About Us
Learn more about our modern-day farming company
Our Story
We started this company with a single vegetable (the Shishito pepper) and a big mission: to build a modern-day farming company focused on making fresh food accessible to all.
Today, we spend our time growing vegetables From Our Farms up and down the East Coast and crafting our signature Clean Label Eats in crave-worthy flavors.
We have a deep respect for the art of farming that runs generationally. Growing up with parents in the citrus industry, CEO Noah Robbins founded Ark Foods in 2013 with a mission to follow in those family footsteps, but with a twist: to diversify the traditional farming models found in big agriculture. Upon discovering a love for Shishito peppers, he got to work to bring curious vegetables to the masses.
Throwback to our CEO Noah and his sister Sophie at the family citrus grove.
Early days on the farm after digging in on Shishito peppers.
We started small and sold Shishitos at local markets, like Smorgasburg in Brooklyn.
Steadily, we grew and celebrated major milestones, like launching in Whole Foods.
Nowadays, we grow lots of veggies and create Clean Label Eats.
Where We Operate
Our Team of Veg Heads
We’re a veggie-loving crew sharing our imagination through food.
Noah Robbins
Founder + CEO
Jose Cruz
Accounting Manager
Tieraney Planasch
VP of QA + R&D
KC Denbo
Logistics Supervisor
Micaela Escobar
Shipping Manager
Julia Peterpaul
Senior Account Associate
Renata Christen
Director of Product Innovation
Ed Mestre
COO
Lindsay Belfatto
SVP of Sales
Peter Robbins
Chairman
Danni Horton
VP of Operations
Lou Terrulli
SVP of Farm Operations
Hunter Camps
VP of Sales
Michele Lockhart
Director of Procurement
Ashlyn Tyler
Senior Account Associate
Jam Out With Us
When we’re not obsessing over vegetables, our team is jamming out in the kitchen to our favorite tunes. So, if you need a little dance party to go with your sizzling Shishitos, just press play on our monthly kitchen jams.
