Corporate Responsibility

Who are America's most powerful people in food? Here we identify five CG individuals that are most powerfully influencing the industry. These are the individuals that make things happen, rewrite the rules, change the conversation, and shift the paradigms.

Snyder's-Lance has announced a new snack food division, the launch of two new products, and revealed its new logo, symbolizing its shift to a branded snack food company.

Mars Chocolate North America announces that all 10 of its manufacturing facilities are now certified landfill-free, representing a significant milestone in achieving Mars goal of zero-waste-to-landfill by 2015.

Cole Haan will open its Innovation & Sports Lifestyle Design Center at its global headquarters in Greenland, New Hampshire, enabling the brand to aggressively expand its offering of ZeroGrand products for men and women.

The partnership with FLOCERT will provide a system to verify the Cocoa Life supply chain, completing the Cocoa Life verification framework alongside the Harvard University research team evaluating the program impact on the ground, announced in June 2014.

Campbell is one of 20 U.S. companies, and one of two U.S. food companies, included in the Global 100. The Global 100 drew companies from 22 countries on five continents, evaluating a total of 4,609 companies.

Annie's, Inc. entered a fresh and growing category with its new line of Organic Grass Fed Macaroni and Cheese. The new Organic Grass Fed Macaroni and Cheese is certified organic and made with cheese from humanely raised cows with year-round access to pasture.

The Innovation Institute for Food and Health was announced in September 2014 supported by a pledge of $40 million from Mars and $20 million from UC Davis over 10 years.