Solutions
Looking for inspiration and solutions for living more sustainably? Check out these daily highlights of innovative brands and products in apparel, home, food, travel, beauty, spirits, mobility and more!
Abe’s Is Making School Treats More Inclusive and Intentional
Abe’s Muffins is a family-founded bakery brand creating vegan, allergy-friendly treats designed to be safe for more kids to enjoy. Baked in a dedicated School-Friendly facility and made with all-natural, non-GMO ingredients, Abe’s makes inclusive snack time both intentional and delicious.
More Protein Than Beef Jerky? Snapper Creek’s Plant-Based Approach
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Snapper Creek Jerky about its plant-based jerky and mission to bring bold flavor and high protein to a classic snack category. The conversation explores the founders’ journey building a vegan food company in Nashville, Tennessee, the inspiration behind the brand and why they believe plant-based jerky can win over consumers almost anywhere.
Upcycled Fruit, Bigger Flavor? Inside BranchOut’s Snack Mission
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with BranchOut Food about its upcycled fruit snacks and mission to create more flavorful, crunchy dried fruit products. The conversation explores BranchOut’s dehydration technology, its sourcing of fruit from small family farmers in Peru and how the brand is transforming surplus fruit into nutrient-dense snacks with significantly more retained flavor.
Found: The Superfood Hidden Inside Chocolate - Blue Stripes Shows
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Blue Stripes about its mission to utilize 100% of the cacao fruit across products like superfruit gummies, superfood water and chocolate bars. The conversation explores how Blue Stripes is turning traditionally discarded parts of the cacao fruit into nutrient-dense snacks and beverages, the company’s focus on reducing food waste and supporting cacao farmers in Ecuador and why the brand believes cacao may be one of the world’s most overlooked superfoods.
Can Fruits & Veggies Be Easy, Craveable Snacks? DJ&A Shows How
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with DJ&A about its lineup of vacuum-cooked vegetable snacks and freeze-dried fruit products designed to make fruits and veggies easier and more craveable for everyday snacking. The conversation explores DJ&A’s approach to preserving the natural shape, color and flavor of real produce, the brand’s focus on clean eating and sustainability and its rapid expansion from Australia into more than 55 countries worldwide.
Plastic in Our Gum?! Milliways Offers a Better Way
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Milliways about its lineup of plastic-free chewing gum and the company’s mission to create a biodegradable alternative to conventional gum. The conversation explores the surprising connection between gum and microplastics, Milliways’ use of plant-based ingredients instead of synthetic gum base and the brand’s focus on delivering a chewing experience designed to match or exceed traditional gum.
Sneak Peek: Dream Puffs Join SmartSweets’ Lower Sugar Candy Lineup
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with SmartSweets about its lineup of lower sugar candies and newly launched Dream Puffs, a Swedish candy-inspired treat with a light, airy and squishy texture. The conversation explores SmartSweets’ approach to reducing sugar without artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols, its expansion into new candy formats and the brand’s mission to deliver all the joy of candy with fewer of the typical downsides.
Revealed: 3 New Flavors Join Mezcla’s Protein Treat Lineup
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Mezcla about its lineup of plant-based protein treats and newly revealed flavor launches, including mint chocolate, chocolate pretzel and salted caramel chocolate. The conversation explores the brand’s gluten-free and non-GMO approach, its focus on creating protein snacks that feel indulgent and enjoyable and why Mezcla believes better-for-you products should still taste like a treat.
The Snackatere Makes Marshmallows More Allergy- and School-Friendly
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with The Snackatere about its Good Mallow lineup of plant-based marshmallows and mission to create more allergy- and school-friendly sweet treats. The conversation explores the brand’s gelatin-free approach, seasonal marshmallow innovations and its commitment to creating more inclusive snack and holiday moments for families.
Sneak Peek: New Protein Bars Join Kate’s Real Food Lineup
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Kate’s Real Food about its lineup of organic energy bars and new protein bars made with simple, recognizable ingredients. The conversation explores the brand’s founding story in Jackson Hole, its focus on real food energy and its commitment to creating organic, gluten-free snacks designed to fuel active everyday lifestyles.
Bobo’s on Better Ingredients, PB&Js & Snacks for Real Life
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Bobo’s about the brand’s journey from a homemade snack recipe in a Boulder kitchen to a nationally recognized better-for-you snack company. The conversation explores Bobo’s lineup of oat bars, PB&Js and bites, along with the brand’s focus on gluten-free, non-GMO ingredients and snacks designed for real life.
Playing Favorites with Alter Eco
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green catches up with Alter Eco for a playful twist on the traditional interview, asking the brand to pick favorite chocolates for different real-life occasions. Along the way, the conversation explores fan-favorite truffles, blackout chocolate, passion fruit truffle thins and why Alter Eco continues to stand out in the cleaner, greener chocolate space.
Can Candy Be Cleaner Too? Inside Sweet Stash’s Modern Gummy Mission
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with the Potash Twins about launching Sweet Stash, a gummy brand focused on cleaner ingredients, natural colorants and a more modern approach to candy. The fast-growing startup combines non-GMO, no-corn-syrup gummies with music-inspired branding and a mission to help push the candy industry toward more thoughtful ingredients and practices.
Can a Potato Chip Be Cleaner? The Good Crisp Co. Thinks So
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with The Good Crisp Company founder Matt Parry about rethinking familiar snack favorites with cleaner ingredients, shorter ingredient lists and seed oil-free offerings. The brand focuses on delivering the taste and crunch consumers expect while creating snacks parents can feel better about giving their families.
Better Chocolate? We Tried 4 Thoughtful Chocolate Brands
Can chocolate be indulgent and still have a positive impact? Seeing Green sampled four brands — Justin’s, Unreal, Endangered Species Chocolate and Chocolove — to explore how more thoughtful ingredients, sourcing and practices are reshaping the chocolate aisle.
Better Snacks and Treats? Sneak Peek at Sweets & Snacks Expo
Ahead of Sweets & Snacks Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, Seeing Green previews some of the brands, products and trends already catching our attention across the worlds of candy, snacks and treats. From better-for-you ingredients and upcycled foods to more thoughtful packaging and sourcing, we share a first look at some of the companies we’re looking forward to sharing with you next week.
SNEAK PEEK: Seeing Green at Sweets & Snacks Expo 2026
Seeing Green is heading to Sweets & Snacks Expo 2026 in Las Vegas to explore what’s next in snacks, candy and treats. From cleaner ingredients and plant-based offerings to more thoughtful packaging and allergen-friendly options, we’ll be spotlighting brands bringing fresh ideas to store shelves.
Alec’s Ice Cream Aims to Make Your Pint Feel as Good as It Tastes
Alec’s Ice Cream is working to make everyday ice cream a more thoughtful choice. Through clean ingredients, A2 dairy and regenerative organic sourcing, the brand is reimagining a familiar indulgence to better support both how it’s made and how you feel after eating it.
Actual Veggies' Whole-Food Approach to Plant-Based Eating Done Right
Actual Veggies is rethinking what plant-based eating can look like, building a lineup of chef-crafted veggie burgers, Super Fries and Dinosaur Nuggets from whole, recognizable ingredients that are as colorful as they are delicious. Discover how this better-for-you brand is making it easier to put more vegetables on the table — without the fillers, the processing or anything you can't pronounce.
Our Faves: Sweet Discoveries & Better For You Treats
Sweet treats are getting a cleaner, greener makeover, with brands rethinking chocolate, ice cream, candy and baked goods using better ingredients, thoughtful sourcing and lighter-footprint production. In this roundup, explore a selection of indulgent treats that are better for you and the planet, including several brands we recently discovered while exploring Expo West.