Day: 8 April 2024

The Kraft Heinz Not Company Launches First-Ever, Plant-Based Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs and Sausages

Stuart Mitchell

The Kraft Heinz Not Company LLC recently debuted NotHotDogs and NotSausages, the first ever plant-based Oscar Mayer offerings and the first plant-based meat innovation from the joint venture between The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz”) and TheNotCompany, Inc. (“NotCo”). With its mission to create mouthwatering plant-based foods for all, The Kraft Heinz Not Company’s Oscar Mayer NotHotDogs and NotSausages offer the savory and smoky experience that brand fans have known and loved for more than 140 years. The United States plant-based market is projected to skyrocket from $8.3…

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Waitrose reach milestone of 20 million meals for people in need

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has diverted the equivalent of twenty million meals worth of surplus food to charities and community groups across the UK through its partnership with charity FareShare. Through our stores, customer fulfilment and distribution centres across the UK, we’re committed to reducing our food waste by redistributing perfectly good to eat surplus to FareShare. It’s in line with our goal to halve food waste in our own operations and supply chains by 2030, and helping customers to do the same*. Alone, the 168 tonnes of food diverted between July and…

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PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator Juntos Crecemos Edition returns with renewed focus on food and beverage start-ups

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, Inc. announced the return of its Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow) Edition – a collaborative program that provides funding and pairs breakthrough start-ups with PepsiCo experts to help grow their businesses. For the second consecutive year, this edition of Greenhouse Accelerator will focus on elevating high-potential Hispanic-owned CPG food and beverage startups that demonstrate the promise of transforming the industry with snacks and beverages that are better for people and the planet. According to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), Latino businesses generate $800 billion…

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Ceres welcomes landmark SEC rule on corporate climate disclosure

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres welcomes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) adoption of the first-ever federal rule mandating the disclosure of climate-related risks from all U.S. public companies. In a 3-2 vote, the Commissioners adopted the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, which will require climate disclosures in companies’ registration statements and annual reports. “We congratulate the SEC on this important step forward to bring the U.S. closer in line with its global counterparts. Although this final rule does not go far enough compared to international standards and the SEC’s…

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Human Rights Advocates Urge Congress to Support Establishment of a National Human Rights Institution

Stuart Mitchell

A coalition of civil and human rights and social justice groups recently officially announced their campaign for a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in the U.S. as they briefed Congress on the recent United Nations review of the United States’ record under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). During the Congressional briefing, advocates discussed key issues of concern raised by the UN Human Rights Committee, including reproductive rights, voting rights, and criminal legal system issues. The briefing also examined strategies for improving the government’s implementation of its…

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