February 2023

Acclaimed food writer and cookbook author Florence Fabricant covers Matriark’s new tomato sauces in her weekly Front Burner column.

Food Tank is highlighting 12 companies that upcycle food waste into new products from snacks, to ready-to-eat meals, cooking ingredients, and more.

Matriark Foods featured in Mintel Global Food and Drink Trends 2024 as an innovative brand informing consumers of how our processing can promote sustainability.

March 2024

Matriark Foods, launched in 2020 and an honoree of FreshDirect’s RIPE Incubator Program, is an environmental-impact food company tackling the $1 trillion food waste problem by producing certified Upcycled products for foodservice, retail and emergency food.

February 2024

From trash to table: will upcycled food save the planet?

February 2024

This is the Year to Eat More Upcycled Foods

February 2024

6 Upcycled Food Trends To Watch

January 2024

Matriark Foods featured in What To Make with Common Food Scraps, According to Max La Manna

December 2023

After a 35-year career working in the art world and for nonprofit organizations, Anna Hammond embarked on a for-profit journey with a not-for-profit mission.

November 2023

Brand Pollinators Impact Driven gift guide includes over 70 unique brands that are certified 1% for the Planet, B Corp, Climate Neutral, Fair Trade USA, Naturally Network Minority-Owned Fellows, Regenerative Organic (ROC), RePurpose Global, Upcycled (UFA), and/or Women-Owned (WBENC).

October 2023

FreshDirect, the online grocery shopping pioneer, delivering the highest quality, freshest food since 2002, announces its inaugural class of local emerging food brands selected to participate in the company’s newly launched Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs Program.

October 2023

Matriark Tackles Climate and Hunger Crises With Unique Omnichannel Approach

September 2023

From farm to table: Climate week kicks off in NYC

September 2023

Matriark Foods Wants to Make Upcycled Products the Norm, Not the Exception

August 2023

These tomato sauces are made from too-big or too-small tomatoes. But they’re perfectly tasty.

October 2023

Matriark Foods, an environmental-impact food company, tackles the $1 trillion food waste problem by producing certified upcycled products for foodservice, retail, and emergency food.

October 2023

Matriark joins online grocery delivery service FreshDirect’s Rising Industry Producers and Entrepreneurs Program.

August 2023

Midtown-based Matriark looks to address the food-waste crisis

May 2023

Interview with Anna Hammond, Founder and CEO of Matriark Foods

April 2023

Upcycling Against Foodwaste

March 2023

Celebrate Women’s History Month with 7 female-founded food brands

January 2023

Matriark launches at the new Whole Foods One Wall Street, NYC

January 2023

Climate-Friendly Pantry Staples for everyone. Journalist Jessica Sulima covers Matriark for Thrillist.

December 2022

Matriark’s Upcycled Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce is THE “Pasta Sauce for the Planet”. And Anna Hammond is the activist change-maker behind the business.

The recently opened Smart Pantry, a collaboration between the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center and Share Meals, ensures that students have access to meals.

Rescued produce gets saucy

Wholesome Crave recently announced a partnership with Anna Hammond’s Matriark Foods, allowing them to replace their organic vegetable base stock products with an upcycled vegetable mirepoix.

November 2022

"I like to say that we're not doing something new, we're doing something that people have done for thousands of years, which is use everything that's grown and not throw it out”

November 2022

Founder Anna Hammond discusses hope in the midst of inflation.

September 2022

The Matriark Foods Upcycled Pasta Sauces Come in Three Flavors

March 2023

Savior Grocers: 6 Companies Upcycling Wasted Food

June 2022

Our founder and CEO, Anna Hammond talks about the inspiration behind Matriark Foods and why gas prices should be high.

May 2022

Our founder and CEO, Anna Hammond speaks about what chefs can do to combat food waste and the future of upcycling food.

November 2021

Matriark Foods has been peer-selected by the 2021 cohort of The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Innovation Fund to receive an impact investment of $250,000.

October 2021

Matriark Foods is highlighted amongst companies developing solutions across the clean economy. Read the article here.

September 2021

Matriark Foods is now officially Upcycled Certified. Why is this important? By creating a uniform system for determining which products meet the rigorous Upcycled Certification Standard, you can be certain that the impact we track is verified. Just one case (12 cartons) diverts 10 lbs of vegetables from landfills which averts 26 lbs of GHGS, and saves 1,224 gallons of water from being wasted. Learn more about the certification process at Upcycled Food Association and BUY UPCYCLED.

November 2023

Matriark Featured in FoodxClimate article by Chiara Cecchini.

July 2020

Matriark Foods and Table to Table have been awarded a $50,000 grant to pilot a processing program that pays farmers, creates jobs, diverts vegetables from landfill, feeds the hungry, and proves out the metrics for nimble processing infrastructure.

June 2021

Foods is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the US.

WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their suppliers, corporations and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier diversity programs.

May 2021

From a pool of more than 145 applicants, the Innovation Fund Selected 10 startups to receive $100,000 each in upfront funding with an additional $1.5 million available, to launch innovative new consumer products made with surplus food or food byproducts and technologies to advance the upcycled food industry.

January 2021

Matriark Foods was invited and selected into the Foodbuy Accelerator program for Minority and Women-Owned businesses. Foodbuy is the largest foodservice procurement organization in North America with over 80,000 customers in the education, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, restaurant, and gaming sectors. Through this 12-month accelerator program, Matriark will receive one-on-one coaching, partnership with the industry leader, a comprehensive review of operations, insights into business models and best practices, and understanding of the contracting process that will lead to increased business opportunities.

October 2020

Chosen as one of 8 leaders from across the circular economy to receive mentorship and grant funding, Matriark Foods was selected out of over 800 applications from 51 countries to represent urgent changes needed to address climate change. A collaborative sprint in October and November provides mentorship, advising, and networking culminating with a week of immersive virtual programming and equity-free grants to accelerate implementation of sustainable and regenerative solutions.

September 2020

Matriark Foods is highlighted amongst international companies working to reduce food waste while improving the environment.  Read the article here.

July 2020

An Interview with founder, Anna Hammond: “Upcycling also relates to how our grandmothers used to cook. One of the guiding principles of Matriark is doing what our grandmothers did with food - not waste it - they never threw anything out! Matriark is just doing this at scale.” Read here.

Matriark Foods is proud to announce our membership with 1% For The Planet, a global movement that inspires businesses and individuals to tackle the ecological challenges confronting our planet. Matriark Foods commits to contributing 1% of revenue to support our mission-aligned non profit partner, The Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming. Guided by the highest standards of ecosystem, soil, animal and community well-being, Glynwood promotes regenerative agriculture in service of the natural environment, local economies and human health with a focus on  food and farming changemakers from New York’s Hudson Valley and educating a national audience about efforts to regionalize food and agriculture. 

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