Vermont Smoke & Cure, a leading small-batch meats and meat snacks company, has received the prestigious B Corporation (B Corps) Certification. The designation is granted to for-profit companies that are able to prove their business meets the highest standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
Vermont Smoke & Cure qualified for B Corps certification because of its sustainable and socially conscious business practices such as sourcing meats raised humanely and without the use of antibiotics, using ingredients from local farms, offering commercial meat processing services to family-scale farmers, and utilizing solar power. The company also fosters an ownership culture by granting employee stock options to each of its employees.