Private company

The Good Bean

Logo: The Good Bean, LLC, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

U.S. snack food company

The Good Bean is a snack food company founded by Sarah Wallace and Suzanne Slatcher in 2010, and based in Berkeley, California, U.S., specializing in chickpea-based snacks. Its Roasted Chickpea Snacks are "Desi" variety chickpeas, dry roasted and tossed in spices.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2010Founded1
  • HeadquartersBerkeley1

The Good Bean is a snack food company founded by Sarah Wallace and Suzanne Slatcher in 2010, and based in Berkeley, California, U.S., specializing in chickpea-based snacks. Its Roasted Chickpea Snacks are "Desi" variety chickpeas, dry roasted and tossed in spices.2

Timeline

  1. 2010Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$182.0K 2021–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2021–2021: $182.0K in all. PPP loans $182.0K.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2021 · PPP loans: $182.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$182.0K$182.0K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Jan 28, 2021$182.0K PPP loan (second draw) from Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc. d/b/a TAB Bank4To THE GOOD BEAN INC, Berkeley CA; $183.5K forgiven Nov 22, 2021

Sources

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