OmMade Peanut Butter, a local artisan food producer, will expand its all natural, gourmet peanut butter manufacturing operation in Reston thanks to a combined $50,000 grant from Fairfax County and the Commonwealth of Virginia  
OmMade will receive $25,000 from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund and Fairfax County will match it with an additional $25,000.  “The Commonwealth of Virginia believes supporting innovative small businesses is key to dynamic economic growth and job creation across the Commonwealth,” stated Governor Ralph Northam.

Over the next three years, the woman- and minority-owned company will source 30,000 pounds of peanuts from Virginia farmers. The grant funds will allow the company to create five jobs and invest nearly $250,000 to expand in Fairfax County. “I am so pleased that a Fairfax County, woman-owned, small business, founded by long-time Reston resident Radhika Murari, will benefit from this grant and bring more jobs to the County,” said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman McKay.  “This is a difficult time for businesses, especially those looking to grow.  It’s exciting to be able to lift up OmMade Peanut Butter, a Made in Fairfax operation, and showcase the creativity and quality that Fairfax has to offer.” 

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