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The New York Times: Front Burner
February 2023Acclaimed food writer and cookbook author Florence Fabricant covers Matriark’s new tomato sauces in her weekly Front Burner column.
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FOX 4: Upcycled Food Association Celebrates Upcycled Food Month in June with #ShopUP Deal Guide, Upcycling Webinar Series
June 2024As a targeted consumer education campaign, the Upcycled Food Association debuts Upcycled Food Month in June, showcasing the latest on upcycled food innovation.
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Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center: 2024 Climate Impact Changemaker: Anna Hammond
June 2024As CEO and Co-Founder of Matriark Foods, Anna Hammond rescues excess food that would remain unharvested, and instead makes magic with it.
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Mintel Global Food and Drink Trends 2024
March 2024Matriark Foods featured in Mintel Global Food and Drink Trends 2024 as an innovative brand informing consumers of how our processing can promote sustainability.
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Food Network
January 2024Matriark Foods featured in What To Make with Common Food Scraps, According to Max La Manna
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2024 Leadership Award Winner for Emerging Leader: Anna Hammond, Matriark Foods
December 2023After a 35-year career working in the art world and for nonprofit organizations, Anna Hammond embarked on a for-profit journey with a not-for-profit mission.
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Brand Pollinators Impact Driven Gift Guide
November 2023Brand Pollinators Impact Driven gift guide includes over 70 unique brands that are certified 1% for the Planet, B Corp, Climate Neutral, Fair Trade USA, Naturally Network Minority-Owned Fellows, Regenerative Organic (ROC), RePurpose Global, Upcycled (UFA), and/or Women-Owned (WBENC).
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Business Wire: FreshDirect Launches Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs Program (R.I.P.E.)
October 2023FreshDirect, the online grocery shopping pioneer, delivering the highest quality, freshest food since 2002, announces its inaugural class of local emerging food brands selected to participate in the company’s newly launched Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs Program.
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NOSH
October 2023Matriark Tackles Climate and Hunger Crises With Unique Omnichannel Approach
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Food Tank
September 2023Matriark Foods Wants to Make Upcycled Products the Norm, Not the Exception
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The Boston Globe
August 2023These tomato sauces are made from too-big or too-small tomatoes. But they’re perfectly tasty.
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Specialty Food Producer: FreshDirect Launches Producer Program
October 2023Matriark Foods, an environmental-impact food company, tackles the $1 trillion food waste problem by producing certified upcycled products for foodservice, retail, and emergency food.
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Food Business News: Online Grocery Delivery Service Launches Entrepreneur Program
October 2023Matriark joins online grocery delivery service FreshDirect’s Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs Program.
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Crain's New York Business
August 2023Midtown-based Matriark looks to address the food-waste crisis
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Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center
May 2023Interview with Anna Hammond, Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods
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TODAY: 7 female-founded food brands
March 2023Celebrate Women’s History Month with 7 female-founded food brands
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Tribeca Citizen
January 2023Matriark launches at the new Whole Foods One Wall Street, NYC
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Thrillist: Pantry Goals
January 2023Climate-Friendly Pantry Staples for everyone. Journalist Jessica Sulima covers Matriark for Thrillist.
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goop Editor's Pick
December 2022Matriark’s Upcycled Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce is THE “Pasta Sauce for the Planet”. And Anna Hammond is the activist change-maker behind the business.
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Food Tank: The Smart Pantry Offers Solutions for Students Facing Food Insecurity
The recently opened Smart Pantry, a collaboration between the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and Share Meals, ensures that students have access to meals.
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Foodtank: Wholesome Crave: Transforming Large-Scale Food Services for a Sustainable Future
Wholesome Crave recently announced a partnership with Anna Hammond’s Matriark Foods, allowing them to replace their organic vegetable base stock products with an upcycled vegetable mirepoix.
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Interview with Anna Hammond: Thinking about Resources in an Economic Downturn. Marketplace Morning Report
November 2022"I like to say that we're not doing something new, we're doing something that people have done for thousands of years, which is use everything that's grown and not throw it out”
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The Effect of Inflation on Small Business: Anna Hammond on Marketplace, American Public Radio.
November 2022Founder Anna Hammond discusses hope in the midst of inflation.
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Trendhunter: Climate-Friendly Pasta Sauces
September 2022The Matriark Foods Upcycled Pasta Sauces Come in Three Flavors
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Anna Hammond interviewed on Eat for the Planet
June 2022Our founder and CEO, Anna Hammond talks about the inspiration behind Matriark Foods and why gas prices should be high.
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Anna Hammond Interviewed on Chef's Roll
May 2022Our founder and CEO, Anna Hammond speaks about what chefs can do to combat food waste and the future of upcycling food.
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Matriark Foods wins Peer-Selected impact investment from The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger I Zero Waste Foundation Innovation Fund
November 2021Matriark Foods has been peer-selected by the 2021 cohort of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Innovation Fund to receive an impact investment of $250,000.
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GreenBiz spotlights Matriark Foods at VERGE21
October 2021Matriark Foods is highlighted amongst companies developing solutions across the clean economy.
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Upcycled Certification Program Certified
September 2021Matriark Foods is now officially Upcycled Certified. Why is this important? By creating a uniform system for determining which products meet the rigorous Upcycled Certification Standard, you can be certain that the impact we track is verified. Just one case (12 cartons) diverts 10 lbs of vegetables from landfills which averts 26 lbs of GHGS, and saves 1,224 gallons of water from being wasted. Learn more about the certification process at Upcycled Food Association and BUY UPCYCLED.
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FoodxClimate: Plastic Fights, Ultra-Processed Inconsistencies, Green Ammonia, Pet Foods.
November 2023Matriark Featured in FoodxClimate article by Chiara Cecchini.
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Table to Table and Matriark Foods Awarded ReFED COVID-19 Food Waste Solutions Fund to Innovate FarmPlus for People
July 2020Matriark Foods and Table to Table have been awarded a $50,000 grant to pilot a processing program that pays farmers, creates jobs, diverts vegetables from landfill, feeds the hungry, and proves out the metrics for nimble processing infrastructure.
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Matriark Foods is a Certified Women-Owned Business
June 2021Foods is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the US. WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women. By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs.
Matriark Foods selected to The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation’s Second Innovation Fund Cohort
May 2021From a pool of more than 145 applicants, the Innovation Fund Selected 10 startups to receive $100,000 each in upfront funding with an additional $1.5 million available, to launch innovative new consumer products made with surplus food or food byproducts and technologies to advance the upcycled food industry.
Matriark Foods invited into Foodbuy’s Diverse Supplier Accelerator Program
January 2021Matriark Foods was invited and selected into the Foodbuy Accelerator program for Minority and Women-Owned businesses. Foodbuy is the largest foodservice procurement organization in North America with over 80,000 customers in the education, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, restaurant, and gaming sectors. Through this 12-month accelerator program, Matriark will receive one-on-one coaching, partnership with the industry leader, a comprehensive review of operations, insights into business models and best practices, and understanding of the contracting process that will lead to increased business opportunities.
Matriark Foods selected for Huhtamaki Circular Economy Program by Food System 6
October 2020Chosen as one of 8 leaders from across the circular economy to receive mentorship and grant funding, Matriark Foods was selected out of over 800 applications from 51 countries to represent urgent changes needed to address climate change. A collaborative sprint in October and November provides mentorship, advising, and networking culminating with a week of immersive virtual programming and equity-free grants to accelerate implementation of sustainable and regenerative solutions.
Food Tank spotlights Matriark Foods in honor of International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on Tuesday, Sept. 29
September 2020Matriark Foods is highlighted amongst international companies working to reduce food waste while improving the environment.
Meet the Newsmaker: Total Food Service Publication
July 2020An Interview with founder, Anna Hammond: “Upcycling also relates to how our grandmothers used to cook. One of the guiding principles of Matriark is doing what our grandmothers did with food - not waste it - they never threw anything out! Matriark is just doing this at scale.”
Matriark Foods Joins 1% For The Planet
Matriark Foods is proud to announce our membership with 1% For The Planet, a global movement that inspires businesses and individuals to tackle the ecological challenges confronting our planet. Matriark Foods commits to contributing 1% of revenue to support our mission-aligned non profit partner, The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming. Guided by the highest standards of ecosystem, soil, animal and community well-being, Glynwood promotes regenerative agriculture in service of the natural environment, local economies and human health with a focus on food and farming changemakers from New York’s Hudson Valley and educating a national audience about efforts to regionalize food and agriculture.
Smart Pantry to Return to Hunter College Silberman Campus for Spring Semester
December 2024This coming Spring 2025 semester, the NYC Food Policy Center and Share Meals will be bringing this program back for students at Silberman.
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Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg
September 2023Episode 394. Anna Hammond on Designing Waste Out of Our Food System
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Upcycled Foods Offer Creative Fix for Food Waste
October 2024Food waste is responsible for 6 percent of U.S. climate emissions. Upcycling is one solution.
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Spectacular Upcycled Sauces: A Conversation with Anna Hammond of Matriark Foods
September 2024In this episode of the Made to Sustain podcast, host Kelly D’Amico discusses food sustainability with Anna Hammond, the founder and CEO of Matriark Foods.
From waste to wonder - addressing global food crisis
August 2024The global food waste crisis exacerbates hunger and environmental damage, calling for urgent, sustainable solutions
Purpose and Profit with Kathy Varol
June 2024Anna Hammond on Creating Access to Nutritional Food From Excess
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Investing in the Future of Food: Matriark's 'nimble' processing pilot upcycles food fast, offers potential production path for scaling companies
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