Kellogg : Earns Top Marks in 2018 Corporate Equality Index
November 09, 2017 at 01:19 pm EST
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Kellogg Company Earns 100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 16th Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 9, 2017/PRNewswire / -- Kellogg Company proudly announced that it received a perfect score of 100 percent for the eighth consecutive year on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Kellogg joins the ranks of 609 major U.S. businesses which also earned top marks this year.
Mark King, Global Head, Diversity and Inclusion said, 'Kellogg is proud and honored to be recognized on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality. We must nurture a diverse, inclusive environment in which all of our people are empowered to bring their most creative thinking, do their best work and achieve their full potential.'
The 2018 CEI rated 947 businesses in the report, which evaluates LGBTQ-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBTQ community. Kellogg's efforts in satisfying all of the CEI's criteria results in a 100 percent ranking and the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality.
For more information on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), we strive to make foods people love. This includes our beloved brands - Kellogg's®, Keebler®, Special K®, Pringles®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Cheez-It®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats® and more - that nourish families so they can flourish and thrive. With 2016 sales of $13 billionand more than 1,600 foods, Kellogg is the world's leading cereal company; second largest producer of crackers and savory snacks; and a leading North American frozen foods company. And we're a company with a heart and soul, committing to help create 3 billion Better Days by 2025 through our Breakfasts for Better Days global purpose platform. To learn more, visit www.KelloggCompany.com or www.OpenforBreakfast.com and follow us on Twitter @KelloggCompany, YouTube and on our Social K corporate blog.
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Kellanova (formerly Kellogg Company) is the world leader of the production and the marketing of cereal for breakfast. Net sales (not including sold divisions) break down by family products as follows:
- snacks (61.8%): biscuits, pastries, cereal bars, waffles, etc. sold under the Kellogg's, Cheez-It, Pringles, Austin, Parati and RXBAR brands;
- cereals (20.9%): Sucrilhos, Zucaritas, Kellogg's Extra, Müsli, Choco Krispis, Coco Pops, Choco Krispies, Frosties, Fruit'n Fibre, Kellogg's Crunchy Nut, Krave, Kellogg's Extra, Country Store, Smacks, Pops, Honey Bsss, Zimmy's, Toppas, Tresor, Froot Ring, Chocos, Chex, Guardian, Just Right, Sultana Bran, Frosties and other brands;
- frozen products (8.3%): Eggo and Morningstar Farms brands;
- other (9%): primarily noodles.
As of February 20, 2024, the group had 21 production sites worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: North America (50.1%), Asia/Middle East/Africa (21.2%), Europe (19.1%) and Latin America (9.6%).
In October 2023, completed the separation of its North America cereal business.
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