About the Brand
About
Crudités is a Los Angeles-based food and lifestyle brand making everyday eating easier, more beautiful, and more portable. Our signature Stretch-Lid Containers are designed to prep, serve, store, and take food anywhere, with a flexible, reversible lid that gently keeps food in place. Made for everything from meal prep and fridge organization to picnics, road trips, flights, and entertaining.
Founding Story
Crudités was founded by husband-and-wife team Darija and Ryan after looking for a better way to bring beautifully arranged food on the go. After discovering a product concept with potential, they saw an opportunity to customize and improve it, creating a more thoughtful solution for the way they already loved to eat, travel, and gather. What began with picnics quickly became an everyday essential for meal prep, entertaining, travel, and life on the go.
At a Glance
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Reversible Stretch Lid
A flexible lid that works two ways. Use the slim side to gently keep food in place, then flip the lid when you need more room.
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Prep, Serve, Store + Go
Designed to replace multiple dishes and containers with one streamlined tray.
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Travel Friendly
Slim, portable design for picnics, road trips, flights, work lunches, beach days, and more.
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Food-Safe Materials
Made from food-grade, BPA-free polypropylene.
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Easy to Clean
Dishwasher safe, fridge and freezer friendly. The bottom tray is microwave safe; the flexible lid should not be microwaved.
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Two Shapes + Three Colors
Rectangle 9 × 12 in and Square 12 × 12 in, available in Cream, Sage, and Coral.
Signature Products
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Team & Experts
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Darija Varnas is the Co-Founder of Crudités, a Los Angeles-based food and lifestyle brand centered around making everyday meals, travel, and gathering easier and more beautiful.
With a background spanning fashion, modeling, creative direction, and health and wellness, Darija leads much of the brand’s creative direction, content, partnerships, and lifestyle storytelling.
Together with her husband and co-founder, Ryan, she is growing Crudités from a small family-run business into an emerging consumer brand across e-commerce, retail, and social media.
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Ryan is the Co-Founder and Product Designer at Crudités, a Los Angeles-based food and lifestyle brand creating thoughtfully designed products around traveling & sharing meals.
With a background in industrial design and engineering, Ryan leads the product side of Crudités — including design & customization, packaging, and manufacturing oversight.
Together with his wife and co-founder, Darija, he is building Crudités into a growing consumer brand across e-commerce, retail, and social media.
Press Coverage
TODAY
Aug 16, 2026
The Big 6-0! All the Best Gifts to Celebrate This Milestone
Shop TODAY featured the Crudités Portable Stretch-Lid Snack Tray as a gift for hosts and entertainers, highlighting its stretchy lid and reversible design.
BON APPÉTIT MAGAZINE
Jan 15, 2026
Everything You Need to Host the Ultimate Game Day Watch Party
Bon Appétit featured the Crudités Portable Snack Tray for transporting crudités and charcuterie, highlighting its slim, portable design and stretchy lid.
ESQUIRE
Oct 19, 2025
The 40 Best Dirty Santa Gifts Under $100 Everyone Will Want to Steal
Esquire named Crudités Portable Snack Trays its “Best Kitchen Dirty Santa Gift” in its holiday gift guide.
BUZZFEED
Aug 5, 2025
37 TikTok-Famous Products That May Surprise You With Just How Useful They Are
BuzzFeed featured Crudités in its roundup of surprisingly useful TikTok-famous products.
Locations
Crudités Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Studio
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Press inquiries
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