Representative Image of a vibrant farmers market where Stone & Skillet muffins are discovered by Whole Foods representatives (AI Generated Image)
Meekins told Entrepreneur that he and his brothers Kyle and Nick started Stone & Skillet in 2014, pooling $1,000 to buy a mixer and flour and making muffins in Kyle’s Boston apartment. The company’s own website, however, dates the creation of its original recipe to 2013, making the exact founding year unclear across sources. What began as a small side project has since become a family-owned packaged food company with national distribution across more than 3,000 retail locations. In a 2025 Entrepreneur interview, Meekins said the business had become an eight-figure company after reaching its first $100,000 month in its second year. A $5 million Series A announced in May 2026 is now funding further expansion. The brothers pooled $1,000 to buy a mixer and flour, with Meekins describing that as the entire initial investment. Stone & Skillet’s current website says the founders created their recipe in their Boston apartment in 2013. Earlier reporting from WBUR in 2015 and 2017 identified Kyle Meekins and chef Dan Crothers as the company’s co-founders, with Kyle saying he and Crothers developed the recipe together after restaurant chefs repeatedly asked for a better English muffin. More recent accounts, including Meekins’ 2025 interview and the company’s 2026 financing announcement, identify Cam, Kyle and Nick Meekins as the founders. WBUR’s 2017 account similarly records Kyle saying a Whole Foods local forager approached them at the Boston Food Festival, after which the company began entering Whole Foods stores across the region. Meekins became CEO of Stone & Skillet in 2020, during the Covid pandemic, after deciding to apply what he had learned from the music business to growing the food company. By 2026, the company had expanded to more than 3,000 retail locations across the US. In May 2026, Stone & Skillet announced a $5 million Series A led by BFG Partners, with Beliade Consumer Partners and Supernatural Ventures also participating. The company that began with a $1,000 investment and handmade muffins in a Boston apartment has since moved from hand-delivering products to restaurants to distributing through more than 3,000 retail locations across the country.
Because new connections can create opportunities that would otherwise be missed, he told Entrepreneur that founders should get out and build relationships. Cam Meekins spent his early career as a recording artist signed with Atlantic Records, producing, writing and performing his own music while touring across the US. He had already spent years as a recording artist, having been signed with Atlantic Records and working in production, songwriting and performance. The firm also confirmed that the company is headquartered in Boston and has achieved national distribution.
Meekins told Entrepreneur that someone from Whole Foods discovered the product, leading the brothers to realise they could compete in retail as well as restaurants. He said his experience in music gave him lessons that could be applied to building and promoting a consumer brand. The company said the funding would support continued growth and expansion on the US West Coast.
He later turned those skills towards a very different venture: English muffins. Its products are sold through chains including Whole Foods Market, Publix, Wegmans and Fresh Thyme. The brothers initially focused on making a higher-quality product while offering restaurants a less expensive alternative to some premium options. They made the muffins themselves in Kyle’s apartment and delivered them by hand. The company’s early history is not described identically across sources. The first major retail breakthrough came while the company was selling at a farmers market. Nutter, which represented Stone & Skillet in its Series A financing, lists Whole Foods Market, Publix, Wegmans and Fresh Thyme among its retail customers. Meekins’ advice to entrepreneurs centres on taking action, meeting people and remaining open to unexpected opportunities. He also stressed the value of surrounding yourself with people who know more about areas where you lack experience. His own career illustrates that approach. Rather than abandoning the skills he developed as a musician, Meekins applied lessons from promotion, relationships and audience-building to a consumer food company. Stone & Skillet’s latest financing now gives the business additional capital for its next stage of expansion, including its push into the US West Coast.