Deliciously Ella is a UK plant-based snack brand founded in 2012, known for oat bars, energy balls, and granola products.
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Deliciously Ella publishes a sustainability page but discloses no quantified emissions data, targets, or formal reporting. The brand lacks verified carbon footprint figures, energy strategy, and climate commitments. Its main strength is a plant-based product portfolio and frank packaging acknowledgment; its critical weakness is near-total absence of measurable accountability.
Deliciously Ella scores 38/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Deliciously Ella joint 410th of 847 companies scored, and joint 32nd of 46 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
B Corp certification status uncertain post-Hero Group acquisition (September 2024). Scoring AI did not surface active certification during May 2026 scoring. Verify whether B Corp was recertified, lapsed, or is pending recertification before next editorial cycle.
Where Deliciously Ella sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 46 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Deliciously Ella is tied =32nd of 46, with 3 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
DitchCarbon confirms Deliciously Ella Ltd. 'currently does not have specific carbon emissions data available.' No Scope 1 or Scope 2 figures published as standalone entity.
No multi-year emissions data published by Deliciously Ella.
No renewable energy strategy, green tariff, or energy data disclosed.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale6 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
This company's public sustainability disclosure is limited. This score is based on the 6 verified sources cited below, rather than padded to a standard count.
Limited data coverage. This assessment is based on 6 sources, 67% of which are self-reported by the company. Scores may change as independent evidence becomes available.
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Deliciously Ella is a UK plant-based snack brand founded in 2012, known for oat bars, energy balls, and granola products. Acquired by Swiss food group Hero AG in September 2024, the company operates as a London-based consumer brand with outsourced manufacturing. It competes in the plant-based convenience food sector.
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