Our Mission We give consumers healthier, more sustainable food
and beverage choices by providing tasty products that are certified
to be pollution free, toxin free, fair traded and locally
produced.
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This is not your Dads cup of Joe (or tea or cocoa)! Beverages
are considered to be a crowded category of competitive brands. The
products Ambassador Organics sells are entirely different than the
multiplicity of conventional options on the shelf. Our products
have NO pollutants, pesticides, artificial chemicals or toxins. We
offer customers, whether those who have suffered a health event or
those who simply do not want to further stress their bodies with
unwanted carcinogens, a choice they would not otherwise have.
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4 Why Organic? When you drink coffee or tea, you are drinking a
bean or a leaf infused in water. You can have a pure bean and a
clean leaf, or one that may have been grown or treated with
artificial chemicals. By LAW, products certified as organic may not
have any artificial chemicals. These are some of the artificial
chemicals used to make conventional coffee or tea: COFFEETEA
Endosulfan *( banned in 34 countries as carcinogenic)
HCH-hexachlorocyclohexane Diazinon
(Basudin)DDT-Dicholordiphenyltricholroetha Methyl
ParathionPermethrin TriadimefonFenvalerate
DeltamethrinCarfentrazone-ethyl DisulfotonSpinosad
Flouzifop-P-butyl Chlorpyrifos (Dursban) Why Biodynamic? Biodynamic
organic is produced the way farming has been done for centuries. It
is the authentic organic. It uses the most sustainable organic
farming methods. Based on holistic principles that consider all
creation connected, biodynamics regards the farm as a complete
system and focuses on using the best water and the purest soil and
compost. Rudolph Steiner, a philosopher of the early 20 th Century,
prescribed biodynamics as a way of producing food that was more
nutritious for our bodies and better for our planet. Why Ambassador
Brand Products? Our shade grown, single estate coffees and whole
leaf teas come from Demeter certified biodynamic organic farms, and
are certified Fair Trade by Transfair, the internationally
recognized organization dedicated to fighting poverty one farm at a
time. Enjoy these healthier versions of the things you love!
Teas Demeter Certified 100% Organic Certified Fair Trade
Certified Green Earl Grey Green Irish Breakfast White Egyptian
Hibiscus Egyptian Mint
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Cocoa Organic certified No sugar added With or Without
Biodynamic vanilla bean
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Olive Oil Organic certified First Cold Pressed, Certified Extra
virgin by the California Olive Oil Council Prepared without lye
Heritage olive grove blend of Mission, Nevadillo Blanco, and
Sevillano olives.
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Our products come from.. Coffee India, Mexico, Peru; single
estate Shade Grown TEA Sri Lanka, Egypt; single estate High grown
Cocoa France, Ghana Olive Oil California
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Our Niche Consumer demand for organic products outstrips supply
Growth in consumer demand for organics has created a unique segment
of the food market that represents uncharted territory in the
industry 38 million people, or 18% of US shoppers, are defined as
core organics consumers, who actively seek food products free of
pesticides and chemicals, who read labels for guarantees of quality
and nutritional content, who look for certifications, and who are
motivated by value concepts such as sustainability and fair trade
Core organics consumers, along with the occasional organics
consumer created a multi billion dollar market that grew even in
the depths of the recession at a 9% annual rate.
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Our customers and strategic partners The church project The web
project Distributors Food Service Colleges and Universities
Traditional retail Brokers and Co- Packers Direct Sourcing
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Product Specifics Organic Should only be used by products
certified by the US Department of Agriculture as free of toxins,
pesticides, or other pollutants All Ambassador Organics products
are certified by the USDA as organic Biodynamic This refers to a
method of agriculture that resembles the old ways of companion
planting, crop rotation, and use of preparations consisting of
herbs,sand and manure to cure soil deficiencies. Our teas and
coffees are certified biodynamic; cocoa and olive oil are certified
organic only. Fair Trade Our imported products are certified Fair
Trade by the only international certifier that fair wages are paid
to farm workers. This is an important global initiative to fight
poverty. Locally Produced Our company is a local Chicago company,
we manufacture here and are located in the inner city. Neither
coffee, nor tea, nor cocoa are grown anywhere in the US, but our
olive oil comes from California, and our packaging is the most
sustainably produced in the marketplace.
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UPC, Pricing and Stocking information
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14 Our Certifications- Womens Business Enterprise
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15 Our Certifications- Minority Business Enterprise
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Our Certifications - Fair Trade Certified
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Our Certifications- USDA Organic
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18 Our Certifications- Demeter Biodynamic
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19 Directors Brian G. Courtney, MBA, MEE Joan Rhodes, CEO
Rhodes Enterprises Patricia Cowhey, Former CEO of a national
building materials company; consultant to Challenger, Gray &
Christmas Matthew Braun, ME, Computer Security Specialists Ken
Smikle, publisher Target Market News George Nassos, Professor of
Sustainability Sciences Advisors Lloyd Wright: Retired USDA Asst.
Secretary, agronomist Blair Hull: Chairman, CEO Matlock Capital,
LLC John Rogers: Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ariel
Capital Managements, LLC Joan Levin: J.D., University of Chicago,
1972 M.P.H., Johns Hopkins, 1978 Bill Wolf: Founder and president
of Wolf & Associates, Inc., and Thorvin Inc. Robert Anderson:
Founder, Sustainable Strategies - Advisors in Food and Agriculture
Elzie Higgenbottom, CEO, East Lake Management Jan Fleming: CEO
Strube Celery and Vegetable Co. Our Board of Directors and
Advisors