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As KFC changes policy, Yum shareholders pull proposal on cutting antibiotics
Reuters-April 17, 2017-Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N) investors said they have withdrawn a shareholder proposal requesting that the company phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, after Yum’s KFC restaurant chain made public a … MORE
RELEASE: As You Sow Withdraws Proposal; Commends KFC’s New U.S. Policy Restricting Antibiotic Use
Oakland, CA – April 7, 2017 – KFC U.S. today announced its decision to, by the end of 2018, only purchase chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine, a sustainability milestone for one of … MORE
Burger King to cut use of antibiotics in its chicken as part of superbug fight
Reuters-December 28, 2016-Restaurant chains Burger King and Tim Hortons plan to switch to chickens that are raised without antibiotics considered “critically important” to human medicine, their owner said on Wednesday. Restaurant Brands International Inc, which … MORE
Yum!-Non-Therapeutic-Antibiotics-2017
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareholders request that Yum! Brands adopt an enterprise-wide policy to phase out the use of medically important antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention in its meat and poultry supply chain. Shareholders further … MORE
Shareholders press Yum for stricter antibiotics policy
Rueters — August 9, 2016 — Yum Brands Inc (YUM.N) investors on Tuesday filed a shareholder proposal requesting that it quickly phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, taking aim at the practices … MORE
Disney revenue rises 9 percent on success of ‘The Jungle Book’
The Washington Post — August 9, 2016 — Yum Brands investors on Tuesday filed a shareholder proposal requesting that it quickly phase out harmful antibiotic use in its meat supply, taking aim at the practices of the … MORE
The Need To Stop McDonald’s Routine Use Of Antibiotics
Blue & Green Tomorrow — August 12, 2016 — Responsible investment charity ShareAction has launched an online action enabling people to email Steve Easterbrook, the CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, calling on him to stop the routine use … MORE
Consumer Groups Push KFC to Stop Routine Antibiotic Use in Its Chicken
Fortune — August 10, 2016 — Consumer groups will deliver a petition from more than 350,000 people to the KFC restaurant chain on Wednesday, calling on the Yum Brands YUM 0.32% unit to stop the routine use of antibiotics … MORE
RELEASE: Fast Food Companies Move Toward Improved Packaging Recycling After Shareholder Engagement
As You Sow Release– April 5, 2016 – Chipotle, Dunkin’ Brands, and YUM! Brands have made new commitments toward packaging recycling and composting, leading shareholder advocate group As You Sow to withdraw shareholder proposals filed … MORE
YUM! Brands – Consumer Packaging – 2016
BE IT RESOLVED: Shareowners of YUM! Brands request that the board of directors adopt a comprehensive recycling policy for on-site food and beverage packaging. The board shall prepare a report on the company’s plans to … MORE
Yum Brands – Bisphenol A (BPA) – 2011
Our business involves the sale of numerous products and the use of numerous materials, which may contain chemicals linked to cancer, mutation, birth defects, or other serious human health effects.
Yum Brands – Consumer Packaging – 2013
Discarded food service and product packaging is a source of waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, a significant consumer of natural resources and energy, and implicated in the impairment and death of marine animals. More … MORE
Taco Bell, Other Fast Food Chains Ditch BPA Laced Paper Receipts
TRIPLE PUNDIT – While the long term human health impacts of bisphenol A (BPA) are still not entirely understood, more medical research suggests that the chemical wreaks havoc with humans’ endocrine and nervous systems. Nevertheless, … MORE
Major Food Companies Transition Away from Toxic BPA Receipt Paper
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Yum! Brands, Whole Foods Trash Paper Receipts Made with BPA
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Study Looks at Particles Used in Food
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Yum! Brands
YUM! Brands is the world’s largest restaurant company. It operates or licenses major fast-food chains including Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut. It has 38,000 restaurant locations worldwide in more than 120 countries and global … MORE
Good News for Your Endocrine System
GOOD MAGAZINE – May 17, 2011 – While the long term human health impacts of bisphenol A (BPA) are still not entirely understood, more medical research suggests that the chemical wreaks havoc with humans’ endocrine … MORE
Taco Bell’s Parent Ditches BPA in Paper Receipts
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER – May 17, 2011 – After years of sounding the bell on bisphenol‐A, consumer advocates seem like they’re finally succeeding in making it a dirty word for companies.
Yum! Brands, Whole Foods Address Peoples’ Health, Discontinue Toxic BPA
SUSTAINABLE BRANDS.COM – May 17, 2011 – Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) (owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell) and Whole Foods (Nasdaq: WFM) are discontinuing the use of cash register receipt paper made with … MORE
RELEASE: Investors Withdraw Shareholder Resolution Against Yum! Brands After Major Fast-Food Operator Transitions Away from Toxic BPA Receipt Paper
AS YOU SOW PRESS RELEASE – May 16, 2011 – Two major companies – Yum! Brands (owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell) and Whole Foods – are part of a growing industry trend … MORE
US Shareholders Question Companies on Use of BPA
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