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!
Inside Chocolove’s Approach to Delicious, More Thoughtful Chocolate
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Chocolove about the brand’s approach to premium chocolate made with thoughtful ingredients, Rainforest Alliance cocoa and real fruit inclusions. The Boulder-based company focuses on combining indulgence, ingredient integrity and cocoa traceability while continuing to expand its lineup of bars, seasonal offerings and everyday chocolate treats.
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.
In Their Own Words: Frog's Leap Winemaker on Organic, Dry-Farmed Wine
Frog’s Leap Winery’s Winemaker shares how organic and dry-farmed practices are shaping more resilient vineyards in Napa Valley. It’s a firsthand look at how thoughtful farming can influence both the quality of the grapes and the wine in your glass.
Inside SF Climate Week: Chocolate, Craft & What’s Next
Seeing Green visited TCHO Chocolate during San Francisco Climate Week for a behind-the-scenes look at bean-to-bar chocolate making and a glimpse of what’s next. From responsible sourcing to Savor’s carbon-derived EcoButter, this is how chocolate may evolve with a lighter footprint.
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.
A Fresh Take on Candy: Two Brands Rethinking Everyday Treats
In this episode of Tried It!, we take a closer look at YumEarth and Candy Kittens, two candy brands rethinking everyday treats with more thoughtful ingredients and a cleaner approach. From classic favorites to gourmet gummies, it is a quick look at how the candy aisle is starting to evolve.
Four Decades of Frog’s Leap Winery Prove That Great Wine Starts With Living Soil
Frog’s Leap Winery is a Napa Valley pioneer proving that great wine begins with living soil. Through four decades of organic farming, dry-farming and renewable energy, they’ve built a model where stewardship and quality grow together.
GoodSAM Small Farms and the Snacks Supporting Farmers and Regenerative Agriculture
GoodSAM Small Farms is building a new kind of snack brand rooted in regenerative agriculture and direct partnerships with small farmers. Discover how their lineup of coffee, nuts, chocolate and fruit snacks supports farming communities while bringing clean, flavorful foods to everyday kitchens.
Savory Snacks Bringing Cleaner Ingredients to Everyday Cravings
Savory snacks are getting a thoughtful refresh, with brands using simpler ingredients, bold flavors and more responsible sourcing to reinvent everyday favorites. From crunchy chips and pretzels to plant-based jerky, dips and snack bars, explore a selection of savory snack brands worth discovering.
Plant-Forward Foods Bringing New Choices to the Table
Plant-forward foods continue to evolve as brands experiment with new ways to deliver familiar flavors while reducing the environmental footprint of what we eat. In this roundup, explore several innovative companies reimagining burgers, chicken, seafood and dairy alternatives, including brands we encountered while exploring Expo West.
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.
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.
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.
GoodSAM Small Farms on Coffee, Nuts, Chocolate and Supporting Farmers
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with GoodSAM Small Farms about how the brand partners directly with farmers to source coffee, nuts, chocolate and fruit grown using regenerative practices. Their lineup focuses on organic ingredients, direct trade relationships and products that support small farming communities.
Alter Eco on Bean-to-Bar Chocolate and New Product Reveals
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Alter Eco about its bean-to-bar approach to sustainable chocolate. The company highlights new product innovations including a recyclable advent calendar, oat clusters and several new chocolate bars.
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.
Fabalish on Chickpeas, Aquafaba and Clean Ingredients
In this Inside Expo West conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Fabalish about how the brand is building a lineup of plant-based foods powered by chickpeas. From baked falafel bites to sauces made with aquafaba, the products focus on simple ingredients, bold flavors and allergen-friendly formulations.