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!
Podcast: Greening My… Meal Kit Subscription
In this new episode of our Greening My… series — where we unpack our homes and everyday habits to explore practical ways to live a bit lighter — we’re focusing on meal kits. We look at the wins (less food waste, easier plant-forward meals, better sourcing), the hurdles (packaging and cold shipping), and the steps leading brands are taking to make weekly dinner deliveries better for people and the planet.
Spotlight: Prime Roots
Prime Roots is a Berkeley-based food innovator reinventing deli meats with koji mycelium, offering classic favorites inspired by turkey, ham and salami. With a fraction of the water, land and emissions, they’re proving that what’s better for the planet can also be better for people.
Spotlight: Thrive Market
Thrive Market is a membership-based online marketplace that makes healthy, sustainable living more affordable and accessible by curating groceries, beauty, and home products that meet strict quality standards. With a focus on trusted ingredients, ethical sourcing, and planet-positive practices, it offers consumers a simple way to shop with purpose while saving money.
Spotlight: Next Level Veggie Grill
Next Level Veggie Grill is the largest vegan and vegetarian fast-casual network in the United States — created in early 2024 when two pioneers, Next Level Burger and Veggie Grill, joined forces. Together, they’re reshaping what plant-based dining can look like: accessible, craveable, and big enough in scale to reach consumers across the country.
Spotlight: Harmless Harvest
Harmless Harvest is an organic food and beverage company that transformed the coconut water category with its vibrant pink color and a steadfast focus on quality, transparency and sustainability. Founded in 2010, the company is on a mission to farm, craft and share remarkable coconut products that create a natural demand for sustainable farming, better business practices and community impact.
Spotlight: FireRoad
FireRoad is a direct-to-consumer plant-based meal company that delivers chef-crafted, nutritionally balanced food straight to consumers' doors. FireRoad was launched both to help athletes and fitness enthusiasts thrive on a plant-based diet and to dispel myths that animal products are necessary for optimal performance.
Spotlight: Barnana
Barnana is a snack company built around a simple idea: take bananas that would otherwise go to waste and turn them into craveable snacks. On a mission to become the leader in everything sustainable made from bananas, the brand’s products include various sweet or salty chips and bites offerings made from banana, plaintain, cassava, coconut and more.
Spotlight: Abbot’s
Founded in 2017, Abbot’s emerged with a bold vision: create plant-based meat alternatives that deliver real flavor, texture and satisfying performance without artificial additives or synthetic ingredients. Today, their lineup includes items such as protein veggie burgers and plant-based ground beef, chorizo and chopped chick’n -- all crafted from simple, wholesome ingredients.
Spotlight: Ocean’s Halo
Ocean’s Halo is a California-based food brand that brings the benefits of seaweed to a wide range of pantry staples. Founded by dads seeking healthier snack options for their kids, the company has grown into a leading producer of organic seaweed snacks, soups, broths, Kimbap rolls, noodles, sauces and seasonings.
Spotlight: Greens & Grains
Greens & Grains is a fast-casual, 100% plant-based restaurant chain bringing fresh, flavorful vegan fare to communities across New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area. At the heart of Greens & Grains is a clear mission: to make fast, fresh, plant-based meals accessible to all. By centering their menu entirely around plants, they’re helping diners reduce their environmental footprint—no complicated swaps or fine print required.
Spotlight: Misfit Markets
Misfits Market is an online grocery platform tackling food waste and affordability by connecting farmers and producers with people who know that good food comes in all shapes and sizes. What started in 2018 with quirky-looking fruits and vegetables has grown into a full-scale digital grocery offering sourced from suppliers with surplus inventory, approaching sell-by dates or cosmetic flaws.
Spotlight: Daiya Foods
Daiya Foods is a pioneering plant-based food company known for its wide range of dairy-free products that make it easier for consumers to enjoy familiar comfort foods without animal ingredients. Based in Canada, Daiya has been on a mission since 2007 to create "delicious moments that everyone can feel good about—plant-devotees, the plant-curious and cheese aficionados alike."
Spotlight: Alter Eco
Alter Eco is a San Francisco-based food company striving to deliver food that restores rather than depletes. Renowned for its commitment to producing organic, fair trade and environmentally responsible products, Alter Eco’s diverse product line includes rich dark chocolate bars, creamy truffles, crunchy granolas and heirloom quinoa, all crafted with a focus on quality and sustainability.
Spotlight: 50/50 Foods
50/50 Foods Inc. is a forward-thinking food company founded on a simple but transformative idea: reduce meat consumption by blending it 50/50 with vegetables. 50/50 Foods offers their flagship product, the Both™ Burger, as a combination of premium beef with wholesome plant ingredients to create a flavorful, satisfying burger that cuts animal protein in half without compromising taste or texture.
Spotlight: True Food Kitchen
True Food Kitchen is a health-driven restaurant brand on a mission to empower more people to eat real food. With locations across the U.S., it offers a seasonal, ingredient- and plant-forward menu of whole, minimally-processed foods designed to support wellness without sacrificing flavor.
Spotlight: The Better Butchers
The Better Butchers is a Canadian plant-based meat company specializing in crafting high-quality meat alternatives using mushroom-based proteins, particularly oyster mushrooms, combined with ingredients like pea protein. Their product lineup includes offerings such as Natural, Italian and Chorizo plant-based grounds, as well as the Better Beast—a chickpea seitan-based stuffed roast designed for festive meals.
Spotlight: Too Good to Go
Too Good To Go is on a global mission “to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together.” The certified B corp social impact company offers a mobile marketplace that connects consumers with surplus food from restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores and other local businesses.
Spotlight: Eat Just
Eat Just, Inc. is a pioneering food technology company on a mission to build a healthier, safer and more sustainable food system. The company is renowned for its flagship product, Just Egg—a plant-based egg alternative made from mung beans that mimics the taste and texture of traditional eggs.
Spotlight: Thistle
Thistle is a plant-forward meal delivery service on a mission to make it easy for everyone to get and stay healthy while improving the sustainability of our food system. With a focus on providing fresh, chef-crafted meals made from organic, seasonal ingredients, Thistle’s offerings range from breakfast and lunch to dinner and snacks, all designed to nourish the body and promote overall well-being.
Spotlight: LIVEKINDLY Collective
LIVEKINDLY Collective is a global plant-based food company dedicated to reshaping the future of food by making plant-based living the new norm. The company has built a portfolio of leading brands, including Fry’s Family Food Co., LikeMeat, Oumph!, No Meat, The Dutch Weed Burger and Alpha Foods, offering a diverse range of plant-based meat alternatives and convenience foods.
