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WellSpan Health Launches “Path to 2030” Sustainability Strategy

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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York, Pa., Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health has announced clinical and operational changes designed to improve the health of South Central Pennsylvanians and our planet.

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  • York, Pa., Oct. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health has announced clinical and operational changes designed to improve the health of South Central Pennsylvanians and our planet.
  • WellSpan has also joined the Good Food, Healthy Hospitals initiative, and is working toward Gold LEED Certification for the WellSpan York Hospital expansion project.
  • Our Path to 2030 sustainability strategy will deliver on our promise of improving the health of our communities across South Central Pennsylvania by taking action to protect our environment, said Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO of WellSpan Health.
  • Last year WellSpan Health avoided 112,000 pounds of waste to landfill through clinical device reprocessing alone.

Compass Group North America Brings Do Good Foods’ First U.S. Chicken Brand to Fight Food Waste and Combat Climate Change to Corporate Cafés, Healthcare Systems and Event Venues

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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By creating a closed-loop system where surplus healthy food from grocery stores - after food bank donations - is upcycled into nutritious feed for chickens, Do Good Chicken is making strides to fight food waste and combat climate change.

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  • By creating a closed-loop system where surplus healthy food from grocery stores - after food bank donations - is upcycled into nutritious feed for chickens, Do Good Chicken is making strides to fight food waste and combat climate change.
  • Through the Compass Group partnership, Do Good Chicken was also served at select hospitality venues at the US Open Tennis Championships.
  • Were thrilled to join forces with Compass Group in the fight against food waste and its effect on climate change.
  • Its carbon-reduced food products give consumers a delicious way to fight food waste and combat climate change from their kitchen.

Do Good Chicken Reports 10 Million Pounds of Food Surplus Saved From Landfills in First Six Months of Operation

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Monday, September 26, 2022
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Do Good Chicken™, the first chicken brand that fights food waste and combats climate change, reports it has diverted more than 10 million pounds of healthy surplus grocery food from landfills, after community donations are made, to upcycle into nutritious chicken feed. The milestone comes just six months since Do Good Chicken's spring 2022 retail launch and equates to saving surplus grocery food weighing approximately three times the weight of the Statue of Liberty, preventing an estimated 950 metric tons of greenhouse gases (CO2e) from entering the atmosphere.

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  • Bringing better solutions to climate-concerned consumers, Do Good Chicken is the first national chicken brand that upcycles healthy food surplus that would otherwise go to landfills.
  • If just one in five chickens sold was a Do Good Chicken, we could solve grocery store food waste in five years," Kamine continued.
  • Each Do Good Chicken saves approximately four pounds of surplus food from being thrown away, preventing the release of approximately three pounds of greenhouse gases (CO2e).
  • Its carbon-reduced food products give consumers a delicious way to fight food waste and combat climate change from their kitchen.

Do Good Foods Wants Dallas-Fort Worth to Give a Cluck About Food Waste with New Do Good Chicken

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a revolutionary climate-forward food company, Do Good Foods, has officially launched Do Good Chicken in Kroger stores throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The company is on a mission to change the world with products that enable people to "Do Good" with everyday purchases. Its first introduction, Do Good Chicken, is a simple, tasty, good for plate and planet option that helps fight food waste and combat climate change. 

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  • Its first introduction, Do Good Chicken, is a simple, tasty, good for plate and planet option that helps fight food waste and combat climate change.
  • To help keep healthy food from going to waste, Do Good Foods has partnered with grocers for a smart, impactful solution to protect the planet.
  • Do Good Foods created a closed-loop system to upcycle surplus grocery food to help keep this healthy food from going to waste.
  • By using a combination of fruits, meats, vegetables and bakery, Do Good Foods creates a nutritious chicken feed that mimics a chicken's natural diet.

Do Good Chicken Featured on the Global Stage by the World Economic Forum for Fighting Food Waste and Combating Climate Change

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Do Good Chicken, the first chicken brand that fights food waste and combats climate change has been featured by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

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  • BEDMINSTER, N.J., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Do Good Chicken, the first chicken brand that fights food waste and combats climate change has been featured by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
  • To help keep this healthy food from going to waste, Do Good Foods has partnered with grocers for a smart, impactful solution, with the introduction Do Good Chicken.
  • "We keep good food from going to waste in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas 26x more potent than CO2, which accelerates climate change.
  • Our carbon-reduced food products give consumers a delicious way to fight food waste and combat climate change from their kitchen.

Do Good Foods Launches Carbon-Reduced Chicken in Philadelphia, A Delicious Way to Tackle Food Waste

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Monday, May 16, 2022
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a new climate-forward food company, Do Good Foods, has officially launched Do Good Chicken in grocers throughout Philadelphia. The company is on a mission to change the world with products that enable people to "Do Good" with everyday purchases. Its first introduction, Do Good Chicken, is a simple, tasty, good for plate and planet option that helps fight food waste and combat climate change.

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  • BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a new climate-forward food company, Do Good Foods , has officially launched Do Good Chicken in grocers throughout Philadelphia.
  • Its first introduction, Do Good Chicken, is a simple, tasty, good for plate and planet option that helps fight food waste and combat climate change.
  • "Food waste is a massive problem with approximately 40% of the food we grow in the U.S. going to waste.
  • Our carbon-reduced food products give consumers a delicious way to fight food waste and combat climate change from their kitchen.

Do Good Foods Appoints Thomas McQuillan as Chief Sales Officer

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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BEDMINSTER, N.J., Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Revolutionary climate-forward company, Do Good Foods , announced today that Thomas McQuillan will join the company as its new Chief Sales Officer (CSO), effective February 18, 2022.

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  • BEDMINSTER, N.J., Feb. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Revolutionary climate-forward company, Do Good Foods , announced today that Thomas McQuillan will join the company as its new Chief Sales Officer (CSO), effective February 18, 2022.
  • Do Good Foods' current CSO, Bob Davenport, has been instrumental in developing several strategic relationships and helping Do Good Foods establish the company's sales channel.
  • McQuillan joins Do Good Foods from Baldor Specialty Foods, a Northeast U.S. food processor and distributor, where he served as the vice president of sales and a leadership team member.
  • Previously, at Baldor Specialty Foods, he held roles such as vice president of strategy, culture and sustainability and director of food service sales and sustainability.