Alter Eco Foods

In the first episode of CPG Week, Nosh Managing Editor Monica Watrous and reporters Brad Avery and Lukas Southard sit down to discuss the various M&A deals seen so far in the first month of the year.

Alter Eco has shifted hands once again. Today, Texas-based investment firm Trek One Capital announced it has acquired the Fair Trade, regenerative confections and pantry staples producer. The deal closed on December 22, and terms were not disclosed.

The aisles at Natural Products Expo West 2023 included a wide array of better-for-you sweets and treats from both new and existing brands in the category. From decadent dessert-inspired teas to chocolate bars to fruit-flavored gummies, these new products hope to offer options designed to fulfill every consumer’s sweet tooth. Check out this gallery for a deeper dive into the newly launched products featured at Expo West.

Both organic and conventional chocolate makers came under fire when a Consumer Reports study found potentially hazardous levels of lead and cadmium in 28 dark chocolate products. The issue became more complex when Trader Joe’s and Hershey’s, were served with class action lawsuits.

Trading savory for sweet, CPG executive Arnulfo Ventura announced today that he has left bean-based snack brand Beanfields to be CEO of sustainable snack brand Alter Eco. “I think we really have a chance to set the mark for what it means to be the regenerative snack company for the future,” Ventura told NOSH.

Alter Eco Foods enters a new product category that brings the cleanest and greenest ingredients to the breakfast aisle: Organic Granola. Alter Eco’s granola is sweetened naturally with date powder and monk fruit and these crunchy satisfying granolas contain no added sugar.

Alter Eco®, a chocolate-centric food company that helps mitigate climate change through regenerative agriculture, and its majority owner NextWorld Evergreen, has announced the appointment of Mary-Ann Somers as Independent Director of Alter Eco’s Board.

Alter Eco®, a chocolate-centric food company that helps mitigate climate change through regenerative agriculture and carbon sequestration, announced that it will launch the Alter Eco Foundation in October.

In a webinar this week, research firm Innova Market Insights listed its Top 10 Trends in Sweets and Snacks, and many of those characteristics were also displayed in products at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.

Alter Eco, a sustainability-directed chocolate company, has announced the appointment of two new vice presidents to its executive team: Alex Schildmeyer as vice president of sales and Pilar Ochi as vice president of marketing.

As devastating fires continue to ravage the Amazon Rainforest, Alter Eco, a sustainability-directed chocolate company with an annual, 10-year old agroforestry program in the Amazon, is taking immediate action. As the Amazon plays a vital role in regulating the global climate through absorbing carbon dioxide, the recent surge in wildfires further amplifies the importance for change and preservation.

Alter Eco, a chocolate-centric, sustainability-directed food company that takes healthy indulgence to an entirely new level, will be showcasing its new plant-based Superdark Truffles at 2019 Natural Products Expo West.

Proving that good things come in small packages, Dark Chocolate Smalls are available in three best-selling flavors, including Sea Salt, Burnt Caramel, Blackout, and a limited-edition holiday medley pack with all three varieties.

Alter Eco, a chocolate-centric, sustainability-directed snack company that takes healthy indulgence to a whole new level, today announced the launch of Truffle 3-Packs for its Sea Salt, Mint Crème and Salted Caramel Truffles.