Best of Austin®

Best Sustainable and Delicious Business

The Soup Peddler

David Ansel is a man with amazing hair, none of which you will ever find in his equally amazing soups. Ansel started out a couple of years ago with about two cents and an idea: Make delicious (mostly vegetarian) soup and deliver it by bicycle to a small list of subscribers. He was an instant hit, and his business has grown from home kitchen to borrowed industrial kitchens to his very own location at the corner of Mary & South First. He is living proof that we can have sustainable businesses that are green-friendly and profitable, financially and spiritually, at the same time.