and intolerances, and I realized we were all carrying the same invisible burden: the constant worry, the vigilant label-reading, the calls to customer service to inquire about safety protocols, the overflowing tote of backup snacks packed “just in case”, the heartbreak of watching our children feel left out in moments that should simply be fun.

So we created BIG YES: delicious, nutritious, allergy-friendly food made for life on the move. Because food allergies shouldn't limit the joy and freedom of childhood—or keep parents from being fully present for it.

Here's to turning a lifetime of no's into one BIG YES!

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Advisory Board

  • Pediatrician adivisor Dr. Kim O'hara, smiling, photographed against a soft blue textured background.

    Dr. Kimberly O’Hara

    Pediatric Hospitalist

    5280 Magazine Top Doctor and Children’s Hospital Colorado pediatric hospitalist who lives in a Celiac household. Brings both medical expertise and personal experience of parenting a child with celiac disease..

  • Nutritionist advisor Wendy Sterling, smiling and preparing food in her kitchen

    Wendy Sterling

    Registered Dietician & Sports Dietician Specialist

    Board-certified sports dietitian who has consulted for professional sports teams including the Oakland A’s, Golden State Warriors, and New York Jets. Acclaimed speaker and author who also lives in a family managing food allergies.

  • Scott Mandell, advisor, wearing a light blue and white checkered button-down shirt and blue jeans, standing in front of a stone wall.

    Scott Mandell

    Founder of Enjoy Life Foods

    Built Enjoy Life Foods into the leading free-from food brand in North America and led its acquisition by Mondelez International in 2015. Longtime advocate and leader in the allergy-friendly food industry.

  • Advisor Michelle Carfango, CEO of gluten-free and allergy-friendly bakery The Greater Knead. She is smiling and holiding four bags of Great Knead Pretzel Nuggets against a light blue background.

    Michelle Carfango

    CEO of The Greater Knead

    Founder of The Greater Knead, a nationally recognized top 9 allergen-free and gluten-free brand known for its bagels and soft pretzels. Passionate advocate working to make allergy-friendly foods more delicious, safe, and accessible.

Top-9-Allergen free, meaning no eggs, no soy, no sesame, no wheat or gluten, no fish, no shellfish, no dairy, no peanuts, no nuts Top 9 Allergen Free
Gluten Free
women-owned business
No Artificial Flavors No Artificial Flavors
No artificial colors No Artificial Colors

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