Maple Leaf Foods released its second annual Integrated Report, which details the company’s financial performance as well as goals and progress toward caring for its workers, communities and environment.
According to EY, Gen Z identifies as LGBTQ+ at nearly six times the rate of Gen X. Gen Z is also predicted to make up 30% of the total US workforce by 2030.
A Women of Influence+ survey found 80.7% of women have witnessed other women in the workplace being treated differently because of their age, and 46.2% said it is an ongoing issue.
Hormel Foods was included in Newsweek magazine's list of America’s greatest workplaces for diversity in 2024 along with Pilgrim’s Pride, Smithfield Foods and more.
Grupo Bimbo has several programs and lines of action to encourage employees to be their best selves and give back to their communities through social investment donations, the Good Neighbor Program and volunteering.
The World Taste & Smell Association launched the campaign to encourage chefs, food industry leaders and consumers to consider the unique needs and preferences of individuals with taste and smell disorders.
The program is based on data from the Center for Talent Innovation that concluded that 62% of disabled employees have a disability that is not visible and that most of them (97%) reported that they don’t feel comfortable disclosing their disability to their employers.