BranchOut Food Inc..
BOF.US | Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
BranchOut Food Inc. focuses on dehydrating plant-based foods and ingredients. The company utilizes its proprietary dehydration technology to create a range of products, including fruit and vegetable powders, purees, and finished goods. These products are sold to food manufacturers, retailers, and co...Show More
Better Health for All
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BranchOut Food Inc.'s core products are dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based, utilizing GentleDry technology to preserve up to 95% of original nutrients.
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These products are described as clean-label, nutrient-dense, and calorie- and nutrient-dense, indicating substantial health benefits.
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The company is also expanding into dairy-based and high-protein products.
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The products are fruit and vegetable-based, and the company maintains strict food safety and quality controls, including a new production building fully segregated from allergen-free areas.
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The GentleDry technology preserves up to 95% of original nutrition, demonstrating comprehensive nutritional standards.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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BranchOut Food Inc. is a food-tech company that dehydrates plant-based foods and ingredients, selling products to manufacturers, retailers, and consumers.
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The company does not offer lending, deposit, or other financial services.
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Therefore, all KPIs related to financial products, services, fees, lending practices, and customer financial outcomes are not applicable.
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While the company partners with Peruvian farmers to source imperfect produce, providing an additional income stream,
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this activity does not fall under the specific definitions or metrics of the 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity' KPIs, which are designed for financial institutions.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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BranchOut Food Inc. has a small workforce, with 6 employees reported as of March 29, 2024.
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The company generally has fewer than 25 employees as of February 2026.
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The company's average annual salary is $87,559, with an hourly wage of approximately $42, as of February 2026.
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The cost of living index in Bend, Oregon, where the company is headquartered, is 125.8, indicating it is 25.8% more expensive than the US average.
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The company offers benefits including Social Security, 401(K), disability, healthcare, pension, and time off.
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Managers are reported to be open to feedback, value employee input, and promote work-life balance.
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The company's CFO is eligible for standard executive benefits, including health insurance, but there is no information on the percentage of the overall workforce covered by employer-funded health insurance.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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BranchOut Food Inc. is SMETA certified for responsible sourcing and ethical practices, and its chocolate products are fair-trade.
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The company sources fresh produce from local farmers in Peru and Chile, aiming to provide alternative income.
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However, the provided articles do not contain specific quantitative data for any of the KPIs, such as the percentage of fair-trade certified spend, audit frequency, number of forced or child labor incidents, traceability coverage, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage in supplier contracts, share of spend on high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend.
Honest & Fair Business
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No specific, concrete data points were found across the provided articles for any of the KPIs related to Honest & Fair Business. Information regarding regulatory fines, transparency index scores, whistleblower policies, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, anti-corruption policies, or third-party verification was either explicitly stated as 'no data available' or was not present in the articles.
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Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the provided evidence.
Kind to Animals
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BranchOut Food Inc. focuses on dehydrating plant-based foods and ingredients.
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As such, the company has zero animal inputs in any product line, does not engage in animal testing, and has no animal husbandry or captive operations. Consequently, there is no scope for animal-welfare audits, no eggs, meat, or dairy are sourced, and no R&D is relevant to animal-free substitution. The company's operations do not intersect with animal welfare policies or require participation in animal-free testing or sourcing collaborations.
No War, No Weapons
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No evidence available to assess BranchOut Food Inc. on No War, No Weapons.
Planet-Friendly Business
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No specific, quantifiable data points related to the 'Planet-Friendly Business' ethical value were found across the provided articles.
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The articles focus on the company's product development, technology, and market presence, rather than detailed environmental performance metrics for the entire company's operations.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points for any of the KPIs related to 'Respect for Cultures & Communities'. While Article 0 mentions partnerships with Peruvian farmers to source imperfect produce, it does not provide a percentage of procurement spending directed to local suppliers or a number of indigenous suppliers.
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The articles generally lack concrete metrics such as the number of formal partnerships, percentage of revenue reinvested locally, details on cultural appropriation incidents, existence of cultural impact assessment protocols, local employment ratios, grievance mechanism coverage, complaint resolution times, FPIC participation rates, community governance inclusion, cultural preservation investments, cultural site protection actions, social license to operate, charitable giving to cultural organizations, community fund allocations, language inclusivity scores, cultural incident response effectiveness, or cultural sensitivity training completion rates. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the available evidence.
Safe & Smart Tech
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BranchOut Food Inc. demonstrates basic compliance with relevant privacy regulations, including PCI-DSS for credit card processing.
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The company's privacy policy also mentions adherence to EU-US Privacy Shield principles for Shopify, though this framework has been invalidated.
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EU users are afforded standard data control rights, such as the ability to access, correct, erase, port, and object to their data.
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Data retention practices involve keeping data as long as an account exists, with additional retention for security, fraud, and tax purposes.
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There are no documented incidents of unauthorized data use.
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However, the company's SEC filing notes material weaknesses in disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, including a lack of formal related party transaction controls, incomplete policies, and ineffective segregation of duties.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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No quantitative data was provided in the articles for any of the Key Performance Indicators related to Zero Waste & Sustainable Products. While mentions the company's process involves upcycling produce that would otherwise be wasted and a commitment to sustainability, it does not offer specific metrics on waste diversion rates, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, or any other measurable outcomes required by the rubric.
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The SMETA certification mentioned is not relevant to zero waste or sustainable products KPIs.
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