About Us


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Welcome to The Spice Lab – the world’s premier supplier of sea salts and seasoning blends. We are a woman-owned and family-run business with an extensive product line of salts, award-winning seasonings and rubs, premium spices, peppercorns, natural sugars and unique gourmet gifts. Our seasonings are all natural, OU Kosher and most are gluten-free. We also offer numerous Himalayan salt products including our widely acclaimed Himalayan salt tequila shot glasses, salt plates, bath salts and more.

The Spice Lab specializes in creating exclusive, custom blends offering numerous packaging options and low minimums. Whether sold under private label or brands of The Spice Lab, our creative packaging designs offer maximum flexibility – from small bags and stand up pouches to glass jars, tins, plastic containers, gourmet gift sets and free-standing store displays.

Products are packed in our 125,000 square foot SQF certified facility in Pompano Beach, Florida that includes a design department, research and development kitchen with full-time chef-in-residence, business offices and a product showroom. With six production lines, the company can produce more than 100,000 units per day. The Spice Lab also is USDA Organic certified for packaging organic spices.

Our gourmet products have received extensive media coverage – from O, The Oprah Magazine, NBC’s TODAY show, Cosmopolitan and many others, earning numerous industry awards and accolades for innovative products and packaging. Awards include two Silver Sofi™ Awards from the Specialty Food Association, The Gourmet Retailer, Progressive Grocer and Store Brands Magazine Editors’ Choice Awards and numerous Scovie and Fiery Foods Awards.

The Spice Lab has its WBENC certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise and was recognized for the seventh consecutive year as one of the 2020 Top 50 Women-Owned Businesses in Florida. Other recent accolades include being named to the INC 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies, Entrepreneur360 list, and the South Florida Business Journal’s 2017 Business of the Year for $3 to $25 million in revenue.

A homemade Christmas gift in 2009 sparked the start of The Spice Lab. Technology entrepreneur Brett Cramer wanted to share his new-found fascination with gourmet sea salts with his family and friends. Enjoying woodworking as well as being an avid gourmet cook, he handcrafted a wooden base out of scrap lumber to hold test tubes filled with exotic sea salts from around the world.  His wife Jennifer, an interior designer, wanted to start a company and thought that Brett’s creation would be an ideal way to enter the gourmet gift business.

Throughout 2010, the company’s online business grew as the company added an array of smoked sea salts and salt collections and became a direct importer. Jennifer’s design background influenced the products and packaging that garnered early market acceptance and ignited sales. Selling his dot-com business in January 2011, Brett joined Jennifer along with a growing staff to devote their energies full time to building The Spice Lab and its retail distribution.

By fall of 2013, the company moved into a 15,000 square foot building and in March 2017 expanded into its current production facility. In October 2016, they also opened their retail shop and Gourmet Market in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The company’s extensive line of sea salts, spices, seasonings and related products are sold by gourmet and specialty gift shops, major retailers and online through Amazon.com and at www.spices.com

 

Product Awards

 

2024

2024 Scovie Awards

2nd Place - Xinjiang Rub won 2nd - Condiments-Hot & Spicy - Unique Category

3rd Place - Brown Sugar Chili Rub - Condiments-Hot & Spicy -Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose Category

3rd Place - Black Steak Seasoning -  Condiments-Hot & Spicy  -Unique Category   

 

2023

2023 Scovie Awards

1st Place in the Meat Required - Spicy Citrus Mojo Seasoning - Dry Rub/ Seasoning- All Purposecategory. 

1st Place in the Meat Required - Berbere Seasoning won > Unique category. 

2nd Place in the No Meat Required - Nom Nom Paleo Spicy Sichuan Powder - Dry Mixes category. 

3rd Place in the Meat Required - Nom Nom Paleo Spicy Sichuan Powder - Unique category. 

2022

2022 Artisan Flave Awards

1st Place, Rubs – Hawaiian Hula

2nd Place, Herb Blends – Smoky Maple

 

2022 Scovie Awards (awarded October 2021)

3rd Place, Meat Required – Dry Rub/Seasoning – All Purpose– Harissa Seasoning

2021

2021 Scovie Awards (awarded October 2020)

1st Place, Barbecue Cook It Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning – All Purpose -Smoked Butcher’s Blend

2nd Place, Barbecue Cook It Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning – All Purpose – Brown Sugar Mustard Rub

2nd Place, Advertising and Marketing – Gift Basket/Box – Barbecue Seasoning Collection

3rd Place, Barbecue Cook It Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning – Southwest - Fajita Seasoning

3rd Place, Barbecue Cook It Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning – Unique – Black Garlic Umami Seasoning

3rd Place, Meat Required – Unique – Harissa Seasoning

2020

2020 Fiery Foods Challenge

2nd Place, Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Poultry – Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning

2020 Scovie Awards (awarded October 2019)

1st Place, Meat Required, Dry Rub/Seasoning-Jerk – Island Jerk Seasoning

2019

2019 Spicy Flave Awards -- International Flavor Awards -- 1st Place, Table Seasoning

Slow Burn Seasoning

Editors’ Picks – 2019 Best New Products – Progressive Grocer – September issue – Spices & Seasonings

Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning

Editors’ Picks – 2019 Best New Products – Store Brands – May issue – Gold/ Spices & Seasonings

Hawaiian Hula Rub

2019 Fiery Foods Challenge

1st Place, Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Seafood – Spicy Seafood Seasoning

Golden Pepper Award – Best Cook-Off Food – Spicy Seafood Seasoning

 2019 Scovie Awards (awarded October 2018)

1st Place, Meat Required, Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose – Fiery Southern Charm

2nd Place, Meat Required, Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose – Spicy Turmeric Seasoning

2nd Place, Meat Required, Dry Rub/Seasoning-Southwest – Southwest Chili Blend

3rd Place, Meat Required, Dry Rub/Seasoning-Unique – Spicy Turmeric Seasoning

3rd Place, Barbeque Cook It Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose – Spicy Brown

3rd Place, Barbeque Cook It Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning-Southwest– Chorizo Seasoning

 2018

2018 sofi Silver Award - Specialty Food Association – Seasonings/Spices – Spanish Chorizo Seasoning

Editors’ Picks – 2018 Best New Products – Store Brands – May issue – Gold/ Spices & Seasonings               

Himalayan Pink Salt in canister

 2017

2017 The Chile Pepper Awards - 2nd Place – Cook-Off Seasoning-Rub (Dry) – Peri Peri Pepper Seasoning

2017 Counselor Product Design Awards finalist – Himalayan Salt Shot Glasses – ASI, May 2017

10th Annual Hot Pepper Awards – February 2017

1st Place – Rub – Caribbean Jerk Seasoning

2nd Place – Dry Spice – Caribbean Jerk Seasoning

3rd Place – Table Condiment – Best of the Bay Seasoning

2017 Fiery Foods Challenge – 3rd Place Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub Fowl – Blackened Seasoning

2017 Scovie Awards (awarded October 2016)

1st Place Condiments - Hot & Spicy, Dipping Oil - Spicy Italian Sun Dried Tomato Herb Blend

1st Place Cook-It-Up - Dry Rub/Seasoning- Unique - Caribbean Jerk Seasoning 

1st Place Cook-It-Up - Unique - Chipotle Citrus Seasoning 

2nd Place No Meat Required - Unique-  Spicy Italian Sun Dried Tomato Olive Oil Herb Blend

2016

Editor's Picks - 2016 New Products Awards - Progressive Grocer - September 2016 issue

Spicy Italian Roasted Garlic Olive Oil Herb Blend

Editor's Picks - 2016 New Products Awards - The Gourmet Retailer - August/September 2016 issue

Caribbean Jerk Chicken Seasoning - from BBQ Grilling Grinder Collection

20th Anniversary Fiery Food Challenge - January 30, 2016

2nd Place - Cook-Off Food: Latin Seasoning or Marinade - Chipotle Citrus Seasoning

3rd Place - Cook-Off Food: Dry Seasoning/Rub - Ancho Chile & Coffee Rub

9th Annual Hot Pepper Awards - January, 2016 - Dry Spice category

 2nd Place - Rub - Ancho Chile & Coffee Rub

 3rd Place - Seasoning - Chipotle Citrus Seasoning

 2016 Scovie Awards (awarded November 2015)

1st Place Cook-It-Up - Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose - Jalapeno Burger & BBQ Seasoning 

2nd Place Meat Required - Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose -  Fire Cracker Steak Seasoning

3rd Place Meat Required -Dry Rub/Seasoning-All Purpose - Best of the Bay Seafood Seasoning

2015

Sixth Annual Trendy Awards - May 2015.  Gift Collections named finalist by Stationery Trends magazine

8th Annual Hot Pepper Awards - January, 2015. Five Dry Spice winners for Smoked Ghost Pepper Sea Salt, Fire Cracker Seasoning and Mango Chipotle Seasoning.

2015 Scovie Awards ( awarded November, 2014 )

1st Place - Cook-It-Up, Dry Rub/Seasoning- All Purpose - Bacon Rub - Asian Sesame Sweet & Spicy

1st Place - Cook-It-Up, Unique - Bacon Rub - Caribbean Island Jerk

1st Place - Condiments, Not Hot & Spicy - Ancho Chili & Coffee Seasoning

2nd Place - Condiments, Hot & Spicy - Table Seasoning - Scorpion Pepper Sea Salt

 2014

NY NOW Gift Show - August 19, 2014 - Tea Collections named Finalist in Best New Products - Gourmet Accessories

PPAI 2014 Silver Award Winner - January 16, 2014 Promotional Products Association International - Salt & Spice Collections for Most Creative New Entry - Designed for Business Gift Use

Hot Pepper Award - January 2014 First Place - Ghost Pepper XXX Infused Sea Salt - Dry Spice - Peppers

 2013

Oprah’s Favorite Things - December 2013 O, The Oprah Magazine Himalayan Salt Shot Glasses on Christmas gift list.

Natural Products Expo East - Sept. 2013 - New Products Showcase Awards - Best Packaging Winner - The Chef's Collection

2013 Scovie Award

1st Place - Table Seasoning, Condiments - Not Hot and Spicy - Bloody Mary Sea Salt

Hot Pepper Award - January 2013 - Chili Lime Margarita Salt - Dry Spice Overall and 1st Place, Unique and Ghost Pepper Sea Salt - 3rd Place, Unique Dry Spice

2012

Editor's Picks - 2012 New Products Awards - The Gourmet Retailer - August 2012 -The Spice Lab Aloha Sea Salt Collection

2012 sofi Silver Award - June Specialty Food Association - Outstanding Food Gift - Sea Salt Collections

2012 Scovie Award (November 2011) 1st Place - Table Seasoning Condiments - Not Hot and Spicy - Viking Smoked Oak Sea Salt