About Culinary Collective

Culinary Collective is an import and distribution company specializing in gourmet cultural foods that embody and promote their native culture and traditions. They work with small family and community companies that take pride in producing all natural foods using methods and recipes passed down through the generations.

We became a B Corp because we believe that a truly responsible business serves itself, its employees, its stakeholders, and society's best interests by promoting social equity, environmental restoration, and sustainable economic development.

All products are completely natural and free of preservatives or colorants. Organic certification is pursued whenever feasible. Products and ingredients are sourced using fair sourcing criteria to ensure that farmers and producers receive a fair price and that no communities are exploited in the trade process. We select our products to promote local traditions and food cultures.

The Change We Seek®

Through their purchasing practices Culinary Collective aims to raise the living standards for our producers and farmers while encouraging environmental stewardship and community investment. The two internal divisions of Culinary Collective, Matiz España and Zócalo Gourmet, share the Collective social, environmental, and financial principles. Matiz España specializes in locating and importing specialty gourmet food products from small producers in Spain. Zócalo Gourmet supports agricultural communities and traditions in Latin America through the importation of traditional native gourmet food.

• Provide society with services and products that add meaningful value to our lives. These products and services provide society with utility or joy without harming human or environmental health at any point in their life cycle.
• Contribute to the creation of self-reliant communities by subscribing to local business principles including the local sourcing of production materials, employees, and financing and reinvesting in local community.
• Do no harm by applying the precautionary principle to ensure that our business activities, products and services are not destructive to society or the environment.
• Hold human rights, those basic standards without which people cannot live in dignity, to be paramount in all of the company's direct activities or through a third party.
• Incorporate social, environmental, and financial considerations in all areas of the business. Responsible businesses go beyond compliance with all legal, economic, and environmental legislation, to embodying the company's stated responsible business values and mission.

Founding B Corporation

Culinary Collective

• Industry: Food - Major Diversified
• Product/Services: Packaged Food Products
• Location: Woodinville, WA
• http://www.culinarycollective.com