12/13/2025
Reposted from It’s been a quarter-century since Bradley Bennett started pickling vegetables as a hobby to give out as holiday treats, and more than a decade since his Pacific Pickle Works ( ) started kicking out countless jars from a warehouse on Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
Despite such distribution and critical praise, success in the consumer packaged goods industry doesn’t come so easily. “It’s a tough business to make any money in,” said Bennett, who admits that his desire to stay in Santa Barbara doesn’t help.
So, in 2023, Bennett launched a new line of more affordably priced pickles and condiments called The People’s Provisions ( ), which is made with natural ingredients though not officially organic (hence cheaper). The brand features four flavors of pickles (garlic dill, spicy garlic, bread and butter, and sweet and spicy), a pickled carrot-onion mix, and three condiments — ketchup, mustard, and relish — with a McDonald’s-inspired secret sauce still in development.
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