Month: August 2020

SMARTLINEN® Challenges Hotel Industry to Embrace Their BE SMART, WEAR PINK Campaign to Support Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

These are certainly challenging times for the hospitality industry. As a key supplier we feel it is important to help our hotel partners create positive memories for their guests, while giving back to organizations that we are passionate about. SMARTLINEN® has converted some of their production to produce CDC approved washable Face Masks. After receiving an overwhelming response, we identified a way to raise awareness and money for a great cause. Historically, hotels have celebrated October as breast cancer awareness month with select promotions that make a small difference. This…

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Williams Sonoma And No Kid Hungry Partner With Celebrities To Launch The Tools For Change Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Williams Sonoma, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands announced today the launch of its sixth annual Tools For Change fundraising program benefitting No Kid Hungry, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America. This year, the retailer is aiming to raise $3 million, which will help connect American children in need to nearly 30 million meals. As part of the fundraising efforts, Williams Sonoma and No Kid Hungry have partnered with ten prominent celebrities, chefs, musicians, culinary personalities and social influencers to design limited-edition spatulas available…

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WildEyes™ AI: Helping to Save Wild Elephants and Prevent Human-Elephant Conflict

Stuart Mitchell

On World Elephant Day 2020, the NGO RESOLVE and the AI software company CVEDIA announce a novel solution to reduce harm to wild elephants and the humans who live near them. Over the past two decades, Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) has become a major cause of population declines of these iconic mammals in Asia and Africa. Crop raiding by elephants threatens community livelihoods, food security, and human fatalities, often prompting retaliatory killings of endangered elephants. This conflict stresses the most marginalized rural communities, for example, causing over $10 million in crop…

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PG tips makes move towards a fully plant-based range

Stuart Mitchell

PG tips, the UK’s favourite cuppa, has become the first major tea brand to start moving towards a fully plant-based range. After recently completing the change on the iconic pyramid tea bags to a biodegradable plant-based material, PG tips is now starting the removal of the outer plastic overwrap on its 160s retail boxes. The switch to ‘naked’ boxes first became available at the end of 2019 on the 160s packs, with the entire range set to be completely plant-based by summer 2021. With over nine billion PG tips bags…

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McDonald’s Unveils Net Zero Energy-Designed Restaurant at Walt Disney World Resort

Stuart Mitchell

What if a restaurant could generate all its own power from renewable energy? McDonald’s has completed construction of a first-of-its-kind restaurant designed to do just that – create enough renewable energy on-site to cover 100% of its energy needs on a net annual basis. Our global flagship restaurant will serve as a learning hub for McDonald’s to test solutions for reducing energy and water use, a testament to the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainable innovation. The newly remodeled building is located on the west side of Disney’s property on Buena…

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