# Healthier Cooking Instruments Ecozoom Designs Safe Cookstoves for the Developing World By Rebecca Byers | Published 2013-05-06 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecozoom References: [pdx.edu](http://www.pdx.edu/impactentrepreneurs/incubator-members-and-graduates) & [ecozoomstove](http://ecozoomstove.com/) [EcoZoom](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biolite-ecozoom-versa) is a Portland, Oregon-based social enterprise that designs, develops, and distributes high-efficiency safe cooking alternatives with the developing world in mind. EcoZoom is dedicated to producing safer alternative cooking instruments for the three million individuals worldwide who rely on solid fuel (eg. biomass, charcoal) to cook. Founded in 2011, EcoZoom's two current products are the [Zoom Dura](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/next-chapter), a wood burning stove, and the Zoom Versa, a wood and charcoal burning stove. EcoZoom is a 2012 member of the Portland State University Social Innovation Incubator and a Certified B Corp. EcoZoom additionally sells its products for recreational or emergency use. **Contact Information** EcoZoom [website](http://ecozoomstove.com/) EcoZoom on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/ecozoomstove/) EcoZoom on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/ecozoomstove) EcoZoom on [Google+](http://plus.google.com/104753719290721404146/posts) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 51% | Activity: 70% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: South America, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Safer Cooking Alternatives:** Ecozoom designs and distributes high-efficiency safe cooking instruments for the developing world, offering disruptive innovation opportunities in the cooking appliance industry. - **Wood and Charcoal Burning Stoves:** Ecozoom's Zoom Versa stove provides a versatile and eco-friendly cooking solution, creating disruptive innovation opportunities for the renewable energy industry. - **Socially Responsible Cooking Solutions:** Ecozoom's commitment to social innovation and environmental sustainability opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the social enterprise sector. ### Where This Applies - **Cooking Appliance Industry:** Ecozoom's high-efficiency cooking instruments provide disruptive innovation opportunities in the traditional cooking appliance industry. - **Renewable Energy Industry:** Ecozoom's wood and charcoal burning stoves offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the renewable energy sector. - **Social Enterprise Sector:** Ecozoom's socially responsible cooking solutions present disruptive innovation opportunities in the social enterprise space. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Insulated Multi-Fuel Outdoor Stoves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/biolite-ecozoom-versa.md) - [Charitable Flat-Packed Cooking Stoves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fire-for-life.md) - [Renewable Energy Camping Grills](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adventure-boilgrill.md) - [Portable Cooking Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nomad-cooking-system.md) - [Stainless Steel Modular Stoves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-stainlesssteel.md) - [Eclectic Camping Cook Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camping-cooking-kit.md) - [Sustainable Charcoal Brands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-good-charcoal-company.md) - [Gas-Powered Toaster Oven Stoves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cook-nook.md) - [Four-in-One Outdoor Cooking Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wild-fire-cooking-platform.md)