Overherd
Oat milk powder | North Yorkshire

Shop-bought oat milk is around 90% water, and shipping all that water across the country creates a great deal of packaging, waste, and carbon. Overherd are one of the companies offering a sustainable solution by providing nothing but the oats themselves (in powdered form, of course). Mix with water, and you’ve got semi-homemade oat milk.

For the café, that means the oat milk in your coffee or tea is mixed in our kitchen. In terms of sustainability, it also means that we throw away a fraction of the packing compared to the days when we used bottled milk.

Overherd’s impact at a glance: 580 litres of water and 2.3 kg of CO₂ saved per litre vs dairy; 10x less packaging than a milk carton; 91% packaging reduction per pouch.

Flawsome!
Cold-pressed juices made from wonky and surplus fruit | London

Flawsome! make cold-pressed juices, sparkling drinks, and health shots from fruit that would otherwise have been thrown away.

We're trialling their range in the café at the moment and the story behind the brand sits very close to how we think about food and waste. They are a certified B Corp and a certified Social Enterprise. They pay farmers fairly for produce that would otherwise be a loss, support over 200 small farms across Europe, and channel profits into biodiversity work and drink donations to charities like The Felix Project and FareShare. We've also applied to become an official stockist.

Their impact at a glance: 77 million pieces of wonky and surplus fruit rescued; 4,901 tonnes saved to date; 200+ farmers supported; 39,000 drinks donated to charities; B Corp certified since 2021 Certified Social Enterprise.

Who Gives A Crap
Recycled and bamboo toilet roll, kitchen roll, and tissues | UK

Who Gives A Crap make the toilet roll in our bathrooms. Their paper is made from either 100% recycled fibres or FSC-certified bamboo, never virgin trees, which matters because around a million trees are cut down every day for conventional toilet paper.

Who Gives A Crap donate 50% of their profits to non-profits working to provide clean water and sanitation in places where billions of people still don't have it.

Their impact at a glance: £11+ million donated to clean water and sanitation projects to date; 50% of profits donated; every year 575,082 people given access to improved water and sanitation; B Corp certified; FSC certified; Zero virgin trees used

If you know a maker, grower, or supplier whose work belongs alongside these, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at cafe@jamyang.co.uk