OUR STORY

  • 1992

    Driando was born into a tempeh-loving, Javanese family. He ate tempeh every day throughout his childhood (lucky thing). Fun fact: it was his first solid food!

  • 2010

    Driando started studying food science at university and realised just how special (or supercharged!) tempeh was. Travelling in Indonesia, he saw the impact tempeh could have on malnourished communities.

  • 2015

    This led him to do a PhD on tempeh and its positive impact on human health. He also set up a charity (Indonesian Tempe Movement) with his mum and grandpa to promote tempeh all around the world.

  • 2018

    Elsewhere, the other co-founders, Chris, Elin and Fabio, were learning more about nutrition and were searching for healthy and, importantly, tasty protein. Once they discovered tempeh, they were hooked.

  • 2018

    They couldn't believe a food so simple could have a similar amount of protein to chicken AND be gut-friendly. Not to mention delicious and versatile. Why wasn’t tempeh more widely known and celebrated?

  • 2019

    They decided to change that. In 2019, the four of them took the plunge to save the world from so-so protein and get everyone eating supercharged protein: tempeh. And Better Nature was born.

  • 2020

    It’s been a wild ride since we launched in 2020. There have been endless challenges but the many highs (like our launch into Tesco in 2023) make it all worth it. In the words of Chris: LET’S GOOO 🚀

OUR SOCIAL IMPACT

B CORP CERTIFIED

Since day one, we’ve wanted to use our business as a force for good, and becoming a certified B Corp is an important piece of the puzzle. Being a certified B Corp means we meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

1% TO CHARITY

We donate 1% of our sales to our charity partner YUM to tackle malnutrition in Indonesia, where tempeh originates. Our donations fund, for example, food packages filled with local foods, including tempeh. This is only possible because of our customers so thank you.

LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT

All our products have a very low or low carbon footprint verified by My Emissions. Their analysis covers everything from growing the ingredients to how the products are cooked at home. And rest assured, our tempeh is made using sustainably-grown, non-GMO soya beans.