Sasha Lewis

 Born and Raised in Bombay, India, Sasha packed up and moved to the United States at the “wise” age of 17 to attend college, but mostly looking for an adventure of a lifetime.  Being the first in her family to leave the familiar shores of home; she had no clue as to what lay ahead, but her parents took a giant leap of faith and went along with the madness (Thank You Mom and Dad!).

A decade plus which included: graduating from college, getting her first ever job, a long career in finance, close friendships with the most interesting people from the world over (America to Iceland to Bulgaria to Senegal to Ecuador to Burma), many travels near and far, a colorful Indian wedding to her All-American husband Trent, motherhood – the adventure still continues…..

A childhood allergy to artificial food coloring which meant a lot of missed birthday parties and sleepless nights for mum; has long influenced her pursuit for food made with clean ingredients. Summers spent in her ancestral village in southern India watching farmers hard at work trying to make an honest living, made Fair Trade a no-brainer when it came to creating products under the Barefoot & Chocolate banner. Like most events in her life, the fact that the Fair Trade & Organic sugar used in Barefoot & Chocolate products comes from Karnataka, India (same place she spent her summers growing up) seems hardly co-incidental  - more like coming full circle.

Her guiding mantra in life is: Keep Calm and Carry Chocolate. She loves chocolate. Always has. Always will. A trip down the confections aisle in the local grocery store is must-do in any of her overseas travels. She credits chocolate (and BFC spreads!) with helping her keep her sanity while she juggles being mommy to her two tots Hayden and Arya, a full-time job, running a business and doing all the other things that life brings that do not fit neatly into any one category.