Neutral
We’re the first carbon neutral foods company in the United States, and we’re on a mission to radically reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture, for good
Industry
Beverage
Role
Investor
We’re the first carbon neutral foods company in the United States, and we’re on a mission to radically reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture, for good
Beverage
Investor
Locally founded in Portland, Neutral believes that carbon-neutral food means a better life ahead. To create its milk Neutral partners with more than 70 local farms throughout the Pacific Northwest who turn cow emissions into Featuring both whole milk and 2% milk, each milk’s unique footprint is calculated in partnership with one of the world’s pre-eminent carbon scientists, Dr. Greg Thomas. The footprint of the milk includes the feed to nourish the cows & cow waste and the energy needed to run the farm, trucks, and refrigeration. renewable energy. Each farm partner is also committed to the highest standards of organic practices including no GMOs, no antibiotics, no synthetic hormones, and no toxic pesticides. To make their milk carbon-neutral, they work with dairy farmers who turn cow emissions into renewable energy, so dairy cows make their make and also make it neutral.
Neutral is a game-changer in three critical ways; Neutral helps dairy farmers make more money, Neutral fights climate change, and Neutral gives customers the opportunity to continue consuming the same great traditional dairy products that they’ve been doing for hundreds of years.”
The funding round was led by Darco Capital’s David Adelman, with participation from professional basketball player LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter, David Rubenstein’s Shorewind Capital, musicians John Legend and Questlove, model and author Emily Ratajkowski and her husband and producer, Sebastian Bear-Mclard, professional soccer player Carlos Bocanegra, and professional basketball players Tobias Harris and Kevin Love. The new investors join previous stakeholders Mark Cuban and Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Last October, Neutral Foods raised $4 million in a seed funding.
