Our Story

History of Sasha’s Salad and Sandwich Dressing

Sasha’s Salad & Sandwich Dressings was introduced back in June 2006 by founder Kathy Taft and her husband Ken Taft. Kathy had spent the better half of 35 years in the food industry developing her cooking and baking skills. Kathy’s passion for creating recipes and cooking led to the creation of Sasha’s Salad Dressings. After two years of trial and error and tastings with family and friends, she developed the recipes for the original seven Sasha’s Dressings.

Sasha's dressings are a unique blend of "heart healthy,” natural ingredients combined to offer a distinctly different yet incredibly tasty addition to your dining table.

The Story Behind Sasha’s Dressing

Named after their daughter, Sasha, Ken and Kathy developed the name, labels, and ingredients of their dressing. All that remained was to name their company LLC and what better way to do that than to name if after their son Ken JR Taft. Ken and Kathy started taking their dressings to farmers markets and craft fairs, introducing what would turn into a legacy.

By chance, Emily Kroll, was working for her sister Amy at a craft fair in Nashota, WI. After seeing how she interacted with customers at the fair, Ken asked Emily how old she was and if she would be interested in a job. Only 17 at the time, Emily was very excited for this new adventure. She started working farmers markets and craft fairs for Ken and Kathy selling the dressings to their many fans.

Back in 2020 Emily’s mother ran into Ken at a market and Ken mentioned that they were looking to finally enjoy their retirement and sell the business. What better person to take over than the person they hired many years back? She knows the dressings in and out and finally made her dream come true in March 2021. Emily’s sister Amy, was the co-owner of Full Circle Healing Farm and assisted Emily in dressing production and guiding her in her business endeavors.

In the summer 2024, Emily decided to continue pursuing her full-time career as a manager at a local store. Amy and her husband Martice, took over ownership of Sasha’s Salad Dressings. Amy and Martice also continue to run their non-profit farm and healing center, Full Circle Healing Farm and the two business are now run as sister companies! Learn more about Full Circle Healing Farm Here! Emily continues to assist the company by making dressings and helping at markets!

Exciting Changes happening for Sashas!

Exciting updates are coming for Sashas Dressings! Stay tuned for:

• A re-brand of our labels to make them more modern and easier to read.

• Our dressings to return to many of our previous store accounts

• Additional stores carrying our dressings

• A web & social media re-brand (in progress)

• Some amazing holiday packages in collaboration with Full Circle Healing Farm