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Tempest Partners with Cruz Foam as Part of Broader Sustainability Initiative
Tempest weather technology company plans to introduce domestically-produced compostable and biodegradable packaging for its popular Tempest Weather Systems.
Cruz Foam New Executive Chair, Climate Week NYC
John Felts, CEO of Cruz Foam, attended Climate Week NYC and announced the company’s new Executive Chair, Tom Chi.
Cruz Foam Wins Award in Paris, France
Cruz Foam won the Plastic Free Innovation Award at Tocco's #FutureMatters event, celebrating sustainable solutions for a low-carbon future.
Cruz Foam Named in 2024 Food & Wine Game Changers List
Cruz Foam has been named to the 2024 Food & Wine Game Changers list.
Packaging Revolution: It’s Now or Never
We’re on the verge of a packaging revolution that will reduce landfill waste and pollution.
Unified2 Global Packing Group Partners with Cruz Foam
Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC (UGPG2) announced today that it has partnered with Cruz Foam, a circular materials company, to offer more sustainable protective packaging and custom cold chain solutions to its customers.
Ambient Photonics, Cruz Foam, Verdagy, and ZeroAvia Make TIME's Top GreenTech Companies for 2024
TIME and Statista have named 250 companies reducing environmental impact which include several Central Coast companies.
Bay Cities and Cruz Foam Launch Wine Industry's Most Sustainable Shipping Solutions for Impact and Temperature Control
Bay Cities’ mission is to replace polystyrene foam that is used in the wine industry with Cruz Foam, a bioengineered foam made from seafood waste, thereby reducing the plastic that is filling our landfills and oceans.
Major Milestones Achieved By Santa Cruz County Companies in 2023
A reflection of some significant milestones achieved by Santa Cruz County companies in 2023.
Cruz Foam Wraps Up PentAwards 2023
Cruz Foam, a sustainable packaging company, has won the esteemed Bronze Award in the Sustainable Design Food Category at the prestigious PentAwards Gala 2023 in London, UK.
CRUZ FOAM’S CRUZ COOL(™) NAMED TO TIME’S LIST OF THE BEST INVENTIONS OF 2023
Santa Cruz startup Cruz Foam has been named to TIME’s prestigious list of the Best Inventions for its Cruz Cool(™) product in the Reuse & Recycle category.
Cruz Foam x Koa Smith
How does a Cruz Foam surfboard perform? Youtuber and three-time National Scholastic Surfing Association National Champion, Koa Smith, takes a ride.
Cruz Foam Launches Earth-Friendly Packaging Products for Consumers and Businesses
Revolutionary earth-friendly product category to become available in partnership with industry leader Atlantic Packaging.
2022 Global Fisheries Innovation Award: Cruz Foam
The Global Seafood Alliance on Wednesday named Cruz Foam and Aristogene Biosciences the winners of the inaugural Global Fisheries Innovation Award (GFIA) and the annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award (GAIA), respectively.
Cruz Foam Partners with Re-Nuble
Re-Nuble, a NYC-based agriculture technology company, is excited to announce an exclusive partnership with a Santa Cruz, California-based circular materials company, Cruz Foam.
Santa Cruz Accelerates 4th Cohort Launch Party & Movie
October 6, 2021 was the launch of Santa Cruz Accelerates 4th cohort. Over 150 people attended our first outdoor event since March 2020. We were thrilled to see your shining faces and to share our exciting short film where we launched Stephen Colbert and Molly Woods to space!
Cruz Foam Adds Toby Corey and Leslie Nakajima
Cruz Foam, the company that has created an innovative biodegradable packaging alternative to Styrofoam, has added two new members to their team.
In-Depth Interview: Cruz Foam Seed Round & New Board Member
Cruz Foam announced two significant developments this week: 1) a seed round for $1.2M, and 2) addition of Toby Corey to their Board. We interviewed John Felts, Marco Rolandi, and Toby Corey.