Two Degrees Food was a one-for-one food company that produced

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snack bars. One of their main ways to promote their business was using some of their profit to give food to hungry children. Two Degrees Food has provided meals to children in areas including the

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History

Will Hauser and Lauren Walters founded Two Degrees Food in 2010 and launched in early 2011. The company's board of directors also included Keith Monda, the former President of

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Hauser and Walters picked the name Two Degrees to emphasize the idea that only two

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exist between consumers to a hungry child. In 2011, Two Degrees Food was recognized as a runner up in the Katerva Awards for Food Security. Two Degrees Food's board of advisors included physicians Steve Collins and

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. The company was based in

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, and had a staff of about 23 people. Two Degrees went out of business on February 1, 2017.

Product and mission

Two Degrees Food produced a line of supposedly all-natural, gluten-free, vegan and

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-free nutrition bars in several flavors to appeal to a wider audience. These products were Apple Pecan, Cherry Almond, Chocolate Banana, and Chocolate Peanut. The recipes were developed by Barr Hogen. The company distributed bars to health food, specialty, grocery, college and food service channels across the United States, distributing to more than 1000 locations including

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, stores, Barnes & Noble College bookstores, coffee shops, and corporations. The meals were locally sourced, and the company partnered with global non-profits and NGOs in order to fulfill this mission. Their partners included

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External links

Official website (archived)
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