Appleooz Newz RSS

Happy Earth Day weekend! Here's what we're doing to reduce our Carbon Footprint for Appleooz: Purchase apples from Colorado orchards instead of shipping them in from Washington state. Donate our apple peels and cores to local animal farms. Offer airtight containers instead of using small plastic bags to reduce plastic bag litter. We're offering a FREE airtight container through 4/26.  Have a great Earth Day weekend and try to do something kind for the planet. Apple On!The Appleooz Team

We make periodic donations of Appleooz and Colorado apples to Food Banks and Homeless Shelters in Boulder County and Denver Metro. As I was driving to drop off a recent donation of fresh apples to Community Food Share in Louisville, I stopped by Alfalfa's Market in Louisville.  This week, Alfalfa's announced that they were closing all 3 stores and leaving vendors like Remarkable Foods hanging in the balance with past due invoices that won't be paid and product on the shelf... Instead of getting in line with other vendors, I went to the store and requested my product back.  Alfalfas agreed! This product...

The Denver Post ran the same article on the front page of the Business section on Tuesday 3/2/21.  We appreciate the coverage....    

Going the extra mile: Sustainable practices a key focus for some Boulder County businesses   By ALI C.M. WATKINS | BizWest Media/Prairie Mountain Publishing February 21, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Boulder County companies are weaving sustainable practices into their business models and paving avenues for their customers to do the same. City and county resources and a common love for recreation that characterizes the area are propelling businesses towards green practices. Boulder is home to several companies that prioritize environmental stewardship, according to John Tayer, CEO and president of the Boulder Chamber. He believes that proximity to nature inspires business leaders to...

Re-launching a CPG brand during a pandemic requires some creative imagination. Like selling your packaged food product in bulk without plastic packaging to zero waste grocery stores to help reduce pollution from discarded plastic bags. Most packaged food brands are sold in retail stores and online.  Boulder-based Appleooz (pronounced ap-pull-Looooz) sells most of its products through their online store, Amazon, and a few independent grocers like Lucky’s Market in Boulder. All those products are professionally packaged in stand-up pouch bags that typically get discarded when empty with regular trash because they are not recyclable with standard recycling in most areas. ...