coolest new businesses in america

Though a sour, no sugar donut sounds funky to you, it might just be the sweetest donut you ever taste. Berrista Coffee in Chicago gives each customer a Miracle Berry, a fruit which temporarily alters our taste buds to make sour and bitter foods taste sweet. Chef Homaro Cantu spent 8 years of research to perfect the recipes and remove refined sugar, making donuts, paninis, and their other items into health foods.

Brooklyn based but nationally operating, Gothan Greens is trying to fix some of the major problems in how we eat and get our food. The company designs and builds commercial greenhouses on rooftops and urban areas around the U.S. to give locals access to fresh produce. Every year they bring in over 200,000 pounds of greens and more.

Have you ever said its too cold to go outside and exercise? Arctic Fire Clothing fixes that problem by selling heated shorts to put under other clothes, keeping you warm in the cold and snow.

This Personal Energy Generator (PEG) uses your kinetic (motion) movement from walking, biking, and more to charge its batteries. You can then use the battery to charge electronics like your cell phone. Clip it onto your backpack or belt loop and off you go.

Its not really surprising to find a Portland gym where your exercise actually creates energy to power the building. Founder Adam Boesel worked through many prototypes before making those which plug

What it is An inventive new restaurant from former Lazy Ox chef Josef Centeno.Why its cool The restaurant is named for, but is definitely not limited to, one of the chefs wildly popular and signature creations, the baco, described as ahybrid taco gyro thing with fillings like pork belly, beef carnitas, and oxtail hash. Other dishes include Caesar style Brussels sprouts, sauteed peaches, and coffee charred rib eye.

What it is Bacon centric food truck.Why its cool Bacon Bacon comes in the form of a food truck and a brick and mortar restaurant. And both serve, yepyou guessed itall things bacon. The Bacon Bacon Truck rolls around San Francisco distributing six bacon friendly sandwiches, including a pork meatball banh mi and grilled cheese, as well as french fries and root beer. Bacon Bacon also sells a bacon bouquet and chocolate covered bacon.

What it is A new brand of mustache wax.Why its cool The man known as Jeremiah Newton, who also sports an impressive face full of hair, started Bearded Bastard to help soften the burliest of beards and tame the unruliest of mustaches. Products so far include the Woodsman mustache wax and Woodsman beard oil, but the new Austin based company is developing many new man inspired oils and tonics, which will be available soon.

What it is An iPhone case and tracker system.Why its cool A product of Treehouse Labs, BiKN turns your iPhone into a tracker for all the things that are important to youpets, keys, bags, or anything really. The tracker is mostly run out of an app, but it is based on your use of the protective iPhone case and the BiKN tags. The case tracks your things even when your phones battery dies and the color coded BiKN tags attach to the things you want to track.

What it is A fashion boutique and tattoo art studio.Why its cool Passersby recognize Brightside by its sunny, yellow shopfront. Named Baltimores best boutique in Baltimore Magazine, Brightside sells edgy, fashion forward clothing, shoes, and accessories. Partners Christie Griffiths and Kike (Kee Kay) Castillo run the operation together, with Griffiths focusing on the fashion and Castillo on the tats.