Sustainability and responsibility

Tart Modern is a responsible business committed to sustainability, reducing, re-using and recycling wherever possible. We will never compromise on quality where taste and enjoyment are paramount.

We are focused on provenance, integrity and supply chain transparency and our natas and empanadas are made to an exact specification using raw materials that are sourced from world class suppliers.

Tart Modern sells artisan natas baked by talented chefs that follow recipes centuries of years old. We are committed to work only with natural ingredients sourced locally (except for our Vegan Classic natas, and we’re working towards it for that too!). Our artisan empanadas are made in the UK to authentic Argentinian recipes using very high quality ingredients.

Our company values express a full respect for the communities that we work with. All our products are certified by IFS foods, ISO 9001 and are Halal. We are proud to deliver tasty natas and empanadas with relatively few calories compared to equivalent sweet snack foods.

Sustainability and responsibility

We are on a journey towards increased sustainability and so far we are proud to be able to say that:

  • Our suppliers source locally to keep food miles to a minimum
  • We only use pure cane sugar and wheat flour
  • All our ingredients are natural with the exception of our margarine and some of the ingredients of our Vegan Classic natas. However, our natas contain only margarine which is made using 100% RSPO certified sustainable palm oil, the highest sustainability standard in existence for this product.

Sustainability of ingredients

We are on a journey towards increased sustainability and so far we are proud to be able to say that:

  • Our suppliers source locally to keep food miles to a minimum
  • We only use pure cane sugar and wheat flour
  • All our ingredients are natural with the exception of our margarine and some of the ingredients of our Vegan Classic natas. However, our natas contain only margarine which is made using 100% RSPO certified sustainable palm oil, the highest sustainability standard in existence for this product.

Sustainability of packaging

  • During production, all ingredient packaging materials are separated for recycling, and all production waste is minimised and disposed of by environmentally sound processes.
  • All cardboard and corrugated packaging materials used in the transportation of products from our factory to our shops and kiosks are recycled and recyclable, designed for minimal wastage and to have the smallest possible carbon footprint in terms of logistics.
  • Much of our in-store customer packaging is recyclable and we have upgraded our paper bags to improve the amount we can recycle.
  • Our branded espresso cups are compostable.