Taylor Farms, a producer of ready-to-eat salads, released its latest impact report on Aug. 13. The report outlines initiatives around the company’s products, processes, people and community engagement. It also features ongoing efforts to encourage healthy lifestyles for customers, employees and the communities it serves.
“At Taylor Farms, we are proud of this report as it reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering healthy and delicious fresh foods to our consumers while protecting the land and people that support us,” says Bruce Taylor, chairman and CEO, in a news release. “After 30 years, we remain deeply rooted in making nutritious and fresh foods more accessible to the public while being good stewards of our resources, managing them in a way that’s safe, intentional and sustainable.”
Key highlights include product and packaging innovation, food safety, resource management and community giving, such as:
- Packaging Innovation: Taylor Farms is working to make its packaging more sustainable. Recent efforts include switching from rigid plastic lids to lidding film, as well as switching to fiber and compostables. Several of its packaging efforts have won sustainability awards in recent years.
- Food Safety: The report overviews the company’s investment in data-driven methods, which include pathogen testing, new equipment and continuous monitoring.
- Resource Management: The San Juan Bautista plant has completed the first phase of its microgrid installation, which is the first in the company’s network and will utilize solar panels, fuel cells and battery storage to power the facility without electricity from the grid.
- Community Giving: Partnerships with The Farmlink Project, Brighter Bites and Eat Real, among other local food banks and charitable partners, provide 9.7 million pounds of fresh food annually to communities across the nation.
“This impact report offers a glimpse into the heart of Taylor Farms as a company and how we’re striving to make a positive difference,” says Wyatt Maysey, director of sustainability. “This report highlights the meaningful work our teams are doing to reduce Taylor Farms’ environmental and social footprint.”
