Giving Back

Stories behind the food we love.

Hands Together To Feed Chicago: A Student’s Mission

By Nicolette Degrassi

Clelia Poujade received the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes for her community service.

Doing Meat the Right Way

By Stacy Brooks

Montana’s Old Salt Co-op is serving the rancher, the consumer and the environment.

Joydays Invites Healthy Snacking One Cookie at a Time

By Elizabeth Hazard

Faced with a cancer diagnosis, Amy Cohn created a cookie company that affords sweetness to others battling illness.

Sam Polk

A Wall Street Trader Banked on Food. Everyone Benefited.

By Allanah Dykes

Sam Polk turned his passion play into Everytable. Food security is on the menu.

Here’s to Looking at You, Mom

By Theodora Tsevas

Jordan Decker started a wine company to honor the memory of her mother.

An App That Can Alter the Global Food Waste Equation

By Elizabeth Hazard

Too Good to Go connects consumers with food establishments to reduce the amount of food on the planet that goes to waste.

Reclaiming Beer for Women

By Allanah Dykes

This former Oklahoma college dean dreamed of bringing brew to her community. Thus Equity Brewing Company was born.

His Kids Inspired a Company

By Nicolette Degrassi

When Todd Goldstein’s kids showed up with his gluten allergies, he founded Whoa Dough to make cookie dough safe for all.

Coffee, Hip Hop and Mental Health by the Cup

By LA Bourgeois

Chicago cafe Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health serves lattes with a purpose, with a nod to popular hip-hop artists.