NextWorld Evergreen, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused in the consumer and retail industry, has announced that it has acquired Alter Eco Americas PBC (“Alter Eco”), a leading chocolate-centric, healthy indulgence food brand.
Alter Eco, based in San Francisco, CA, is a mission-driven food brand that offers premium organic snacks like clusters, chocolate bars and truffles in the U.S., Canada, and Australia / New Zealand. A top four organic chocolate brand in the U.S., Alter Eco’s products are made only with USDA Certified Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, and Fair Trade Certified ingredients sourced from farmer cooperatives around the world. Introduced to the U.S. market in 2005, Alter Eco’s iconic products include its Dark Blackout chocolate bar, Salted Caramel Truffles, and most recently Dark Chocolate Coconut Clusters, a next-level line of snacks offering conscious eaters a delicious enlightened indulgence. Alter Eco products can be found in more than 10,000 stores nationwide, including Whole Foods Market, NCG, NGVC, Sprouts, Wegmans, Infra, Earth Fare, Raley’s, New Seasons, Fresh Market, Kroger, Publix, and independent specialty and natural food retailers.