We want to do more than just inspire our fellow chefs to find more ways to use more. We want to put the opportunity to make a difference for people and planet directly into your hands.
SPARE TONIC PARTNERS
From a can or a keg, our Spare Tonic retailers are hydrating bodies and fueling lives with a better whey.
SPARE Starter PARTNERS
Our Spare Starter partners made the switch to real food, to make real progress for people and planet.
WHY PARTNER WITH US?
We love an opportunity to create more ways to use more with like-minded professionals, and believe our impact on a post-food waste world will look and taste better together. Want to work with us? Let’s get cooking.
The worD is out
“It would take us at least an hour and a half to develop the flavors that we instantly get when we open a tub of Spare Starter”
Chef Andrew, Director of Culinary Development
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Edible surplus is the term we use for food and ingredients that are suitable and safe for human consumption but would otherwise be wasted. This expands the definition beyond simply ugly fruits and vegetables and includes everything from Grade 1 to an expanded definition of "processing grade". Additionally, we have redefined what are considered "usable ingredients" and are achieving in excess of 90% - 95% in processing and manufacturing by using parts of plants and vegetables that would typically be trimmed and discarded.
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Currently, Spare Starter® is only found in a food service format and isn't available for retail purchasing. Spare Starter® was developed specifically for chefs working in the food service sector, from corporate dining rooms to college campuses and healthcare facilities. There is no immediate plan to release Spare Starter® as a CPG product. We'll let you know when that changes!
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Working all the way upstream with growers and produce aggregators, we identify sources of vegetables that would otherwise be wasted. Having a broad supplier base across multiple agricultural zones allows us to maintain a consistent ingredient stream throughout the year.
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Spare Starter® has a room temperature shelf life of 1 year from the time of manufacturing. Once opened, Spare Starter® will last in the fridge for up to 1 month.
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Spare Starter® has a potentially limitless array of applications in a professional kitchen. Chefs add it to pasta sauces, dips, soups, egg dishes or substituted for animal proteins in blended burgers and meatballs. Spare Starter® is not only an exciting culinary addition to the chefs' pantry, but also significantly reduces waste in kitchens and promotes more plant-forward dishes on the menu.
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