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How it does good
Elevating chocolate and the standards for producing it
Cocoa farming poses a big risk for environmental damage, forced labor, and child labor. Alter Eco has set out to make a difference in the chocolate world by putting an end to these dangerous and destructive practices. Every single product Alter Eco produces is sourced directly from small scale farmers. They go beyond the Fair Trade pay standards by providing their partners with targeted assistance with food security, biodiversity, and gender equality. They've committed to compostable, non-toxic wrappers and have been carbon neutral since 2009.
Alter Eco pays their farmers 1.3x (33% more) the standard Fair Trade payment. They also help cocoa farmers transition their land to dynamic agroforestry, training over 400 farmers in dynamic agroforestry since 2015.
Learn MoreFounder Tristan Lecomte pioneered a method of integrating carbon offsetting within the company's own supply chain to improve soil conditions, biodiversity and crop health, all while making them carbon neutral since 2009.
Learn MoreAlter Eco packs all of their chocolates in 100% compostable or recyclable packaging. And as a part of the OSC2 Packaging Collaborative, a leading sustainable packaging innovation, they've been working since 2013 on removing petroleum-based plastic from our landfills, oceans, and planet.
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Not only does Alter Eco give their employees 3 paid days off a year to support causes of their choice, they also make regular cash and product donations to the organizations their team members are passionate about. These include clean-ups, food services, building green spaces in urban neighborhoods, supporting events for Earth Day and MLK Day, and contributing to Imperfect Produce and SF Recology.
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About the Brand
Alter Eco
Alter Eco® is a chocolate-centric, sustainability-directed food company that takes indulgence to new heights. Their mission is to pioneer a full circle approach to eating, farming, and doing business—and to inspire others to do the same.
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United StatesNot great
The raspberry did not work well with the 85% dark chocolate, there was just not enough sweetness to balance the bitterness, and the tang of the raspberry just clashed with the overall flavor.
United StatesIf you love extra dark chocolate...
...This might be for you. I liked it a lot, and unlike the other reviewer, I found that the raspberries made it, if anything, a little too sweet for me. So I'll get it sparingly, but I'll definitely be back for more.
United StatesNice combo
Would be better with more raspberry pieces and a slightly sweeter chocolate.
Some would like very dark taste.
Very little raspberry taste came through. If you like mostly very dark bitter chocolate taste it would be perfect. Equal Exchange has strong flavor taste.
Sort of gritty, not what I was expecting. Maybe something like a chocolate raspberry truffle would be better.
