Two Degrees Food Explained

Two Degrees
Location City:San Francisco, California
Foundation:2010
Products:Nutritious Vegan Snack
Founder:Will Hauser and Lauren Walters

Two Degrees Food was a one-for-one food company that produced vegan snack bars. One of their main ways to promote their business was using some of their profit to give food to hungry children.[1] Two Degrees Food has provided meals to children in areas including the United States, Kenya, India, Malawi, Somalia, Colombia, and Myanmar.[2] [3] [4] [5]

History

Will Hauser and Lauren Walters founded Two Degrees Food in 2010 and launched in early 2011.[6] [7] The company's board of directors also included Keith Monda, the former President of Coach Inc.

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. In 2011, Two Degrees Food was recognized as a runner up in the Katerva Awards for Food Security.[8]

Two Degrees Food's board of advisors included physicians Steve Collins and Judith Palfrey. The company was based in San Francisco, California, and had a staff of about 23 people.

Two Degrees went out of business on February 1, 2017.[9]

Product and mission

Two Degrees Food produced a line of supposedly all-natural, gluten-free, vegan and GMO-free nutrition bars in several flavors to appeal to a wider audience. These products were Apple Pecan, Cherry Almond, Chocolate Banana, and Chocolate Peanut. The recipes were developed by Barr Hogen.

The company distributed bars to health food, specialty, grocery, college and food service channels across the United States, distributing to more than 1000 locations including Whole Foods, stores, Barnes & Noble College bookstores, coffee shops, and corporations.[10]

The meals were locally sourced, and the company partnered with global non-profits and NGOs in order to fulfill this mission.[11] Their partners included Feeding America, Partners in Health, World Food Program USA, Akshaya Patra and others.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Snack Company on a Mission. Nicole Carter. June 14, 2012. Inc.. 27 July 2013. 25 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130425041201/http://www.inc.com/nicole-carter/food-company-with-a-social-mission-two-degrees-food.html. live.
  2. Web site: Two Degrees Food(TM) Feeds a Hungry Child With Every Product Sold. Reuters. 27 July 2013. January 10, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306165309/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS103027+10-Jan-2011+MW20110110. 6 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Take Action. ABC News. 27 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130710131859/https://abcnews.go.com/millionmomschallenge/Take_Action. 10 July 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Snack Maker's Business Model Aids Hunger Relief. Jan Sluizer. January 14, 2013. Voice of America. 27 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130804035905/http://www.voanews.com/content/snack-makers-business-model-aids-hunger-relief/1583352.html. 4 August 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Visit to Rwanda inspires a new beginning at 57. Today. 27 July 2013 .
  6. Web site: Our Story . 27 July 2013 . 21 August 2013 . https://archive.today/20130821203431/http://twodegreesfood.com/about/ . live .
  7. 'Two Degrees' of Separation Between You and a Hungry Child. Connor Toomy. November 15, 2012. AARP. 27 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220045/http://www.aarp.org/work/working-after-retirement/info-11-2012/two-degrees-helps-feed-hungry-children.1.html. 3 March 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Katerva Awards Food Security Results, 2011. Katerva.org. 27 July 2013. https://archive.today/20130814185008/http://katerva.org/finalists-2011-food-security/. 14 August 2013. dead.
  9. Web site: Two Degrees Food Company Profile: Valuation & Investors PitchBook . 2023-02-16 . pitchbook.com . en . 2023-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230216023726/https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/56124-46 . live .
  10. Web site: A day With two degrees whole foods market. 27 July 2013. 25 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525032535/http://twodegreesfood.com/2011/06/a-day-with-two-degrees-whole-foods-market/. live.
  11. Web site: Two Degrees energy bars support famine relief. Esha Chhabra. January 13, 2012. San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Corporation. SFGate. 27 July 2013. 21 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121121041430/http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Two-Degrees-energy-bars-support-famine-relief-2499097.php. live.
  12. Web site: Two Degrees Food™ Mission & Partnerships . 27 July 2013 . 10 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120410145001/http://twodegreesfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/twodegrees-partners.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: WFP USA Partners with Two Degrees Food to Combat Childhood Hunger. July 30, 2012. wfp.org. 27 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102200402/http://usa.wfp.org/news-story/wfp-usa-partners-two-degrees-food-combat-childhood-hunger. 2 November 2012. dead.

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