Shop local with our favorite global brands!
WTC Utah is proud to help Utah companies grow their brands internationally. This year, we’re bringing you some of our favorite home-grown products that are making spirits bright in markets across the world.
Whether you’re looking for your favorite foodie or outdoor enthusiast — we’ve got a line-up of local gems to help you find that perfect gift.
For Your Outdoor Enthusiast
Cotopaxi: Sustainably designed outdoor gear that sets a new global standard in product lifecycles. Bonus: Cotopaxi’s colorful apparel, bags, and accessories look good enough to forgo gift wrapping. 🎁
Grand Trunk: Setting high standards in the hammock industry, Grand Trunk now offers a wide range of camp seats, apparel, blankets, and more for your tent enthusiast.
Coalatree: The best gifts have an even better origin story. Coalatree socks are made from recycled coffee grounds! 🤯 But the brand is mostly known for its popular trailhead pants.
PÜRTREK: Gift the best of both worlds to your favorite hiker! The PÜRTREK filtration tech pole combines two of the most commonly used products on the trail: a trekking pole and water filtration pump.
Pingora: Intuitively designed with stylish technical gear for the next generation. Pingora makes the perfect gift for your aspiring climber, hiker, or athlete.
Niche Snowboards: Outdoors meet art gallery with Niche’s beautiful lightweight snowboards. What’s more? Niche is the world’s first and only 100% environmentally-focused, zero-waste snowboard company.
Nomatic: Expertly designed products for life on the move, Nomatic luggage, camera bags, backpacks, and packing cubes expand, organize, and make you look cool — even with jet lag
Haven Tents: It’s a tale as old as time. You used to love camping but now think of it as a young man’s game. Think again! Haven Tents provides a revolutionary, lay-flat hammock-tent experience. All the comfort, but none of bugs, bears, or backaches!
Ridgemont Outfitters: Gift them one shoe to rule them all. Ridgemont footwear is designed to be worn on and off the trail.
TETON Sports: Give gear, spread cheer. TETON Sports has all of the outdoor products you need to set up camp. (🙋🏼♀️ This comfort camper is eyeing their sleeping pad.)
Wolfe Goggles: High-quality, customizable snow goggles that will empower your favorite snowboarding or skiing friend to make the slopes their entire personality.
KT Tape: Give your champion the gift of pain relief this holiday season! An industry leader in kinesiology tape, KT Tape is the number one trusted choice of athletes around the world.
Ventum: Pushing the limits of bicycle innovation and design, Ventum is the official bike sponsor for the IRONMAN World Championship. 🚲
Nebu Clothing: Reasons we love Nebu pants: (1) They look great in the office AND on the mountain. (2) They’re super lightweight (like, the lightest weight pants out there). (3) They have a holster-style phone pocket that’s perfect for snapping that quick sunset picture without missing a beat.
For Your Most Stylish Friend
Blue Bison Apparel: Frogs never looked this chic. Find the perfect gift from Blue Bison’s unique lineup of outdoor- and travel-inspired T-shirts, hoodies, prints, stickers, and more.
Ethik: This one is close to our hearts. With a mission to provide women with fair pay and consistent work, Ethik sources beautiful, handcrafted goods from women all around the world.
Dakota Ridge: Buy these rustic puddle-jumpers for your little one and thank us later. Dakota Ridge’s all-weather rubber cowboy boots are both stylish and super easy-to-clean.
Thread Wallets: Focus on your personal expression. Thread® wallets and accessories are slim, simple, and stylish while allowing you to keep your essentials with you at all times.
Albion Fit: Exclusively manufactured from their family-owned warehouse in Guatemala, Salt Lake-based Albion Fit wants to make you feel good — and not just in your swimsuit. Shop their apparel, swimwear, and fitness lines.
Downeast: We might be biased, but a shopping spree at Downeast sounds like the perfect gift for that woman in your life who you could only best describe as “trendy and timeless.”
Utah Jazz Gear: We might not all be 7’0” tall, but we can sure dress like it. Outfit your biggest fan with one of Utah’s most-recognizable brands. 🏀 Pro Tip: Thread Wallets has a Utah Jazz collection.
For Your Favorite Foodie
Harvest Lane Honey (HLH): Backyard beekeeping is the gift that keeps on giving. To help reverse the declining population of honeybees, HLH helps keep our planet beautiful and sweetens it with naturally pure honey.
Beehive Distillery: Need some magic in your life? Look no further than the alchemy that is Beehive Distillery Spirits. Crafted in small batches with thoughtful attention to detail, each of their gins is as clever as it is enchanting.
San Diablo Artisan Churros: Up your game and leave churros out on Santa’s cookie plate this year. San Diablo offers “just-add-water dough mix,” allowing you to make churros at home in just 10 minutes.
Pop Art Snacks: Gift your palette an extraordinary experience with Pop Art Snacks: a collection of boldly flavored popcorns, kettle corns, and potato bites!
Deziria Chocolate: German roots, Ghanaian cocoa beans, and a Utah HQ have created a global chocolate trifecta. Fun fact: Deziria is intentionally priced for everyone to experience and appreciate high-quality chocolate.
Twisted Cedar Wines: Wholly owned by the Cedar Band of Paiute Indians, these award-winning wines pay tribute to a proud legacy of sustainability.
Caffe Ibis: Setting the scene for idyllic winter mornings since 1976, Caffe Ibis crafts organic, fair trade, and bird-friendly coffee from its roastery in Logan.
High West Whiskey: Though dreamt up in Kentucky, Park City was chosen as High West Whiskey’s HQ due to the owner’s love of the Old West and an appreciation for Utah’s little-known whiskey history.
Traeger: You can grill most everything on a Traeger — even chestnuts. From its HQ in Salt Lake City, Traeger’s wood pellet grills are disrupting the grill industry.
Alpine Distilling: With a unique award-winning portfolio of whiskey and gin, Alpine Distilling provides adventurous, innovative, and authentic flavors for the savviest discerners of top-quality spirits.
Gusto Brazil: Turning a Brazilian tradition into an American passion. With Gusto Brazil, you can now make fresh Brazilian cheese bread at home in your oven or air fryer. Bonus: their products are naturally gluten-free!
Brandless: Whip up festive cocktails with the top-rated Brandless Pro-Blender and you’ll be asked to host your family holiday party again. And again. And again.
Salsa Queen: Give your loved one the gift of royalty this year! Salsa Queen’s fresh and freeze-dried salsas deliver bold and authentic flavors that are sure to make anyone feel on top of the world.
USimplySeason by Amboseli Foods: Carefully curated spice blends and seasonings that bring global flavors right to your kitchen. What’s more? These spices are created using top-quality, all-natural ingredients.
Beehive Cheese: What’s a holiday party without a fancy charcuterie of your favorite cheeses and…more of your favorite cheeses? Beehive Cheese has you covered with cheese that “melts like butter in your mouth.” Sign us up.
For Your Wellness Expert
Nu Skin: For those in their skincare era,Nu Skin provides a variety of innovative health, beauty, and wellness products to boost and rejuvenate your daily routine.
MixHers: You’ve seen their billboards, but have you experienced the magic yourself? Take it from us, these innovative daily nutrition supplements made by women, for women will put a spring in your step.
Chirp: We love a good “Shark Tank” story. Lehi-based Chirp is receiving global attention for their rolling wheel massagers that help relieve back pain.
Klean Freak: The ultimate stocking stuffer. Klean Freak offers the “best of the best” body wipes for outdoor adventures and global travelers. Step off that red-eye flight feeling and smelling fresh.
dōTERRA: Sourcing its essential oils from all over the world, dōTERRA oils support improved energy, endurance, and focus. Also, it’s totally the time of year for frankincense!
Pain Relief.io: Utilizing patented neuro capacitive coupling technology, these revolutionary drug-free, chemical-free patches make a great gift for those managing aches and pains.
Essence Ring: Pair some essential oils with one of Essence Ring’s clever nasal diffuser rings for a one-of-a-kind experiential gift.
Minky Couture: Softness? ✔️ Warmth? ✔️ Style? ✔️ What more could you ask for then one of Minky Couture’s luxurious, locally-made blankets? Nothing. It’s the perfect gift.
BUILT Bar: Give the gift of fuel to the one who is constantly on the go. With a huge range of flavors, it’s likely you’ll find one that fits their unique taste. Our personal favorite: Built Puff Brownie Batter.
ABOUT WORLD TRADE CENTER UTAH
World Trade Center Utah is a private, nonprofit organization that’s mission is to accelerate growth for Utah companies through our global network, programs and services. Officially joining the World Trade Center Association in 2007, the organization has helped companies throughout the state actualize their global potential and was recognized with the 2021 President’s “E” Award for Export Service — the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. For more information, visit wtcutah.com or follow @WTCUtah on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
