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!
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.
Uglies Turns Imperfect Potatoes Into Food Waste-Fighting Kettle Chips
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with the team behind Uglies Kettle Chips about how the brand turns cosmetically imperfect potatoes into delicious kettle-cooked snacks. By sourcing “ugly” potatoes that might otherwise be discarded, Uglies helps support farmers, reduce food waste and create flavorful chips in a variety of classic and sweet potato varieties.
7th Heaven Reimagines Vegan Chocolate
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with the team behind 7th Heaven about the brand’s creamy vegan chocolate made with oat milk and about 30% less sugar. The lineup includes chocolate bars, peanut butter cups and other indulgent treats designed to deliver the nostalgic milk-chocolate experience while staying fully plant-based.
Tosí Co-Founder Shares Organic Plant-Based Snacks Built for Real Life
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with the co-founder of Tosí about the brand’s organic, plant-based snack bars and crispy puffs designed for convenient, on-the-go nutrition. Founded by a mother-daughter team, Tosí focuses on simple, transparent ingredients with products that are organic, vegan, gluten-free and non-GMO.
YumEarth Shares New Candy Innovations Coming Soon to Stores
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with YumEarth about how the brand is reimagining classic candies with allergy-friendly ingredients and no artificial dyes. We also get an early look at several of the company’s newest products coming soon to retail.
Dandies on Inclusive Campfires and Vegan Marshmallows
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Dandies about how the brand’s vegan marshmallows are making campfires, s’mores and sweet treats accessible to more people. Made without gelatin, artificial flavors, artificial colors or corn syrup, the lineup now also includes a new spoonable vegan marshmallow cream.
BeanVIVO Previews New Regenerative Beans and Latin-Inspired Flavors
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with BeanVIVO about how the brand is bringing beans and legumes back to the center of the plate. We also get a sneak peek at new regenerative organic certified bean products with Latin American–inspired flavors planned for launch in 2026.
Nurture Life Co-Founder on Healthier, Easier Meals for Kids
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Nurture Life co-founder Jennifer Chow about the brand’s mission to make nutritious meals easier for parents. Nurture Life began as a direct-to-consumer service delivering ready-to-eat meals for babies, toddlers and kids and is now expanding into retail.
Whims on Reimagining Nostalgic Chocolates for Today’s Consumers
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Whims co-founder and Chief Snacking Officer Leanne Viola about how the brand is reinventing nostalgic chocolate treats in a better-for-you format. Whims chocolates contain just one gram of sugar and are gluten-free, dairy-free and made without sugar alcohols or palm oil.
Actual Veggies Co-Founder on Real Veggie Burgers (and What’s Coming Next)
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Jason Rosenbaum, co-founder of Actual Veggies, about the brand’s mission to create veggie burgers made from real vegetables rather than highly processed meat substitutes. Their colorful burgers and new vegetable-based dinosaur nuggets use simple ingredients like beans, vegetables and spices.