Eden Foods began in the late 1960s among friends sourcing natural foods who created a cooperative to acquire them. The Eden co-op grew into a natural food store offering products such as whole grains, beans, soy foods, miso, unrefined vegetable oils, and seed and nut butters. In 1972, Eden opened its first warehouse and established relations with artisan Japanese traditional food makers. Imports of sea vegetables, teas, miso, shoyu, umeboshi plums, kuzu root starch, rice bran pickles, mirin,
Eden Foods began in the late 1960s among friends sourcing natural foods who created a cooperative to acquire them. The Eden co-op grew into a natural food store offering products such as whole grains, beans, soy foods, miso, unrefined vegetable oils, and seed and nut butters. In 1972, Eden opened its first warehouse and established relations with artisan Japanese traditional food makers. Imports of sea vegetables, teas, miso, shoyu, umeboshi plums, kuzu root starch, rice bran pickles, mirin, and others followed.
Today, Eden buys its food from, and pays farmers directly, getting them the maximum food dollar. Eden tracks the environmental impact of its food from suppliers through all company operations, monitoring its social impacts, prioritizing energy efficiency and waste avoidance. In 2009, Eden Foods was selected as the best food company in the world, and the third best company overall by The Better World Shopping Guide.
