Narrative Food

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Maine, United States

Certified Since

December 2013

Industry

Food products

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

United States

Narrative Food curates impact-driven gifts that help organizations tell their story through the power of food. Give a gift that gives back with Curated Gifts, Custom Gifts, and Subscription Coffee Break Boxes. Every box includes a selection of sustainable small-batch treats, custom collateral that tells a story, and an optional donation to a nonprofit — all wrapped up in eco-friendly packaging and delivered with carbon-neutral shipping. Founded in California in 2010 and now based on an island off the coast of Maine, Narrative Food proudly supports small-scale makers, uplifts local food systems, and delivers joy while giving back to our community.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Narrative Food earned an overall score of 113.8. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
113.8
113.8 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 17.1

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement3.7
Ethics & Transparency3.3
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Community 72.3

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion13.6
Economic Impact9.3
Civic Engagement & Giving6.3
Supply Chain Management4.5
+ Designed to Give30.3

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Environment 21.8

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management1.5
Air & Climate5.0
Water0.0
Land & Life1.9
+ Land/wildlife Conservation0.1
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Customers 2.4

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship2.4


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2019 Overall B Impact Score88.3
2015 Overall B Impact Score97.9
2013 Overall B Impact Score99.7

Additional Documentation

NARRATIVE FOOD DISCLOSURE REPORT 2023