Askinosie CollaBARation Bars. For Askinosie's new line of chocolate bars, the company partnered with highly regard- ed brands—including Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, Intelligentsia Coffee and Zingerman's—to come up with enticing new flavors. The chocolate might be sinful, but the packaging is virtuous. The inner wrap is made from NatureFlex, a renewable and com- postable packaging film, while binding string is taken from bags of cacao beans. The company hires women from a local shelter to hand-tie the string. askinosie.com
B.T. McElrath Truffles. This Minnesota- based business thinks locally and globally when producing and packaging its products, such as the four new flavors in its BT Bites line: Super Red, Buttered Toast, Milk Salted Butter Caramel and Dark Salted Butter Caramel. Made with fresh butter and cream from local family farms, the single-serve chocolates are wrapped in home-com- postable film. The 90-count display cartons
in which they're shipped are made from Sustainable Forestry Initiative–certified paper materials printed with vegetable-based inks. Equally sweet, the company uses EcoXpress, a local courier that operates hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles and plants one tree for every chocolate delivery it makes for the company. btmcelrath.com
Buddy Fruits Blended Fruit Pouches. Squeezable, resealable pouches make these fruit mixtures—including the new Coconut Milk & Fruit and Superfruit varieties—easy, fun and mess-free to drink. The pouches are said to incorporate NASA technology and require fewer materials and less energy to produce than traditional, more rigid containers. The lightweight
products don't require refrigeration, meaning transport is more effi- cient, which translates to less pollution. buddyfruits.com
Quinn Popcorn is packaged in compostable toxin-free paper microwave bags that
have been mechanically (not chemically) processed to be grease-proof.
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NEW FROM J&M; FOODS NOT YOUR AVERAGE
COOKIE STRAWS
Simple, All Natural Ingredients Contain Real Butter No Preservatives
Four Great Tasting Flavors
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