Alter Eco

Alter Eco is based on the premise that food is fundamental to life - and whole, healthy, delicious food can make life better for people all over the world. By working directly with the small-scale farmers who grow their quinoa, rice, sugar and cacao, helping them institute Fair Trade and Organic practices and assisting them in improving both quality of food and quality of life, they're creating a system that benefits everyone involved. Their values extend to the flora, fauna and fields - they work with their co-op partners to preserve heirloom grains, replenish and reforest the land. And as a GHG Protocol 3 Carbon Zero business, they offset more carbon than they emit.

But the achievement they're most proud of is the family they've created. Together with farmers, employees, investors and customers, they're taking an adventure through food, and creating a vision of the future that's fair, prosperous, healthy and mouth-watering. Though they can't all break bread at the same table, they like to think that every time they crack open a bag or bar of Alter Eco in the States, they're sharing a lively meal with Gustavo in Bolivia, Sompoi in Thailand, Grover in Ecuador - and with you!