Our History
2017
With the dedication and commitment of five entrepreneurs, Tribe 9 Foods was founded in Madison, Wisconsin from the merger of three fast growing companies: RPs Pasta, Yumbutter, and Ona.
2017
A new state of the art manufacturing facility was created in order to further support growth in Tribe 9 Food’s co-manufacturing, private label, retail and foodservice businesses. Capabilities at this new facility include extrusion, IQF, form-fill seal, flow-wrap packaging, nut butter milling, and gluten-free flour blending.
2018
Tribe 9 Foods became a certified B-Corporation demonstrating a commitment to use business as a force for good and to improve its practices to further benefit workers, customers, suppliers, community and the environment.
2018
Believing that everyone deserves to experience the richness of good food, Tribe 9 Foods launched the Taste Republic brand focused on delivering delicious gluten-free food that doesn’t compromise on quality, taste or texture.
2018
Taste Republic’s Gluten and Grain-Free Plantain Linguini is chosen as a finalist for the Best New Special Diet Food NEXTY Award at Expo West.
2019
Taste Republic’s Gluten and Grain-Free Cauliflower Linguini is chosen as a finalist for the Best New Special Diet Food NEXTY Award at Expo West.
2020
Taste Republic’s latest innovation, Gluten-Free Vegan Plant-Based Cheese Ravioli, is named the winner of the Best New Special Diet Food NEXTY Award at Expo West. The Best New Specialty Diet Food category is the most competitive (based upon number of entries) of the 2020 awards.
2020
To support rapid growth, Tribe 9 Foods commissioned a second location to increase production capabilities across all product lines and expand co-manufacturing and private label capacities.
2021
Tribe 9 Foods acquired Connecticut-based Carla’s Pasta expanding its products and capabilities by adding Carla’s offerings in traditional pasta with existing leadership in nontraditional pasta. Through the acquisition, production capabilities were increased significantly via the addition of a new manufacturing location.