Nutrition and Health

EQS-News: Symrise AG again raises sales significantly in 2023

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Symrise Group generated sales of € 4,730 million in the 2023 fiscal year, an increase of 2.4 % in the reporting currency.

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  • The Symrise Group generated sales of € 4,730 million in the 2023 fiscal year, an increase of 2.4 % in the reporting currency.
  • Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Chief Executive Officer of Symrise AG: “2023 was again a successful year of growth for Symrise.
  • Despite the good sales development in the 2023 fiscal year, earnings remained below expectations.
  • The cost of goods sold increased slightly faster than sales, which was mainly attributable to higher raw material and manufacturing costs.

Ahold Delhaize USA and Local Brands Join White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

SALISBURY, N.C., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA and its local brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop – have announced new commitments to support nutrition education for children as part of the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.

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  • SALISBURY, N.C., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA and its local brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop – have announced new commitments to support nutrition education for children as part of the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
  • As part of this commitment, which is in addition to each brands’ longstanding work to end hunger and empower healthier choices, Ahold Delhaize USA companies will invest nearly $1 million to reach more than 200,000 children across 18 states and the District of Columbia with nutrition programming in 2024.
  • “Across each of our companies, we understand the critical role we play in nourishing local communities,” said JJ Fleeman, CEO, Ahold Delhaize USA.
  • Longstanding leaders in eliminating hunger, since the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in late 2022, collectively, Ahold Delhaize USA brands donated approximately 500 million meals, provided more than $8 million in produce incentives, partnered with more than 400 local producers, and supported a common national standard for nutrition guidance.

White House Elevates Gaples Institute's New National Initiative: Preparing the Next Generation of Physicians to Equitably Deliver Food as Medicine

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The distinction spotlights the Gaples Institute's role in supporting the White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.

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  • The distinction spotlights the Gaples Institute's role in supporting the White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
  • The Gaples Institute is distinguished as the developer of the award-winning nutrition course currently required in the curriculum of 9 leading U.S. medical schools .
  • Chan School of Public Health, noted that the Gaples Institute course expertly addresses "a huge void in medical education."
  • "The overwhelmingly positive medical student feedback we receive from the Gaples Institute's nutrition course tells me that we can and will reverse the tide of diet-related disease."

Instacart and HHS Launch Public-Private Partnership to Scale Food as Medicine Programs and Improve Health Outcomes Across the United States

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Through the partnership, Instacart and HHS will seek opportunities to support food as medicine programs, research, outreach, and policy priorities that improve health outcomes and health equity across the United States.

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  • Through the partnership, Instacart and HHS will seek opportunities to support food as medicine programs, research, outreach, and policy priorities that improve health outcomes and health equity across the United States.
  • "HHS and Instacart are working together to accelerate food as medicine adoption in various health systems and communities.
  • "Instacart shares HHS's unwavering commitment to improving health through the power of food, and we're proud to launch this public-private partnership with the agency to expand access to nutritious food and improve health outcomes.
  • For HHS, the partnership is part of its Food is Medicine initiative, launched in response to a congressionally-funded initiative in 2023.

FoodCorps Receives $1 Million Donation from Dohmen Company Foundation in Support of Providing Nourishing Futures to Students

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dohmen Company Foundation, a leading organization dedicated to eliminating diet-related diseases, today announced a $1 million donation to FoodCorps, a national nonprofit that partners with schools and communities to nourish children's health, education and sense of belonging. The Foundation's gift will support FoodCorps' Nourishing Futures initiative, an effort that seeks to ensure all 50 million students in the United States have food education and access to nourishing, free meals in school by 2030. 

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  • The Foundation's gift will support FoodCorps' Nourishing Futures initiative , an effort that seeks to ensure all 50 million students in the United States have food education and access to nourishing, free meals in school by 2030.
  • Funding from the Dohmen Company Foundation will allow FoodCorps to further build upon its national education, awareness and mobilization movement efforts to increase students' access to nutritious meals and food education across the country.
  • "The Dohmen Company Foundation and FoodCorps share a vision and commitment to creating healthier communities through access to nutritious food and education," said Rachel Roller, Dohmen Company Foundation President and CEO.
  • Visit https://foodcorps.org/nourishing-futures to become one of the 1 million supporters for Nourishing Futures and help FoodCorps ensure that all 50 million students have access to free and nourishing meals and food education.

INSTACART AND MILITARY FAMILY ADVISORY NETWORK PARTNER TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND FREE GROCERY DELIVERY TO MILITARY FAMILIES FOLLOWING BASE TRANSITION

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

FORT CAVAZOS, Texas, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart (NASDAQ: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, and Military Family Advisory Network (MFAN), a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military and veteran families, today announced a new partnership to provide free groceries and delivery to military families following relocation to a new base.

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  • Families can use the Fresh Funds stipends to purchase nutritious food and other essentials from local retailers including, ALDI and more.
  • Designed to help ease the transition and resettlement process for military families relocating to Fort Cavazos, the program is part of a broader pilot MFAN recently announced to support military family well being.
  • "MFAN believes in bringing the best partners together to meet the data-informed needs of the military families we serve.
  • Texas is among the states that MFAN's 2021 survey respondents reported the highest frequencies of military and veteran family food insecurity (26.1%).

Instacart, Partnership for a Healthier America, Building Bridges Across the River, and Martha's Table Launch New Program to help Washington, DC Families Access More Fruits and Vegetables

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart (Nasdaq: CART), the leading grocery technology company in North America, Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), Building Bridges Across the River, and Martha's Table today announced the launch of the Good Food at Home in DC. The program will provide 500 Washington, DC families in Wards 7 and 8 with a $60 monthly Instacart Health Fresh Funds stipend to buy fresh fruits and vegetables on Instacart, as well as free grocery delivery.

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  • Nearly one third of residents in the greater Washington, DC area were food insecure within the last year, according to a recent report .
  • The program was announced alongside a cooking demonstration and campus tour at the Building Bridges' Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC).
  • "We are thrilled to be partnering with Partnership for a Healthier America, Instacart, and Martha's Table in an effort to increase affordable access to nutritious food for families in Washington, DC.
  • Results from the program found that the produce credits helped 78% of participant's families build healthier habits.

American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Association of Clinicians for the Underserved announce partnership to address lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), a 10,000-member medical professional association, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), which serves more than 26,000 medical professionals, organizations, and health care advocates nationwide, today announced a partnership that will equip hundreds of thousands of physicians with education and training to further their practice and better treat chronic disease among historically medically underserved patients. The partnership will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization's mission to diversify the medical workforce.

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  • The partnership will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization's mission to diversify the medical workforce.
  • According to research, underrepresented in medicine (UIM) clinicians are more likely to practice in and treat patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
  • The HEAL Initiative Scholarship Program , prepares participants to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) Certification Exam.
  • ACU is the leading voice for the National Health Service Corps and a national advocate for the health center workforce and health equity.

American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Association of Clinicians for the Underserved partner to address lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), a 10,000-member medical professional association, and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), which serves more than 26,000 medical professionals, organizations, and health care advocates nationwide, today announced a partnership that will equip hundreds of thousands of physicians with education and training to further their practice and better treat chronic disease among historically medically underserved patients. The partnership will help clinicians treat, prevent, and even reverse lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities that have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, while advancing each organization's mission to diversify the medical workforce.

Key Points: 
  • "More importantly, though, ACU's strategic focus on health equity makes this partnership paramount in advancing... our commitment to address lifestyle-related chronic disease health disparities."
  • According to research, underrepresented in medicine (UIM) clinicians are more likely to practice in and treat patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods.
  • The HEAL Initiative Scholarship Program , prepares participants to sit for the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) Certification Exam.
  • ACU is the leading voice for the National Health Service Corps and a national advocate for the health center workforce and health equity.

Meals on Wheels America Rallies the Nation to Call on Congress to #SaveLunch for Seniors as Federal Funding is Being Threatened

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With the September 30 federal funding deadline approaching, Meals on Wheels America – the leadership organization supporting the network of more than 5,000 community-based programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation – is calling upon Congress to #SaveLunch for millions of American seniors as key hunger relief and nutrition programs are being threatened. The organization is asking everyone to take action by visiting www.savelunch.org to send a direct message to your Members of Congress, urging them to protect and increase funding for Meals on Wheels services.

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  • The organization is asking everyone to take action by visiting www.savelunch.org to send a direct message to your Members of Congress, urging them to protect and increase funding for Meals on Wheels services.
  • This appropriations deadline coincides with the one-year anniversary of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and the administration's commitment to increase federal funding for programs like Meals on Wheels and end hunger by 2030.
  • Approximately 37% of local Meals on Wheels program funding comes from the federal government, primarily through the Older Americans Act.
  • In fact, one in three programs has a waiting list with seniors spending an average of three months waiting for vital meals.