16.10.2023,
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London (ots/PRNewswire) - Mars marks World Food Day by sharing
progress on global food and sustainability commitments.
* Exceeds donation target with local food bank and charity partners
* Continues to focus on delivering healthy meals through
reformulation and product innovation
* Pioneers innovations such as climate smart rice farming practices
to drive significant reductions in unsustainable water use and
greenhouse gas emissions
On World Food Day 2023, Mars Food & Nutrition shares progress towards
the food and sustainability goals that sit at the heart of its
purpose: Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow.
Halfway through its five-year commitments to drive positive change
through stronger action and meaningful partnerships, the maker of
brands including Ben's Original™, Masterfoods®, SEEDS OF CHANGE®,
Tasty Bite®, and DOLMIO® is proud to share the progress it has made,
including:
* Donating 33 million meals to people in need around the world
since
2021, exceeding the target of 25 million meals by 2025. With food
poverty an ongoing issue, the company continues to build
strategic
and impactful partnerships with local organisations to help get
food and support to people who need it most.
- In the United States, Ben's Original™ supports the No Kid Hungry
campaign to end childhood hunger. Through the partnership it provided
2.5 million meals to children in need throughout the United States in
2022.
- In Australia, Mars Food & Nutrition has developed a Collaborative
Supply Program with Foodbank Australia to address the challenge of
ensuring a consistent supply chain of food products to people in
need. In its third year, this partnership is helping Mars Food &
Nutrition Australia deliver its ambition of 3m meals to people in
need in 2023.
- In the UK, Mars Food & Nutrition has partnered with the Trussell
Trust in the Stand Against Hunger campaign for the last four years to
support their network of more than 1,300 food banks who help
communities across the UK who are facing hunger.
* Delivering 4.7 billion healthy meals in 2022 (in addition to 4.3
billion in 2021), working towards the goal of 5.5 billion healthy
meals per year by 2025. This includes 1.7 billion servings of
vegetables, and a 32% increase in fibre servings, achieved
through
reformulation efforts and product innovation, tracking well
towards the aim of 4 billion servings of vegetables and beating
the target of 30% fibre increase by 2025.
* Making progress towards reaching net zero by 2050 and reducing
unsustainable water use by 50% by 2025. Working with its
suppliers, Mars is pioneering climate smart rice farming
practices, the "alternate wetting and drying" watering technique.
Depending on the context where the rice is grown, the climate
smart practices have shown water use reductions up to 30% and GHG
reductions ranging from 25 to 70% - all without reducing rice
yields.
* Ensuring 89% of Mars Food & Nutrition packaging is now reusable,
recyclable or compostable, moving towards the goal of 100% of the
portfolio.
In addition, Mars Food & Nutrition is using its brands to drive
positive action, including the BEN'S ORIGINAL™ SEAT AT THE TABLE™
fund which is helping provide educational opportunities to increase
diversity in the food industry through scholarships and training.
Meanwhile, the Tasty Bite Foundation collaborated with the
Agricultural Development Trust, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Baramati and the
American India Foundation Trust New Delhi to initiate projects
focused on agricultural development and promoting better livelihoods
close to the Tasty Bite factory in Pune, India.
Shaid
Shah, Global President, Mars Food & Nutrition, commented, "Food
is a source of wellbeing and a connector of people. It nourishes our
bodies and brings us together. I believe everyone should have access
to healthy and nutritious food, and that it should be sourced as
sustainably as possible. That's why I am proud of the progress we, at
Mars Food & Nutrition, have made towards our mission of providing
healthy, easy, tasty, and accessible everyday meals and delivering
the Mars sustainability commitments. I want to thank our amazing
partners and Associates. There is more to do, but together we can
make a meaningful difference to the lives of billions of people
around the world."
Anne Filipic, CEO, Share Our Strength, which runs the No Kid Hungry
campaign, added: "We are proud to partner with Mars through their
Ben's Original™ brand and No Kid Hungry campaign. Through this
partnership, Ben's Original™ has helped kids all over the country
access three meals a day. Food insecurity, poor health outcomes, and
poverty are ongoing issues in our communities and it's going to take
all of us to build a better and brighter future for our kids."
Sophie Carre, Director of Public Engagement at the Trussell Trust,
said: "Thank you to Mars Food & Nutrition for their ongoing support
which has made a significant difference to people supported by our
network. Food bank teams are working tirelessly to ensure help
continues to be available. But ultimately, no one in the UK should
need to turn to a food bank as all of us should have enough money for
the essentials. The support of Mars Food & Nutrition will help food
banks within our network continue to provide the lifeline of
emergency support for local people in crisis, while we work in the
long term to build a hunger free future."
Mars Food & Nutrition is a segment of Mars, Incorporated, which last
month released The Mars Net Zero Roadmap, a decisive action plan for
achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its full
value chain by 2050. The Mars Roadmap includes a new target reviewed
by the Science Based Targets Initiative to cut emissions by 50% by
2030, from a 2015 baseline, with a pathway to Net Zero by 2050. As
part of the action plan, Mars will invest over $1 billion over the
next three years and continue to commit financial resources as needed
until Net Zero is achieved.
For more information on Mars Food & Nutrition's progress on its
purpose commitments, please visit
www.mars.com/our-brands/mars-food-nutrition
ABOUT MARS FOOD & NUTRITION
Mars Food & Nutrition is a segment of Mars, Incorporated with 2,000
Associates across 30 countries. It has some of the world's leading
food brands: Ben's Original™, Masterfoods®, SEEDS OF CHANGE®, Tasty
Bite®, foodspring™, DOLMIO® and Kevin's Natural Foods.
ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATED
Mars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want
tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As a global,
family-owned business, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving
to make a positive impact on the world.
Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of quality confectionery,
food, and pet care products and services, we employ 140,000+
dedicated Associates. With more than $47 billion in annual sales, we
produce some of the world's best-loved brands including Ben's
Original™, CESAR®, Cocoavia®, DOVE®, EXTRA®, KIND®, M&M's®,
SNICKERS®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, and WHISKAS®. We are creating a
better world for pets through our global network of pet hospitals and
diagnostic services – including AniCura, BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™,
Linnaeus and VCA™ – using cutting edge technology to develop
breakthrough programs in genetic health screening and DNA testing.
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