Founded in New Zealand by Angus Allan and Ofer Shenhav. Today their dairy and plant-based products are available in NZ, UK, France, Asia, Pacific and the Middle East.
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(Last updated Nov 2024)
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Epicurean Dairy Ltd
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B Corp certification
Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. The B Impact Assessment measures a company?s practices and outcomes in five areas: governance, workers, community, the environment, and customers. This company's UK division has a B Impact Score of 104.5 and has held B Corp Certification since July 2020. The median score for businesses is 50.9, with a score of 80 required for B Corp Certification.
Source: B Lab
(2024)
Fined for falsifying listeria results
In 2019 this company and its former directors were fined NZ$483,000 for repeatedly failing to report positive Listeria results taken from the company's factory in Avondale, breaching food safety regulations. The company also falsified official related records.
Planting native trees
In 2020 and 2021 this company funded the planting of over 2,000 native trees by supporting Trees That Count, New Zealand's community marketplace to connect tree funders and planters.
Source: Trees That Count
(2021)
Sustainability claims
This company has sustainability claims on its website in the areas of packaging, planting native trees, offering plant-based options, and community support.
Source: company website
(2021)
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Private company
Founded:
2009
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