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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 StatesLike eating a hug, but a minty one
Hey there, Hive - Jamie here from the Sustainability team! Alter Eco has so many laudable things going on from an environmental and social impact standpoint: zero waste packaging, carbon neutrality, amazing transparency, and more. But, they're paired all of this with a stand out product, as well! Refreshing and decadent, I now always keep a bar in the freezer for when I need a chocolate pick-me-up. It really takes the crispness to the next level!
United StatesDark but delicious
Super dark, bitter. But if you want a chocolate fix its perfect
United StatesDark!
Reaaaaaaaaly dark, super flavorful. Love this brand.
United Stateschocolate shipped from HIVE
The chocolate is excellent. I give 4 stars because this company seems to not really have a grasp on shipping food. My first order was completely melted. They do have excellent customer service and reshipped with an ice pack. However, I later received creamer that was almost hot on arrival. I think they need to work on shipping packaging and consider that products could be on a hot truck for hours at 90 plus temperatures.
Best mint dark chocolate ever! But not really 90% dark.
I loved it! The design seems to be to put all the mint flavor in these little peppermint crystals, but it spreads out very nicely throughout the chocolate. Really delicious, and the darkest mint chocolate bar I've ever found. However, I am disappointed in the labeling - it says "90% cacao", but that's clearly not the case. The nutrition information says 12g of sugar in a 75g bar, so that's 16% sugar - at best this could be an 84% cacao bar. Still better than anything else I can find, but why the misleading label? Clearly they're pretending they don't have to count the mint crystals.
