Alter Eco

Alter Eco imports and wholesales Fair Trade, USDA Organic & Carbon Neutral food products such as quinoa, rice and chocolate.

Alter Eco Rainbow Quinoa

Founded with the vision of creating a sustainable global food distribution system in North America, Alter Eco products are organic, fair trade and carbon neutral. The company sources quinoa, sugar, rice and chocolate  from a network of over 200 global farmer co-operatives in Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Thailand and the Philippines. They received the 2012 Acterra Award for sustainability as well as the 3S Community Engagement award from the Global Sourcing Council. The Alter Eco team surpassed their revenue and profitability targets in 2012 and are forecasting strong growth in 2013.

 

 In Search of the Best Quinoa In The World: Part 1

 

In Search of the Best Quinoa In The World: Part 2

"The beneficial impact Alter Eco has on farmers, their member cooperatives and the lands they grow their crops is tremendous and we are impressed by the committed management team - all of whom have made life choices to build an important for-profit company with triple bottom line goals."
San Francisco, CA