Lotus Foods Sustainability Profile

What do our labels mean?

Lotus Foods describes its mission as leading the way in rice farming practices that mitigate climate change, promote farmers’ resilience, and empower women. Founded in 1995, the company says it began by importing black rice and aimed to preserve rice biodiversity, increase farm incomes, and improve sustainability. Its supplier community now provides organic rice and rice noodles while promoting human and environmental welfare. Lotus Foods highlights smallholder sourcing, organic and Fair Trade premiums, community development, and regenerative farming through its More Crop Per Drop® method, based on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI).

About Lotus Foods

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
5 - 25

Country
United States

Lotus Foods Sustainability Actions

Founded on heirloom rice

In 1995 we began importing black rice, calling it Forbidden Rice® after the Forbidden City, the Chinese Imperial palace. We wanted to share our love affair with heirloom rice with American consumers. If they loved the exciting colors and tastes of rice from around the world as much as we did, we could help preserve rice biodiversity, increase farm incomes, and improve sustainability.

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Sources from smallholder farmers

We source rice from smallholder farmers, giving them access to international markets.

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Pays organic premiums

We pay organic and Fair Trade premiums to increase incomes and attract the next generation.

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Funds community projects

We help fund local improvement projects and job growth with Fair Trade social premiums.

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Promotes More Crop Per Drop

We promote organic and regenerative More Crop Per Drop® to restore natural resources, slow climate change.

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Lotus Foods Sustainability Commitments

2024

Scale regenerative food system

Grounded Capital's investment will enable Lotus Foods to further scale its business by deepening investments along its value chain, from sourcing new global rice cultivation communities to growing and diversifying its customer base.

2024

Accelerate climate progress

Together, we will accelerate our progress towards a more regenerative food system and do our part to combat the impact of climate change while supporting our smallholder farmers and their communities.