Natural Balance Foods is a UK-based snack bar manufacturer founded in 1976, headquartered in St Albans.
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Natural Balance Foods discloses almost no standalone sustainability data despite managing an international supply chain of agricultural commodities and plastic packaging. Parent-level SBTi commitment and tree-planting activity exist, but the subsidiary reports nothing on emissions, energy, waste, or environmental governance. Clean controversy record does not offset systematic transparency failure.
Natural Balance Foods scores 36/100 (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 Natural Balance Foods joint 459th of 847 companies scored, and joint 37th of 46 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Where Natural Balance Foods sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 46 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Natural Balance Foods is tied =37th of 46, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No Scope 1 or 2 data published for Natural Balance Foods as a separate entity.
No Scope 3 data published.
No multi-year emissions data exists for Natural Balance Foods.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (2/10, 2/10).
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Natural Balance Foods is a UK-based snack bar manufacturer founded in 1976, headquartered in St Albans. Owned by Lotus Bakeries, it produces plant-based, vegan snack bars under the Nakd and Trek brands. The company sources dates, nuts, oats, and palm oil internationally and uses flexible plastic packaging, with approximately 40 employees and £57.5m annual revenue.
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