Deliciously Ella publishes a sustainability page but discloses no quantified emissions data, targets, or formal reporting. The brand lacks verified carbon footprint figures, energy strategy, and climate commitments. Its main strength is a plant-based product portfolio and frank packaging acknowledgment; its critical weakness is near-total absence of measurable accountability.
B Corp certification status uncertain post-Hero Group acquisition (September 2024). Scoring AI did not surface active certification during May 2026 scoring. Verify whether B Corp was recertified, lapsed, or is pending recertification before next editorial cycle.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Energy Source (2/10, 2/10).
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Among the 41 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Deliciously Ella is tied =29th of 41, with 3 others.
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Deliciously Ella is a UK plant-based snack brand founded in 2012, known for oat bars, energy balls, and granola products. Acquired by Swiss food group Hero AG in September 2024, the company operates as a London-based consumer brand with outsourced manufacturing. It competes in the plant-based convenience food sector.
Plant-based brand scaled from founder to institutional owner; comparable carbon reporting gaps pre-acquisition.
View breakdown →UK food brand with public sustainability page but limited quantified emissions disclosure and formal targets.
View breakdown →UK snack brand with outsourced manufacturing; transparency and target-setting similar to Deliciously Ella's baseline.
View breakdown →Plant-based food brand in UK market; shared supply-chain complexity and founder-led sustainability narrative.
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