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Friday, April 14, 2023

KRAFT HEINZ stay out of school lunches

Starting in fall this year, the ready-to-eat packaged meals known as Lunchables will be on the menu for children in public schools. The manufacturer, Kraft Heinz Company, offers two styles of Lunchables - turkey and cheddar or extra cheesy pizza - that they claim to meet the federal nutritional guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National School Lunch Program. The school lunch program provides meals to nearly 30 million kids across the US. According to Kraft Heinz Company, the Lunchables for schools are specially formulated, incorporating more protein and whole grains to satisfy federal nutrition regulations, so that they can be part of the National School Lunch program.

However, food experts doubt the nutritional value of the products. Kraft Heinz Company is the third-largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth-largest in the world. Its product line includes Velveeta cheese, Kool-Aid drinks, Jell-O desert, Miracle Whip, and many convenience meals. Highly processed foods like Lunchables contain lots of additives, including coloring or flavoring agents, preservatives and sweeteners.

One thing is clear: USDA should provide fresher and more natural local food to kids at school. At the same time, local food reduces shipping costs, carbon footprint and depends less on the global supply chain. The Lunchables deal has nothing to do with that.

Use the Buycott app to boycott Kraft Heinz Company and Mondelēz products!

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YOU normally don't know on which routes the product was transported nor how many chemicals were used during the process of production nor if there are transgenes in your food. Through the last decades giantic food suppliers emerged conducting worldwide activities. Their budget even exceeds the gross domestic product (GDP) of some European countries. There are three international food companies making the highest profits (net income 2022):

NESTLÉ made 10,2 billion USD, second is UNILEVER earning 8,3 billion USD, third place is MONDELĒZ International (formerly Kraft Foods Inc.) making 4,3 billion USD and last is KRAFT HEINZ (merger of Kraft Foods Group and H.J. Heinz) with 1,0 billion USD.

These food multinationals can partly be blamed for the uneven distribution of wealth on the world. Scan products with the Buycott App before you shop (Sign Up).