Green Mountain Peanut Butter Story

Meet Adriana Munch, the founder of Green Mountain Peanut Butter, AKA Peanut Butter Queen. Adriana is a passionate, extroverted woman who loves the outdoors and has a burning desire to make a positive impact on her community and the food industry. From a young age, Adriana had been fascinated with peanut butter. In her household, peanut butter was a staple, enjoyed in classic Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches. However, when Adriana's father became concerned about the unhealthy ingredients in store-bought peanut butter, he made the decision to stop buying it altogether.

This sparked a determination in Adriana to create a healthier alternative. Drawing on her love for peanut butter and her resourcefulness. She set out to develop her own recipes for a healthier, tastier version of the beloved spread. With dedication and hard work, she successfully crafted the perfect recipes and created what she believed to be the best peanut butter in the world.

Driven by her passion for the outdoors and fueled by her desire to give back to her community and run her own business, Adriana decided to turn her homemade peanut butter into a business. She founded Green Mountain Peanut Butter, with a clear mission to share her delicious and nutritious creations with the world while contributing to the betterment of her community. Green Mountain Peanut Butter became a symbol of Adriana's dedication to her vision. It provided the perfect protein-packed snack for outdoor adventures, and every jar carried the essence of her commitment to quality and sustainability, with only a few ingredients. As her business grew, so did her efforts to create a positive impact. Adriana made it her mission to support local farmers by sourcing high-quality, sustainable ingredients and found ways to donate a part of her effort to those organizations in need. Through hard work, determination, and a steadfast commitment to her mission, Adriana Munch made her dream of building something from scratch with her stamp on it, a reality! Green Mountain Peanut Butter had become not only a testament to her passion for quality and taste but also a shining example of how business can be a force for good in the world.

Why “Green Mountain Peanut Butter”?

Adriana settled in Vermont, where she developed a deep affection for the Green Mountains and established a home in this picturesque state, also known as the Green Mountain State. Her passion for the outdoors inspired her to create Green Mountain Peanut Butter - the perfect trail snack! The Peanut Butter YOU deserve! Adriana makes the most of every season in Vermont, enjoying activities like spring gardening, summer hiking, kayaking in the fall, ice fishing, and snowboarding in winter, all the Vermont adventures, often accompanied by her Bernese Mountain Dog, Koda. Koda also has a soft spot for peanut butter, and we confident that both you and your dogs would enjoy it too!

To create the peanut butter YOU deserve, by supporting local farmers, and sourcing high-quality - sustainable ingredients while keeping it fun and nutritious, always for the betterment of the community.

Our Mission

To spread joy and inspire healthier communities through sustainable, high-quality peanut butter that supports local farmers and fuels performance.

Our Vision

Green Mountain Peanut Butter is a woman-owned business dedicated to creating the peanut butter you deserve: no added oils, no preservatives, and no added sugars. Only the real stuff! We are committed to providing fresh, all-natural peanut butter that is 100% made in the USA, from the peanuts to the packaging. Every flavor is hand-crafted in small batches in Northern Vermont. Our high-protein peanut butter is perfect for the whole family as a healthy, delicious snack for any activity. Take it on a hike for a full energy boost! Enjoy it on the slopes or while mountain biking! Whatever your challenge, it is the ideal fuel for your day.

Green Mountain Peanut Butter would not be possible without the support of our community, so we want to give a special thank you to everyone who helped launch this dream. As an independent, entrepreneur-led company we know the importance of teamwork, and we are finding ways to give back to the people and natural beauty of Vermont.

We also promise to provide an extraordinary workplace where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), are our main focus. We are an environmentally conscious company. Please recycle when finished.

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