About us

Our Mission

To cook with love and creativity without compromising our Latin flavors so that our clients are able to celebrate and enjoy the wonders of vegan food.

Our Core Values

Customer Service

Our company is dedicated to providing an exceptional service and experience to our customers, where everyone feels at ease while exploring veganism.

Convenience

We aim to make your life easier by providing delicious, ready-to-eat meals that work with your lifestyle.

Creativity + Taste

It is our goal to create innovative and flavorful menus that constantly challenge the erroneous perception that vegan food is bland and tasteless.

Philanthropy

Giving back to our community by empowering and educating them on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.

Our Founders

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Blenlly (Blen-gee) Mena

Founder/CEO

Blenlly Mena is the proud Bronxite behind Next Stop Vegan, the Bronx’s first vegan meal-prep service company. She has combined her passion for food and culture with her love for the earth, animals and the community to bring Next Stop Vegan.

Blenlly (Blen-Gee) Mena
Founder/CEO

Blenlly Mena is the proud Bronxite behind Next Stop Vegan, the Bronx’s first vegan meal-prep service company. After graduating from Baruch College with a degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Human Resources Management, Blenlly landed her first employment at formerly known 5-star hotel, The New York Palace where she began to explore the world through traveling.

She discovered a profound passion towards cultures and food, which led her to move across the country to Los Angeles and then to South Korea where she honed her craft as a self-taught chef and budding entrepreneur while receiving a Plant-Based Nutrition certificate through the eCornell program.

When she found her way back home, Blenlly started Next Stop Vegan from the small kitchen at her mother’s apartment. She then moved the business to her sister’s home, and when faced with a lack of storage and an incredible increase in customers, she then decided to find an establishment with her sister.

On the corner of Archer Ave in the Parkchester area of the Bronx, you can find the home for Next Stop Vegan where together with her family they create delicious and nutritious vegan meals inspired by their Latino roots and fueled by Blenlly’s love for the earth, animals and the community. She is currently enrolled with Nutraphoria to receive a Holistic Nutrition and Health Coach Certification.

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Ana “Loly” Baez

Co-Founder

Ana “Loly” Baez, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in a humble household by a single mother, is the brain behind the flavors at Next Stop Vegan. Her passion for cooking began at the early age of 9, and by the age of 15, Loly cooked like a 70-year-old Dominican lady.

Ana “Loly” Baez
Co-Founder

Ana “Loly” Baez, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in a humble household by a single mother, is the brain behind the flavors at Next Stop Vegan.

Loly, a wife, and mother of 3 is a full-time employee and a full-time chef for Next Stop Vegan. Her passion for cooking began at the early age of 9 when she was left to look after her younger sister while her mother had to work to be able to sustain the household. By the age of 15, Loly cooked like a 70-year-old Dominican lady. Together with her husband she later owned two Latin-inspired restaurants where she discovered that cooking was her true calling.

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