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05/29/2026

Congratulations to , recipient of SFMade’s Emerging Manufacturer of the Year Award! 🍓✨

Saba Jam has quickly grown into an award-winning local brand rooted in creativity, craftsmanship, and community. Founded by Saba Parsa, an Iranian-American immigrant and former chemical engineer, Saba Jam transforms peak-season California fruit into small-batch jams inspired by global flavors, personal heritage, and the beauty of seasonality.

From thoughtful local sourcing and low-waste production to meaningful community collaborations and market connections, Saba Jam is a powerful example of how food manufacturing in the Bay Area can be innovative, sustainable, and deeply personal.

We’re proud to recognize Saba Jam as an emerging manufacturer helping shape the future of San Francisco’s maker community, one jar at a time. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor! 🎉

We’d also like to shoutout the Emerging Manufacturer of the Year finalists: , ,

05/28/2026

Are you looking for your next role in manufacturing?

Lots of SFMade manufacturers are hiring! Check out our job board in our bio to apply.

05/27/2026

Congratulations to for being named SFMade’s 2026 Manufacturer of the Year!

Since 2012, Bryr has built something truly special in San Francisco’s Dogpatch: a woman- and LGBTQ-owned manufacturing business creating beautiful handmade clogs rooted in craftsmanship, sustainability, and community. Every pair is handcrafted in-house using leathers sourced from US tanneries, custom-engineered wood bases, and a thoughtful small-batch production model designed to reduce waste.

Beyond their incredible products, Bryr is also investing in people — from paid manufacturing training programs and professional development opportunities to strong employee benefits and a workplace built around collaboration and care.

We’re proud to recognize Bryr for showing what modern manufacturing can look like: values-driven, community-centered, and made to last. Congratulations to the entire Bryr team!

We’d also like to shoutout the Manufacturer of the Year finalists: , ,

05/18/2026

With Here/Now just 2 days away, we’d like to take a moment to thank the sponsors who helped make our event possible: JPMorganChase, Heath Ceramics, Robin A. Dixon Realtor, Block, Prologis, East West Bank, BMO, and FFB Bank.

Their support helps bring together our Bay Area manufacturing community — creating space to celebrate local production, connect small businesses with new audiences, and highlight the people building and making in our city every day.

Events like Here/Now are only possible through partners who believe in the value of local manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and a thriving creative economy. Thank you to this year’s sponsors for supporting the work of SFMade and our community.

05/14/2026

Here/Now is one week away!

We have a great program planned for the night, including keynote remarks from Anne Taupier (OEWD) and Allison Banks (Heath Ceramics), the announcement of SFMade’s 2026 Manufacturer of the Year awards, featured local manufacturers, and food and drinks from across the SFMade community.

We’re excited to bring together manufacturers, makers, supporters, and partners from across the Bay Area for a night of connection and celebration.

📍 Standard Deviant Brewing, Pier 70
🗓 May 20, 2026
⏰ 5–8 PM

Register here: https://www.sfmade.org/event-details/here-now-2026-1

05/01/2026

Happy Small Business Month! We’re teaming up with the Office of Small Business to present a pop-up shop spotlighting San Francisco makers — join us on May 5th at City Hall to browse unique, locally made items for yourself or as gifts.

05/01/2026

We had engaging and thoughtful discussion at AI and Future of Manufacturing Panel Discussion last night. We’re hosting the same discussion on Friday, May 1, 10 am, and it will now be held online, making it easy to attend from anywhere. Come learn how robotics and AI are actually showing up in manufacturing.

Sign up here:

Whether this reality keeps you up at night, or you haven't given much thought to AI yet, we encourage you to join us for a panel discussion where we unpack what’s real, what’s next, and what it means for manufacturing businesses navigating a rapidly changing landscape. We’ll examine how these ...

03/20/2026

What a beautiful and special evening yesterday, another year at for our Women’s History Month Meetup💜

While networking and making connections, we had the chance to learn about and try products from our amazing women-owned SFMade members.

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Thank you all so much for being part of our community, sharing your ideas, passion, and creativity. It’s truly what makes events like this so special ✨

Special thanks to Heath Ceramics for letting our community enjoy their factory space in San Francisco.

Let’s keep supporting and celebrating our talented local makers 🫶

02/23/2026

A huge thank you to for welcoming the SFMade team into your SF factory last week!

We’re especially grateful to Joe, Director of Manufacturing, for walking us through the tile-making process from start to finish. Seeing the craftsmanship, precision, and care that goes into every piece was inspiring.

The tour was a meaningful addition to our team onsite, where we gathered to talk strategy for the year ahead (and beyond!). There’s nothing better than learning from manufacturers who embody the strength of our local production community.

02/02/2026

Grateful for the impact, resilience, and creativity of the Black manufacturing community — today and every day. 🖤