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Investors press fast food giants to 'urgently' improve supply chain sustainability - 0 views

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Del Birmingham on 30 Jan 19

A coalition of investment firms with more than $6.5trn in assets under management have called on six of the world's largest fast food companies to take more ambitious action to tackle the climate and water risks within their supply chains, as a "matter of urgency".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A coalition of investment firms with more than $6.5trn in assets under management have called on six of the world's largest fast food companies to take more ambitious action to tackle the climate and water risks within their supply chains, as a "matter of urgency".</div>

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For Every $1 Spent On Reducing Food Waste, Companies Save $14 | Co.Exist | ideas + impact - 1 views

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A new report by WRI and Waste & Resources Action Programme found that, on average, for every $1 a company invested in food loss and waste reduction-through training programs, providing equipment like scales to quantify food, and improving storage and packaging-they received a $14 return on investment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A new report by WRI and Waste & Resources Action Programme found that, on average, for every $1 a company invested in food loss and waste reduction-through training programs, providing equipment like scales to quantify food, and improving storage and packaging-they received a $14 return on investment.</div>

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McDonalds - McDonald's USA Announces Big Changes to its Food - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Aug 16

McDonald's achieved its 2017 goal to phase out the use of medically important human antibiotics in its U.S. chicken supply a year ahead of schedule. The fast food chain also announced plans to remove artificial preservatives and high fructose corn syrup from select menu items.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">McDonald's achieved its 2017 goal to phase out the use of medically important human antibiotics in its U.S. chicken supply a year ahead of schedule. The fast food chain also announced plans to remove artificial preservatives and high fructose corn syrup from select menu items.</div>

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Chipotle Warns It May Stop Serving Guacamole Due to Climate Risk - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 13 Mar 14

Climate change could force Chipotle to temporarily stop serving guacamole, the fast-food chain warned in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The notification, which Chipotle described as a "routine financial disclosure," notes that climate-induced freezes and droughts can take a severe toll on food-based supply chains, leading to price spikes and product shortages

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Climate change could force Chipotle to temporarily stop serving guacamole, the fast-food chain warned in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The notification, which Chipotle described as a "routine financial disclosure," notes that climate-induced freezes and droughts can take a severe toll on food-based supply chains, leading to price spikes and product shortages</div>

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McDonald's Cage-Free Egg Move Doesn't Go Far Enough - Forbes - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 16 Sep 15

McDonald's announcement that it would transition to using cage-free eggs in its food was designed to appeal to socially conscious consumers -- but the fast-food giant will need a more holistic approach to succeed, writes Phil Lempert. "Just using cage-free eggs in an Egg McMuffin ... really doesn't change much about the sandwich," he notes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">McDonald's announcement that it would transition to using cage-free eggs in its food was designed to appeal to socially conscious consumers -- but the fast-food giant will need a more holistic approach to succeed, writes Phil Lempert. "Just using cage-free eggs in an Egg McMuffin ... really doesn't change much about the sandwich," he notes. </div>

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Chipotle Makes History by Becoming First Fast Food Chain to Tag GMOs - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 01 Jul 13

Chipotle becomes first fast food chaion to tag GMO's. They have been doing so since March.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Chipotle becomes first fast food chaion to tag GMO's. They have been doing so since March. </div>

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Want fast food without antibiotics? Order the chicken - but hold the beef and pork - LA... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 05 Oct 17

Panera Bread and Chipotle led the fast-food pack by earning A's on the new annual report card from a coalition of public interest groups that annually ranks corporate efforts to remove antibiotics from their poultry, beef and pork supplies. Twelve of the other 25 listed companies also made progress eliminating the drugs, but the report says they need to catch up with the A-listers and pay as much attention to beef and pork as to poultry.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Panera Bread and Chipotle led the fast-food pack by earning A's on the new annual report card from a coalition of public interest groups that annually ranks corporate efforts to remove antibiotics from their poultry, beef and pork supplies. Twelve of the other 25 listed companies also made progress eliminating the drugs, but the report says they need to catch up with the A-listers and pay as much attention to beef and pork as to poultry.</div>

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Chipotle Leads Parade of QSR Brands Joining In On Sustainable Food - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 21 Feb 14

Looking for ways to jump-start a sluggish fast food market in the US, more brands are tacking toward sustainability positioning and "clean" ingredients as the king of that approach, Chipotle, doubles down on its own efforts as profits continue to rise.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Looking for ways to jump-start a sluggish fast food market in the US, more brands are tacking toward sustainability positioning and "clean" ingredients as the king of that approach, Chipotle, doubles down on its own efforts as profits continue to rise.</div>

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Scorecard Says Palm Oil Commitments Absent or Incomplete · Environmental Mana... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 11 Mar 14

Twenty-four out of 30 top companies in the packaged food, fast food and personal care industries have inadequate commitments or lack commitments altogether for sourcing sustainable palm oil for their products, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Twenty-four out of 30 top companies in the packaged food, fast food and personal care industries have inadequate commitments or lack commitments altogether for sourcing sustainable palm oil for their products, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).</div>

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Wendy's ditching chicken antibiotics in new test - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 12 Aug 15

Fast food restaurant chain Wendy's is reportedly piloting the sale of chicken that does not contain antibiotics "medically important to humans" in select Missouri, Texas, and Florida markets, according to CNBC.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fast food restaurant chain Wendy's is reportedly piloting the sale of chicken that does not contain antibiotics "medically important to humans" in select Missouri, Texas, and Florida markets, according to CNBC.</div>

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McDonald's to cut antibiotics for chicken sold in U.S. | GreenBiz - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 10 Mar 15

Fast-food giant McDonald's today is announcing new standards for the chicken supplied to its 14,000 U.S. restaurants. While the company isn't going antibiotic-free, McDonald's plans within two years to sell only chicken "raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine," according to a statement provided to GreenBiz.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fast-food giant McDonald's today is announcing new standards for the chicken supplied to its 14,000 U.S. restaurants. While the company isn't going antibiotic-free, McDonald's plans within two years to sell only chicken "raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine," according to a statement provided to GreenBiz.</div>

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The Wendy's Company Announces Timeline For Sourcing 100% Cage-Free Eggs | News | About ... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jan 16

Fast food restaurant chain Wendy's will use only cage-free eggs at its U.S. and Canadian locations by 2020.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fast food restaurant chain Wendy's will use only cage-free eggs at its U.S. and Canadian locations by 2020.</div>

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http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/about_us/PR_Docs/CageFreeEggs.pdf - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jan 16

Fast food company Subway announced plans to serve only cage-free eggs at its 30,000 restaurants across North America by 2025.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fast food company Subway announced plans to serve only cage-free eggs at its 30,000 restaurants across North America by 2025.</div>

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In-N-Out Burger Says No to Antibiotics - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 22 Mar 16

But the cult fast-food favorite opted to change its antibiotics policy last week, in the face of mounting pressure from environmental advocacy groups.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">But the cult fast-food favorite opted to change its antibiotics policy last week, in the face of mounting pressure from environmental advocacy groups.</div>

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McDonald's sets goal of 100% sustainable packaging and recycling - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 16 Jan 18

McDonald's announced Tuesday that it has set two ambitious environmental goals that it wants to achieve by 2025. The fast food giant wants to have 100% of its customer packaging come from renewable, recycled, or certified sources and have recycling available in all its restaurants. Currently, 50% of its guest packaging comes from sustainable sources and only 10% of its restaurants are recycling.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">McDonald's announced Tuesday that it has set two ambitious environmental goals that it wants to achieve by 2025. The fast food giant wants to have 100% of its customer packaging come from renewable, recycled, or certified sources and have recycling available in all its restaurants. Currently, 50% of its guest packaging comes from sustainable sources and only 10% of its restaurants are recycling.</div>

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How McDonald's aims to serve up deforestation-free packaging | GreenBiz - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 18 Nov 15

You've heard about sustainable beef, but the fast food giant is focusing its European supply chain sustainability efforts on packaging.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You've heard about sustainable beef, but the fast food giant is focusing its European supply chain sustainability efforts on packaging. </div>

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White Castle to use cage-free hen eggs by 2025 | Articles | Home - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 16 Feb 16

On Friday, the fast-food chain announced in a statement that all of its eggs for its nearly 400 restaurants in 13 states will come from cage-free hens by 2025.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">On Friday, the fast-food chain announced in a statement that all of its eggs for its nearly 400 restaurants in 13 states will come from cage-free hens by 2025. </div>

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Amazon deforestation linked to McDonald's and British retail giants - 1 views

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British fast food restaurants and grocery chains, including Tesco, Morrisons and McDonald's, buy their chicken from Cargill, which feeds its poultry with imported soy, much of it apparently coming from the Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado - areas rapidly being deforested for new soy plantations.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">British fast food restaurants and grocery chains, including Tesco, Morrisons and McDonald's, buy their chicken from Cargill, which feeds its poultry with imported soy, much of it apparently coming from the Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado - areas rapidly being deforested for new soy plantations.</div>

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