Standards
Goods companies must meet the following standards for at least 50% of their product line:
- Made in the USA or US territories.
- Made with a balanced objective of local, organic and highest quality.
- Made with respect for workers, offering a safe environment with fair compensation.
- Made with transparency in the supply and manufacturing chain.*
- Made without toxins or harmful chemicals.
- Made by a crafter that is an upstanding member of the Good Food community, committed to equity, inclusion, and justice in all levels of their business.
- Designed with the following goals in mind:
- Reducing, repurposing, or recycling of materials.
- Consideration of product life cycle
- Durability
- Biodegradable
- Reusable
- Made by a crafter that is an upstanding member of the Good Food community, committed to equity and inclusion in all levels of their business, as exemplified through integrating these practices:
- Creating a safe and healthy work environment where employees receive a fair wage, are safe and respected at work and have access to the resources they need to keep themselves healthy.
- Offering a diversity, equity, and inclusion training to staff members and/or leadership annually.
- Thoughtfully acknowledging the heritage of culturally-specific food on websites, packaging and/or marketing materials.
- If your company is Publicly-held, Owned/Partially-owned by publicly-held compan(y)ies, or has over $100 million in annual revenue, your company, as well as its parent company(ies), are required to meet additional criteria to become Good Food Qualified:
- Offer a minimum of 12 weeks of paid parental leave to all employees
- Have at least one woman, minority, or LGBTQIA+ representative on their Board of Directors
- Have a proven track record of prioritizing a safe and fairly-compensated work culture, with no violations in the area of wage or workplace safety in the past 5 years. This will be verified on the Good Jobs First Violation Tracker
Apply to join by reaching out to membership@specialtyfood.com.