Welcome to The Salt Horse, a specialty grocer, gift basket & corporate gifting company, and food, beverage, retail & hospitality creative agency, rooted in Laguna Beach, California. Founded by Samantha Savage Breit.
Samantha Savage Breit is a brand activation and experiential marketing expert based in Southern California. With 20+ years of concept-to-execution experience, she specializes in creating immersive and innovative brand moments that build real community through authentic, relationship-driven engagement.
From founding The Salt Horse - a pioneering farm-to-table specialty retail concept - to, most recently, developing the full hospitality and food & beverage brand concept at Even House, a private membership club, to designing and executing activations and events for notable brands and celebrities, to include: Z Supply, Iris & Romeo, Janessa Leone, Business & Pleasure Co., by Rosie Jane, Isopure, Bravo, 7-Eleven, Tiffani Thiessen, and Renee Zellweger, Samantha brings a rare combination of creative vision, operational precision, and luxury hospitality standards to every project.
Samantha’s work is rooted in her years as a small business owner - where she built a beloved grocery store from scratch, cultivated deep relationships with specialty food makers and farmers, and brought intention to every shelf and detail It taught her the power of curation with intention, and it’s the heart she brings to every client today.
Her Iris & Romeo Farmer’s Market activation is widely recognized as one of the first brand activations of its kind - a concept since replicated across the industry, She doesn’t follow trends. She sets them.
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Food + Beverage + Retail Consulting
Samantha Savage Breit is a visionary food, beverage, and retail consultant known for curating design-forward and innovative experiences that blend flavor, storytelling, and community. With a signature style rooted in intentionality and sophistication, she partners with brands to craft compelling menus, merchandising strategies, and hospitality concepts.
Through her consulting work under her brand - The Salt Horse - Samantha brings a modern, magnetic presence to every project she touches. She’s not following trends, she’s setting them.
For years, her expertise in curating, buying, and merchandising has shaped the food + beverage industry. The brands she’s worked with have set the standard for retail excellence.
From boutique retail concepts to large scale food and beverage programs, Samantha designs some of the most compelling assortments and merchandising strategies in the industry.
VIST SAMANTHA’ PORTFOLIO WEBSITE HERE
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Gift Baskets + Boxes
Curated with The Salt Horse Favorites, our Gift Baskets are the perfect gift for all occasions!
Creatively packaged in a beautiful basket with special, seasonal touches.
Available for in-store pick up, local delivery, and nationwide shipping.
Personal customization is also available. Contact us to personally curate a gift basket for any theme or occasion.
Corporate Gifting | Client + Staff Appreciation | Host Gift | Wedding Welcome Basket | Birthday | Anniversary | Just Because
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Farmer's Market
Samantha learned, first-hand, that there is a lot of innovation in bringing people together and back to their foods.
Shop hand curated selections of the most delicious locally sourced organic fruits, flowers, herbs + vegetables grown on local California farms.
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Specialty Grocery
Shop small batch seasonal goods + provisions created by artisans + food makers who collectively support a healthy + sustainable lifestyle and where every product shares an inspiring + unique story.
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Collaborations X The Salt Horse
From product launches and in-store installations to farm-to-table dinners and workshops, The Salt Horse is an elevated and effective brand for collaboration.