Chomps announces membership during Climate Week NYC at PlanetHAUS’ Certified for the Future event

CHICAGO, Sept. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Chomps, America’s fastest-growing meat snack brand¹, today announced its membership with 1% for the Planet, joining a global network of businesses committed to supporting environmental solutions. The announcement was made during Climate Week NYC at PlanetHAUS’ Certified for the Future event in New York City, where Chomps joined other certified brands and impact leaders for programming focused on the role of third-party certifications in helping businesses create accountability and drive change at scale.

Through its membership with 1% for the Planet, Chomps will contribute a value equivalent of at least 1% of its annual net revenue to eligible impact initiatives. The contributions may include monetary or in-kind product contributions to impact partners, and qualifying impact certification and membership fees. Chomps joins 1% for the Planet as the largest snack brand member of the network. 

The partnership builds on Chomps’ longstanding drive to create positive impact. While this work has been part of the company’s values and actions since the beginning, Chomps recently established a framework to guide its efforts across three focus areas: people, planet and communities. Through this framework, Chomps works to support employee growth and wellbeing, strengthens the resilience of the food systems and natural resources that make its products possible, and expands access to nutritious food and support for communities. 

This membership helps formalize and verify a range of impact initiatives that are already delivering measurable outcomes for communities and the environment. In 2025, Chomps donated 10.3 million meat sticks, supporting communities in need with nutritionally valuable, Non-UPF Verified snacks while helping reduce food waste through the donation of quality products that would otherwise be discarded. The company has also partnered with 4ocean to reduce plastic pollution. Through this partnership in 2025, 4ocean collected 5.6 million pounds of plastic from the ocean, coastlines, and coastal communities. While these previous contributions predate the company’s membership, they reflect the types of impact initiatives that will support their 1% for the Planet commitment.

“At Chomps, we believe building a better business means thinking beyond the product itself and considering the impact we have on the world around us. Joining 1% for the Planet gives us a meaningful framework to build on the work we’ve already started and hold ourselves accountable as we continue to grow,” said Elizabeth Carter, President and Chief Operating Officer of Chomps. “We’re excited to be part of a community that believes progress comes from businesses taking action, collaborating and continually looking for ways to do better.” 

“Chomps has a long track record of delivering meaningful philanthropy in line with the values that shape its business. Its bold commitment to 1% for the Planet ensures that this commitment to values is durable, verified and accountable. And Chomps is proof that 1% for the Planet certification is a powerful fit for businesses of any size or stage of growth, and in any sector. Now the largest snack brand member in our network, Chomps is a leader and force multiplier, inspiring other businesses to commit to a thriving future for people and the planet. We’re incredibly grateful to be in partnership with Chomps at this critical moment,” said Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet. 

To find out more about Chomps’ impact initiatives, please visit www.chomps.com/pages/our-impact. 

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About Chomps
Chomps is America’s fastest-growing meat snack brand, redefining convenient snacking with a commitment to real ingredients and bold, satisfying flavors. Crafted from 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef and venison, along with antibiotic-free turkey and chicken, each Chomps meat stick delivers 10+ grams of high-quality protein without sugar, hormones, soy, dairy, artificial preservatives, artificial nitrates, or MSG. As a minority-owned, family-operated, and B Corporation-certified business, Chomps prioritizes thoughtful sourcing and recently earned the non–ultra-processed food certification through the Non-GMO Project. Discover a new standard in snacking at www.chomps.com. 

About 1% for the Planet
1% for the Planet is a global organization on a mission to accelerate smart environmental impact so that our planet and future generations can thrive. One of the most trusted frameworks for corporate philanthropy, 1% for the Planet has certified more than $939 million in contributions to date. By holding business members accountable for contributing at least 1% of revenue—not profits—to vetted environmental solutions each year, it ensures that commitments are real, verified and impactful. 

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