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]
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Will Hauser and Lauren Walters |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Nutritious Vegan Snack |
| Website | web |
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.[6]
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.[7] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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]