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Troop

A functional wellness brand that is demystifying mushrooms and making them more accessible through mushroom-infused gummies.

  • Female-Founded
  • Clean Ingredients
  • Sustainable Practices
FOUNDER Jake Mellman & Stephanie Moyal
HEADQUARTERS Los Angeles, CA
Troop

Behind the Brand

Troop was created by cousins Jake Mellman and Stephanie Moyal, who found themselves cohabiting during the start of the COVID pandemic. Stephanie and Jake had spent the first 3 weeks of lockdown binging reality TV shows when they decided to watch a documentary called Fantastic Fungi, which highlighted the medical and environmental benefits of mushrooms. Both Jake and Stephanie had noticed a growing interest in mushrooms within the health and wellness industry, but upon doing some more research, they discovered that not many people were talking about or aware of this superfood. After trying their hand at growing some lion’s mane mushrooms in Jake’s own closet, the cousins — finding themselves with extra time — began thinking of a way to share the incredible benefits of mushrooms with everyone.

Jake and Stephanie knew that gummies would be a fun and approachable vehicle for mushroom delivery, so they started out by making homemade mushroom-infused gummies but failed miserably. Realizing that they needed professional support, they tapped integrative health expert Robin Miller, confectionary chemist Manny Katz, and mycologist Jason Scott to develop their first line of mushroom gummies. Together, the team sourced mushrooms from small farms in Oregon and harvested from forests in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Washington. They launched the gummies under the name “Troop” in reference to a group of mushrooms that grows together. Today, the Troop team is on a mission to demystify mushrooms, making them more accessible and appealing to the everyday user.

Meet the Maker

What is your favorite thing to do in your free time? - +

JAKE: My favorite thing to do in my free time is ski and snowboard. I have broken many bones with this free time... maybe I should find something else.

What is an essential part of your daily routine? - +

JAKE: Ice cold showers. They immediately refresh my brain and leave me thinking clearly.

What is your biggest pet peeve? - +

JAKE: Biggest pet peeve would be when someone asks me questions that I have to google instead of them googling it themselves.

What is one thing most people don’t know about you? - +

JAKE: Most people don't know that I used to be ANTI mushrooms. I believed wholeheartedly in western medicine, chemicals, "science backed" big pharma. I was deeply humbled after being unwell myself and doing some deep research and having my whole world flipped upside down.

What do you want to be remembered for? - +

JAKE: For making mushrooms fun. So many people are like how I was fearing the unknowns about mushrooms, but in reality they are a whole new frontier of science and wellness. They can change the world if we let them!

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