About

alter eco mission

About Alter Eco

We're all about creating the cleanest and greenest craveable food.

food for mind, body, & soil

We make food that restores rather than depletes. From soil to shelf, our snacks are the cleanest and greenest on Earth.

good growing practices

good growing practices

Our products are grown in thriving ecosystems by small-scale, fair trade farmers.

ingredients you love

ingredients you'll love

Incredible taste requires high-quality clean ingredients. Always organic, no weird stuff ever.

recycle

lose the landfill

Our products use recyclable or compostable packaging that eliminates or reduces waste.

Graphic showing the circle of sustainability at Alter Eco

good things take time

Alter Eco founders Mathieu Senard and Edouard Rollet in the salt flats

2005

Alter Eco was founded by friends and activists, Mathieu Senard and Edouard Rollet. Their goal was to bring delicious foods to conscious consumers, addressing issues of fair trade and environmental impact.

alter eco team working in the fields

2009

Alter Eco becomes a Certified B Corporation, solidifying our mission to balance purpose with profit and ensuring the use of business as a force for good.

circle graphic showing a tree as the background

2010

Alter Eco offsets 100% of its emissions as a carbon neutral company, in partnership with Pur Projet, planting and protecting trees in Central and South America.

circle graphic showing the alter eco COMPOSTABLE wrapper in a composting bin in a kitchen on top of egg shells and vegetable scraps

2013

Alter Eco launches the first commercially compostable candy wrapper in their chocolate truffle product line - a first of its kind!

2 sets of hands in the dirt digging

2020

Alter Eco produces its first "Sustainability Report". Alter Eco makes a commitment to measure itself against the goals of Restoring Ecosystems, Improving Livelihoods, and Reducing Waste and publishes the report on their website.

cocoa nibs laying out to dry, some in a shovel in the foreground

2023

Alter Eco is acquired by Trek One Capital. Trek One is absolutely committed to the mission of Alter Eco and excited to continue to support the growth and expansion of the business and the positive social and environmental impact of Alter Eco.

alter eco about foundation

Fixing food to fix our future

We believe that climate change and inequality are two of the greatest challenges of our lifetime, and they are inextricably linked. That's why we are committed to undergoing rigorous certification processes and actively taking responsibility in making the right decisions. Through agroforestry, we are combating climate change, one ecosystem at a time.

alter eco certification & polices

the proof you didn't even need

U S D A Organic, and gluten free certified logos

Cacao beans are full of nutrients, and who are we to take away from that? We protect the integrity of our ingredients and never add anything that you wouldn’t add yourself.

Fair for Life FairTrade logo

We believe in fair working standards and are helping to solve inequality in the cocoa supply chain.

certifications-b-corp logo

Certified B Corporations balance people, planet, and profit in all decisions, leading the way to a better future for all.

recycling logos from the united states and from austria

Landfills are filling up fast enough. Our compostable, recyclable and post-consumer recyclable packaging doesn’t add to the problem.

the climate label - certified, logo

We do our part by offsetting all our carbon emissions, developing comprehensive plans to reduce our carbon footprint, and investing heavily in offsetting our impact through initiatives set forth in this certification.