The EU avocado waste issue [in numbers]
FOOD WASTE: IT’S KIND OF A BIG DEAL Did you know that over a third of food produced globally is wasted? More than 1.3 billion tonnes get thrown away every year. It happens at various stages of the food chain: pre-harvest, in factories, in transit, in retail, and at home. It’s a huge problem, in which resources […]
food, sustainability
Partnership with local factory shrinks Soilmates’ carbon footprint
Soilmates’ journey started right here in the Netherlands. 62% of the EU’s avocados come through Rotterdam’s port, where they’re sorted and sent off to be ripened and sold in supermarkets. But that’s not every avo’s story: there are mountains of them that don’t make the cut. Over a million every day, in fact, are rejected […]
start-up, sustainability
Four ways to upgrade your beauty routine with Healthy Oil
Soilmates transform ugly avocados into the purest of cooking oils, chock-full of natural antioxidants, omegas, vitamins and unsaturated fats (the good kind!). Together, these vitamins and nutrients give you a beauty boost from within. But guess what? You can also use Healthy Oil in your beauty routine. Seriously. Take a seat: we’ll tell you how. […]
health
Five reasons why Healthy Oil’s the ultimate bottle of benefits
World Health Day’s perhaps the perfect time to consider our impact on the planet, and take a look at what we’re putting into our bodies. There’s a lot of information out there – blogs, fake facts, greenwashing. He said, she said. Which is why we like to back it up. SoilScience, we like to call […]
food, health, sustainability
5 ways to use Healthy Oil to give festive leftovers a new life
The festive season tends to be all about excess – an abundance of love, laughter, food and family. While this is a good thing, for the most part, when it comes to leftover food there’s nothing worse than seeing it end up in the trash. Soilmates’ main priority is fighting food waste – we do […]
food, recipes
The Soilmates are in town
Hey Soilmate. Crazy big news: the Soilmates are in town! They have recently been showing some pride in your Albert Heijn. Me, you, Heijn: all Soilmates now. Nice. It started with a dream Last year around this time it was still a dream. Would we succeed? Healthy Oil from Healthy Soil? It was a risk, […]
health, start-up
From zero to hero
A BUNDLE OF BIG DREAMS Three dreams found each other and started a company Davo saves the avo Dave’s great-grandfather plants a tree and starts an avo farm in western Kenya in 1930. Dave grows up loving avocados from the get-go. We’ve seen him talk to them. No joke. Health freaks around the globe realise […]
start-up, sustainability
5 myths about Healthy Oil… busted
Concerned? Craving a side of facts with your food? Well then, you’ve come to the right place. What Soilmates do – work with waste avocados to create the healthiest cooking oil around – is a pretty new thing, so keep asking. Find answers. We LOVE questions. In the meantime, we’re going to tackle a few of your favourite […]
food, food science