FAQs

What does Eco Maven do?

Eco Maven helps foodservice and hospitality organizations find better, more sustainable solutions without sacrificing performance, cost, safety, or reliability. We represent carefully selected brands that prioritize performance, environmental impact, economics, safety, and product availability. Our solutions include sustainable packaging, foodservice disposables, cleaning products, waste-reduction systems, recycling programs, and custom branded merchandise.

Does Eco Maven service a specific territory?

Eco Maven is based in Southern California and frequently serves customers throughout the Western United States. Through our distribution partners, we also support customers and programs nationwide.

Who started Eco Maven?

Eco Maven was founded by Todd Gasparik and Ryan Higgins, two industry professionals committed to helping businesses adopt practical, high-performing sustainable solutions. Click the individual links for each to visit their respective LinkedIn profiles.

Does Eco Maven only sell “sustainable” products?

No. While we prioritize sustainable solutions whenever possible, we recognize the importance of balancing environmental impact with performance, economics, safety, and availability. Our goal is to help each customer find the most practical and responsible solution for their specific needs.

Does Eco Maven sell direct or through distributors?

All of our sustainable packaging products and services are offered through our distribution partners. We only sell direct to customers outside of foodservice and hospitality who are purchasing promotional products or decorated apparel.

Can Eco Maven create custom products or branded merchandise?

Yes. Eco Maven can help create custom packaging, promotional products, decorated apparel, and other branded merchandise. We work with customers from concept through production to help select the right products, materials, decoration methods, and quantities for their brand, budget, and timeline.

Can Eco Maven help support our sustainability goals and packaging requirements?

Yes. Eco Maven helps customers navigate sustainability goals, ESG initiatives, EPR requirements, packaging mandates, certifications, and environmental claims. We work with our manufacturing and distribution partners to identify practical solutions that balance compliance, performance, economics, safety, availability, and environmental impact.