Team members from Hormel Foods Corporation, attended the 2023 Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., to showcase the latest innovations and trends in natural and sustainable food within its broad product portfolio. The Justin's and Applegate brand teams highlighted the latest innovations and new products for attendees to enjoy.
The Applegate Naturals® Do Good Dog™, a retail hot dog made with regenerative agriculture was featured along with Applegate® Organics Uncured Genoa Salami Bites. Justin's® Super Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and Super Dark Chocolate Espresso Almond Butter Cup delighted attendees with their amazing taste and quality.
Hormel Foods global impact and innovation team members attended the conference's climate day, where over 50 environmental and sustainability experts presented on topics such as regenerative agriculture, traceable supply chain and sustainable trends in the food industry, as well as the remainder of the event.
Through its robust 20 By 30 Challenge goals, Hormel Foods and its brands have several initiatives in place to address sustainability and corporate citizenship in the food industry, including:
- Investments and implementation in sustainable agricultural production, specifically within regenerative agriculture, soil health and farmer equity.
- Continue our clean-label initiative and efforts to reduce added sugars and sodium in our products, and increase desirable ingredients to nourish a diverse population.
- Match 100% of energy use with renewable sourcing.
- Focus on packaging sustainability efforts through research, innovation, on-package communications and optimizing package weight and shipping efficiencies.
