About

StalkMarket is headquartered in Portland, Oregon where sustainability isn’t a dream, it is a way of life.

Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, StalkMarket was started in 2003 to provide an environmentally and economically viable alternative to traditional single-use paper- and plastic-based products. StalkMarket began its distribution in the United States in 2003 at New Seasons Markets throughout the Portland area.

StalkMarket's core line of products is made from a sugarcane fiber-based paperboard called bagasse. The material is made from upcycled sugarcane waste recovered from sugar refineries. The crushed stalks are taken to a processing plant where they are converted into paperboard in much the same way as wood pulp is used for cardboard. Bagasse can be molded in to a variety of shapes and continues to be used in many of our products. These products are biodegradable and compostable.

As technology continues to develop and evolve, so does StalkMarket’s product line. In 2007, StalkMarket began using Ingeo® biopolymers from NatureWorks®. Ingeo polymer is similar to hydrocarbon-based thermoplastics with one very important difference – it is made from plants instead of oil. Ingeo polymers are used in StalkMarket’s Planet Plus and Jaya product lines. Like all of the company’s products, they are 100% compostable.

StalkMarket products are available to consumers at major grocery chains, office supply stores, organic and natural food retailers and online. StalkMarket distributes its products to restaurants and industrial food service customers through wholesale distributors.

StalkMarket is fully committed to sustainability - read more about our commitment here >