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!
Bonterra Organic Estates Is Rethinking Wine From the Ground Up
Bonterra Organic Estates is a California winery crafting approachable, great-tasting wines from organically and regeneratively farmed grapes. By pairing thoughtful winemaking with regenerative agriculture and zero-waste practices, the brand shows how wine can be produced in ways that restore the land while delivering wines people enjoy drinking.
Coyuchi Brings Conscious Craftsmanship to Every Room of the Home
Coyuchi is a pioneer of organic bedding, crafting luxurious sheets, duvets and home essentials from 100% natural fibers free from synthetics and toxins. Through regenerative farming partnerships and its circular 2nd Home program, the brand proves comfort and sustainability can truly coexist.
Sneak Peek: Magical Confections Wants to Make Classic Candy Better
In this LIVE From: Sweets & Snacks Expo conversation, Seeing Green speaks with Magical Confections about its Candoo Better Sweets and Magical Moods Organic brands and mission to create better versions of the candy products consumers already know and love. The conversation explores the company’s launch into the U.S. market, its focus on cleaner ingredients, organic options and allergen-friendly formulations and why the team believes consumers shouldn’t have to choose between great-tasting treats and more thoughtful ingredients.
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.
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.
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.