CaPao Quinoa Squares First Snack Brand To Carry On-Pack Upcycled Food Certification

CaPao, a mission-based brand created by Mondelez International’s SnackFutures innovation and venture hub, has launched Quinoa Squares, which is also one of the first products on the market to carry the Upcycled Food Association’s (UFA) Upcycled Certified™ mark on its packaging. The new addition to the CaPao portfolio combines upcycled cacaofruit with oats and puffed quinoa into portable snack squares that come in three flavors: Coconut Oat, Ginger Berry and Almond Orange.
“CaPao’s mission is to upcycle as much cacaofruit as we can, and it’s been really exciting to create new products like Quinoa Squares that use the pulp in different ways to deliver satisfying snacks with unique flavors to consumers while also doing good for the planet, and improving the livelihoods of cacaofruit farmers,” said Shannon Neumann, Association Director of SnackFutures innovation. “Being able to communicate the mark on-pack is important because it’s an opportunity to continue educating people on what upcycled means.”