Two Degrees Food
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Will Hauser and Lauren Walters |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Products | Nutritious Vegan Snack |
| Website | http://twodegreesfood.com/ |
Two Degrees is a one-for-one food company that produces vegan snack bars.[1][2] For every food bar the company sells, it donates a meal to a hungry child in need.[3][4] Two Degrees Food has provided meals to children in areas including the United States, Kenya, India, Malawi, Somalia, Colombia, and Myanmar.[5][6][7][8]
Overview
Will Hauser and Lauren Walters founded Two Degrees Food in 2010 and launched early 2011.[9] Hauser is a Harvard graduate and worked with Goldman Sachs prior to starting the company.[9] Lauren Walters is an entrepreneur, investor and advisor to various non-profits.[10] The company’s board of directors also includes Keith Monda, the former President of Coach Inc.[9]
Hauser and Walters picked the name Two Degrees to emphasize the idea that only two degrees of separation exist between consumers to a hungry child.[10] In 2011, Two Degrees Food was recognized as a runner up in the Katerva Awards for Food Security.[11]
Two Degrees Food’s board of advisors includes physicians Steve Collins and Judith Palfrey, the Boston Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.[9] The company is based in San Francisco, California, and has a staff of about 10 people.
Product and mission
Two Degrees Food produces a line of all-natural, gluten-free, vegan and GMO-free nutrition bars in several flavors, including Apple Pecan, Cherry Almond, Chocolate Banana, and Chocolate Peanut.[12] The recipes were developed by Barr Hogen, the former creative chef at Odwalla.[10][12][13]
The company distributes bars to health food, specialty, grocery, college and food service channels across the United States, including more than 1000 locations including Whole Foods, stores, Barnes & Noble College bookstores, coffee shops, and corporations.[14]
The meals are locally sourced, and the company partners with global nonprofits and NGOs in order to fulfill this mission.[15] Their partners include Feeding America, Partners in Health, World Food Program USA, Akshaya Patra and others.[4][16]
External links
- (Official site) http://twodegreesfood.com/
References
- ^ "Two Degrees Food One for One Bars". The Grommet. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "About: Two Degrees". Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Nicole Carter (June 14, 2012). "Snack Company on a Mission". INC. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Two Degrees Food™ Mission & Partnerships" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Two Degrees Food(TM) Feeds a Hungry Child With Every Product Sold". Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Take Action". ABC News. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Jan Sluizer (January 14, 2013). "Snack Maker's Business Model Aids Hunger Relief". Voice of America. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Visit to Rwanda inspires a new beginning at 57". Today. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Our Story". Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Connor Toomy (November 15, 2012). "'Two Degrees' of Separation Between You and a Hungry Child". AARP. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Katerva Awards Food Security Results, 2011". Katerva.org. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Products". Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Chefs corner". Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "A day With two degrees whole foods market". Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Esha Chhabra (January 13, 2012). "Two Degrees energy bars support famine relief". SFGate. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "WFP USA Partners with Two Degrees Food to Combat Childhood Hunger". wfp.org. July 30, 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2013.