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Alter Eco® Commits to Regenerative Agriculture with New Charitable Foundation and Packaging Design
Alter Eco® Commits to Regenerative Agriculture with New Charitable Foundation and Packaging Design
Alter Eco®, a sustainable chocolate-centric food company that helps mitigate climate change through regenerative agriculture, today announced two new ways it will strengthen its commitment to cacao cultivation that has a positive impact on the planet. As the new charitable...
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15 Things Glamour Editors Are Shopping for Earth Month
15 Things Glamour Editors Are Shopping for Earth Month
By Talia Abbas I April 22, 2020 I've been living for snack time lately, and these Alter Eco chocolates are currently filling my snack drawer. All of its chocolate is 10/10, but this one is extra special because the packaging was designed in...
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Elevate Your Chocolate With Our 5 Favorite Bars!
Elevate Your Chocolate With Our 5 Favorite Bars!
By Liz Moody I February 7, 2020 While we're all about the plethora of healthy treats flooding the market (Nut butter cups! Cookies! Brownies! Tarts!), sometimes you just want a good old classic chocolate bar. While these picks check all the...
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These are all the companies participating in the climate strike
These are all the companies participating in the climate strike
On September 20, people around the world will stop work to focus attention on the climate crisis. To support them, many businesses are shutting down or giving workers time off to protest.
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Alter Eco Assembles Eco-Friendly Brand Coalition to Protect the Amazon Rainforest
Alter Eco Assembles Eco-Friendly Brand Coalition to Protect the Amazon Rainforest
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...
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6 brands that use sustainable packaging you can feel better about buying
6 brands that use sustainable packaging you can feel better about buying
Alter Eco makes some of your favorite indulgent treats with simple, natural ingredients — salted caramel truffles, a crisp mint chocolate bar, and dark chocolate coconut clusters are just some of the delicious combinations.
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50 Awesome Best Friend Gifts for Valentine’s Day
50 Awesome Best Friend Gifts for Valentine’s Day
You can’t buy happiness but you can buy chocolate, and that’s almost the same thing when it comes to truffles. These organic Ecuadorian chocolates are filled with melt-in-your-mouth Malabar coconut cream—in Sea Salt, Salted Caramel, Silk Velvet, Mint Créme, and Classic Dark,...
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The Most Amazing Valentine's Day Gifts Of 2019 For All Types Of Lovers In Your Life
The Most Amazing Valentine's Day Gifts Of 2019 For All Types Of Lovers In Your Life
Love makes the world go round, but fair trade dark chocolate makes it all worthwhile. Featuring some of our best-selling dark chocolate bars, truffles and coconut clusters, these decadent treats are made with only clean ingredients like single origin cacao...
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11 Healthy Valentine's Day Chocolates That Are Anything But Boring
11 Healthy Valentine's Day Chocolates That Are Anything But Boring
Protein-packed quinoa tastes pretty delicious on its own, but someone at Alter Eco had the genius idea to put this nutty grain (and superfood) into chocolate. Yesss!
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My Bitter Valentine: 2019 Gifts For The Broken-Hearted
My Bitter Valentine: 2019 Gifts For The Broken-Hearted
Dark chocolate is good for your heart, bitter chocolate is good for your soul. It doesn't get much darker than 90 percent cacao, but if you pay close attention, underneath the bitterness, you'll find some lovely fruitiness and a soft...
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Alter Eco Foods Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Allergen for Specific Lots of Blackout in New York
Alter Eco Foods Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk Allergen for Specific Lots of Blackout in New York
Alter Eco Americas, Inc. is voluntarily recalling three lots of its Deep Dark Blackout Organic Chocolate bar in New York state only out of an abundance of caution because it may contain undeclared milk allergen that exceeds New York state limits. Only...
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33 Gifts for Men That Will Make You a Look Like a Hero
33 Gifts for Men That Will Make You a Look Like a Hero
An Alter Eco Dark Salted Almonds Chocolate Bar is the kind of thing sweet fantasies are made of. They’re made with roasted almonds, Ecuadorian chocolate, and a sprinkle of fleur de sel. Low on ingredients, high on flavor. It’s one of our favorite...
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Dark chocolate vs. milk chocolate: Here’s which one is healthier, once and for all
Dark chocolate vs. milk chocolate: Here’s which one is healthier, once and for all
Now, you're probably not going to find a suitable dark chocolate option hanging out by the checkout at regular grocery stores—Hershey's "dark chocolate" bar, for instance, has sugar as its first ingredient and contains multiple different types of milk—but there are plenty of brands...
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The 5 Better-for-You Sweets a Nutritionist Buys on Amazon
The 5 Better-for-You Sweets a Nutritionist Buys on Amazon
I build a bit of dark chocolate into my eating routine nearly every day, and this is my go-to. While this bar is dark, I don’t find it to be bitter. And rather than being waxy, it magically melts on...
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How to Choose Healthier Halloween Candy
How to Choose Healthier Halloween Candy
Kadey recommends a bar like Alter Eco’s Dark Blackout Organic Chocolate, which is 85 percent cacao and contains cocoa beans, cocoa butter, raw cane sugar, and vanilla beans. One serving size (40 grams or half the bar) has 230 calories, most of which...
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Changing the World through Food — Mathieu Senard
Changing the World through Food — Mathieu Senard
This week on The EnTRUEpreneurship Podcast, Wes welcomes Mathieu (Mat) Senard — Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alter Eco, a consumer packaged goods company whose products range from truffles to quinoa to dark chocolate bars. Since launching in France and expanding...
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On My Desk This Month
On My Desk This Month
So yummy! I just raided the WD Test Kitchen snack stash (yes, there is such a thing) and fell in love with these crunchy Dark Chocolate Coconut Clusters from Alter Eco.
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Easy Does It: Healthy Snacks and Meals to Make or Buy for Back to School
Easy Does It: Healthy Snacks and Meals to Make or Buy for Back to School
Ribbons of toasted coconut flakes with Alter Eco’s signature 70 percent Ecuadorian chocolate create a clean treat that boasts a mere 5-6 grams of sugar per serving. Available in three crave-able flavors, Original, Cherry + Almond Butter, and Seeds +...
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12 Healthy Snacks That Taste Like Dessert
12 Healthy Snacks That Taste Like Dessert
Alter Eco Super Blackout Dark Chocolate Bar ($3): No matter your diet, the craving for chocolate never really goes away. Satisfy it with this dark, intense bar from Alter Eco. Reap the antioxidant benefits (it's 90 percent cocoa) while treating yo'self.
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THE BEST SUMMER BEACH BAG SNACKS
THE BEST SUMMER BEACH BAG SNACKS
Alter Eco is one of my favorite chocolate companies. They make high quality, ethically sourced products and their latest launch includes portable clusters. My fave is their Alter Eco Dark Chocolate Coconut Clusters because of its salty-sweet mix with just six grams...
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11 Sustainable Snacks You Can Feel Good About Eating When You’re On The Go
Every product made by Alter Eco is sourced from farmer-run cooperatives that practice sustainable agriculture. What’s even better is that their snacks come in compostable packaging so you can enjoy a 100% sustainable treat. Alter Eco has taken their ethics a step...
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