Natural Balance Foods scores 36/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified May 2026.
That places Natural Balance Foods joint 429th of 788 companies scored, and joint 36th of 45 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Natural Balance Foods discloses almost no standalone sustainability data despite managing an international supply chain of agricultural commodities and plastic packaging. Parent-level SBTi commitment and tree-planting activity exist, but the subsidiary reports nothing on emissions, energy, waste, or environmental governance. Clean controversy record does not offset systematic transparency failure.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Transparency & Accountability and Energy Source (2/10, 2/10).
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Where Natural Balance Foods sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 45 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Natural Balance Foods is tied =36th of 45, with 1 other.
Score history begins 29 May 2026.
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Natural Balance Foods is a UK-based snack bar manufacturer founded in 1976, headquartered in St Albans. Owned by Lotus Bakeries, it produces plant-based, vegan snack bars under the Nakd and Trek brands. The company sources dates, nuts, oats, and palm oil internationally and uses flexible plastic packaging, with approximately 40 employees and £57.5m annual revenue.
Plant-based food producer with similar supply chain complexity but stronger standalone sustainability reporting.
View breakdown →UK snack bar manufacturer; direct competitor with comparable size and disclosure obligations.
View breakdown →UK-based food brand with stronger transparency culture and independently published sustainability commitments.
View breakdown →Large parent-company model where subsidiary sustainability data is subsumed into group reporting, limiting accountability.
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