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. Will Hauser and Lauren Walters launched the company in 2011, and it went out of business in 2017.

History

Will Hauser and Lauren Walters founded Two Degrees Food in 2010 and launched in early 2011. 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 went out of business on February 1, 2017.

Product and mission

Two Degrees Food produced a line of 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 meals were locally sourced, and the company partnered with global non-profits and NGOs in order to fulfill this mission. 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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