🌿 Sustainability Overview
Alter Eco’s a Fair Trade and B Corp certified chocolate company with 100% compostable packaging across everything they make. Based in San Francisco since 2005. Compostable Packaging All their snacks come in fully compostable packaging. You can enjoy the chocolate and compost the wrapper. What’s Different: 100% compostable (entire wrapper biodegrades) Home composting works (backyard-friendly) Plant-based materials, no petroleum plastics Zero waste approach Carbon neutral Fair Trade Alter Eco partners with farmer-run cooperatives practicing sustainable agriculture.
Alter Eco’s a Fair Trade and B Corp certified chocolate company with 100% compostable packaging across everything they make. Based in San Francisco since 2005.
Compostable Packaging
All their snacks come in fully compostable packaging. You can enjoy the chocolate and compost the wrapper.
What’s Different:
- 100% compostable (entire wrapper biodegrades)
- Home composting works (backyard-friendly)
- Plant-based materials, no petroleum plastics
- Zero waste approach
- Carbon neutral
Fair Trade
Alter Eco partners with farmer-run cooperatives practicing sustainable agriculture. They’re serious about ethical sourcing from cocoa to packaging.
What They Do:
- Fair prices (living wages for farmers)
- Direct partnerships, long-term relationships
- Organic farming, regenerative practices
- Community development at origin
- Third-party Fair Trade certified
What They Make
Award-winning organic chocolate and protein-rich snacks.
Products:
- Chocolate Bars (dark, milk, specialty)
- Truffles
- Chocolate-Covered Snacks (nuts, quinoa, coconut)
- Protein Bars
- Baking Chocolate
Why People Buy:
- Swiss chocolate expertise, European quality
- USDA Organic certified
- Vegan options available
- Protein-rich options
- Award-winning
B Corp Certified
Alter Eco meets B Corp’s high standards for verified social and environmental performance. It’s a complete commitment, not just marketing.
What That Covers:
- Environmental (carbon neutral operations)
- Social (fair labor practices)
- Transparency (open supply chains)
- Circular economy (waste elimination)
- Continuous improvement
How to Compost
The wrappers work for home composting. Makes sustainable disposal actually accessible.
Steps:
- Finish your Alter Eco treat
- Toss wrapper in home compost bin
- Packaging biodegrades naturally
- Creates nutrient-rich soil
- That’s it
The Impact
Since 2005, Alter Eco’s shown that premium quality and environmental responsibility aren’t opposites.
What They’ve Achieved:
- Carbon neutral since 2020
- 100% Fair Trade supply chain
- Compostable packaging on everything
- Organic certified complete line
- B Corp verified
Where to Get It
Available nationwide:
- AlterEcoFoods.com (direct)
- Whole Foods Market
- Target
- Natural grocery stores
- Amazon
- Thrive Market
Why They Exist
“Food that’s good for you and good for the planet.” You can see it in every compostable wrapper and fairly-traded ingredient.
San Francisco Fair Trade chocolate in compostable packaging since 2005.
Contact Information
Email: hello@alterecofoods.com