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Clif Bar & Company

Clif Bar & Company

Clif Bar was born on a bike. In 1990, Gary Erickson set off on a 175-mile bike ride. Exhausted and hungry, he realized he couldn’t take another bite of the energy bars he brought along. In that moment he now calls ‘the epiphany,’ he had the idea to make a better tasting energy bar.

Guided by Five Aspirations – Sustaining our People, our Business, our Brands, our Community and the Planet – Clif Bar is a family- and employee- owned company that loves food. We believe that food provides health, joy and energy to do the things we are passionate about. The food we create is good for people and the planet. We believe that happy, healthy people create the best food. We want to help our people live the lives they want to live so we’ve created an environment where our people can grow and succeed both personally and professionally.

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Clif Bar’s Clif Corps Partners with Venus Williams to Advance Equity and Access to Nature and Sport

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LEAD on Climate 2020 to Be Largest-Ever Virtual Lawmaker Advocacy Day for Climate Action

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Ibotta Partners with 20+ CPG Brands to Highlight Wasteful Paper Couponing Industry

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KIND Blows Lid Off of Hidden Sugars in Snacks, Urges Industry to Open Up

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Clif Bar Ag Fund to Help Organic Farmers Weather Economic Challenges

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Global Brand Leaders Set to Redesign the Future of Commerce at SB’18 Vancouver

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Q&A: How Clif Bar Is Cultivating the Dual Power of Purpose and Play

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New Clif Bar Scholarship Alleviates Debt to Help College Seniors Pursue Purposeful Careers

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Sustainable Brands Announces Full Conference Program for SB’18 Vancouver

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Clif Bar, Estée Lauder Among Latest Global Companies Committed to 100% Renewables

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Companies, Cities, Including SB Corporate Members, Receive Climate Leadership Awards for Reducing their Carbon Impact

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