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Unilever names former Heinz exec Schumacher as CEO
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Unilever on Monday appointed Hein Schumacher to replace Alan Jope as chief executive from July in a move that was welcomed by investors including board member and activist shareholder Nelson Peltz.
Schumacher, 51, rejoined Unilever in October last year as non-executive director and is currently the chief of Dutch dairy business FrieslandCampina.
He worked at Unilever more than 20 years ago before working for retailer Royal Ahold NV and packaged food maker H.J. Heinz in the United States, Europe and Asia.
One of the biggest consumer companies in the world with more than 400 brands ranging from detergent to ice cream, Unilever said in September said that Jope planned to retire at the end of 2023.
Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz, who heads investor Trian Partners, said he strongly supports Schumacher “as our new CEO and look(s) forward to working closely with him to drive significant sustainable stakeholder value.”
Peltz become a Unilever board member in July after it was revealed early last year that he had built a stake in the company.
“I first met Hein when I served as a director at the H.J. Heinz Company from 2006 to 2013 and was impressed by his leadership skills and business acumen,” Peltz said.
Peltz, through his Trian Fund, holds a nearly 1.5% stake in Unilever, making him the fourth largest shareholder, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
Unilever shares were up 0.56% versus a FTSE 100 (.FTSE) index down 0.1% as of 1032 GMT.
The move was also cheered by other investors and analysts, who have felt in recent years that Unilever needed an outsider’s touch.
“Positive that he’s an external appointment,” Jack Martin, a fund manager at Unilever shareholder Oberon Investments, said. “Good CV from what I read, hopefully provides the impetus the company requires.”
‘ESG SAVVY, PRAGMATIC’
Unilever’s shares have underperformed European consumer staples and discretionary indices during CEO Jope’s tenure, which began in January 2019.
His failed bids for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK.L) consumer healthcare business last year lost him some good faith among investors, including influential British billionaire Terry Smith, owner of Fundsmith.
Smith said at the time that Jope needed to focus less on sustainbility and more on building Unilever’s core business.
“Hein is ideal for Unilever — he’s got roots at the company but at the same time he’s external,” Allan Leighton, former CEO of British food retailer Asda and ex-chair of Britain’s Royal Mail, told Reuters.
Leighton, who worked with Schumacher on the board of C&A AG, described him as “ESG savvy but in a pragmatic and commercial way.”
Tineke Frikee, a fund manager at Unilever shareholder Waverton Investment Management, said: “It is good Schumacher has plenty of industry experience outside Unilever, particularly international.”
“I note though that his background is mainly in food, rather than beauty and personal care. This may lead the market to reduce the probability of a potential food spin-off.”
Unilever’s food business includes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Colman’s mustard, Hellman’s mayonnaise and Knorr stock cubes.
Some investors and analysts have speculated over the past year that Unilever might spin off what they feel is a weaker food business to focus on personal goods, beauty and home care.
“Why hire a food exec, if you are planning to sell the food business?” Bernstein analyst Bruno Monteyne said, adding that selling the food business “will always be on the cards, but I doubt that it is top priority in the short term.”
But Monteyne pointed out that some investors were hoping Unilever would name someone more well-established, globally.
“Investors we spoke to in recent weeks were hopeful for a more familiar name from a successful U.S.-based FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) turnaround.”
Unilever had been considering internal and external candidates for the role.
Sources told Reuters in October that the candidates included finance chief Graeme Pitkethly, personal care division boss Fabian Garcia and Hanneke Faber, who heads the company’s nutrition group.
Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong and Richa Naidu; editing by Matt Scuffham and Jason Neely
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Kraft Heinz recalls contaminated Capri Sun Wild Cherry drinks
“The issue was discovered after we received several consumer complaints about the taste of the affected product,” the company said, adding that people who purchased the drink should not consume it.
Consumers can return the products to the stores where they were purchased, Kraft Heinz said. “The company is actively working with retail partners and distributors to remove potentially impacted product from circulation,” it said in a statement.
Customers unsure whether their batch is affected can call Kraft Heinz at 800-280-8252.
This is not the first time the company’s drinks have been recalled. Last year, Kraft Heinz, which is headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, urged consumers not to drink certain Country Time Lemonade, Arizona Tea and Kool-Aid Tropical Punch powder beverages in the United States and Canada after small particles of metal and glass were mixed into the products during production. The company discovered the contamination during an internal review at one of its factories.
Capri Sun also made headlines previously, when a video of a father showing mold in his daughter’s Capri Sun juice pouch went viral. Cameron Hardwick of Columbus, Ind., expressed shock to see the growth floating on the drink when he emptied it into a glass.
“We don’t give these to our children often but will NEVER again!” he said in a Facebook post. The company responded that when the beverages are punctured, mold can grow, and that Hardwick’s case was isolated. The company tested his drink and found a micro-puncture in the pouch, it told Today.
“We understand it’s unpleasant, but the mold is naturally occurring, just like if you left an apple on your counter for too long and mold begins to grow,” the company said.
Heinz ketchup takes its first step to Mars
Heinz revealed its first “Marz Edition” ketchup with tomatoes produced on Earth in Mars-like conditions. A team of 14 astrobiologists worked for nine months at the Aldrin Space Institute at the Florida Institute of Technology, growing tomatoes in a controlled environment with soil, temperature and water conditions similar to Mars.
Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino said ketchup made from conventional Earth tomatoes has been a staple condiment in space to spruce up dehydrated meals, but the Marz Edition variety has implications that go far beyond flavor. The experiment, which has been two years in the making, demonstrates the possibility of long-term food production on Mars.
“Before now, most efforts around discovering ways to grow in Martian-simulated conditions are short-term plant growth studies. What this project has done is look at long-term food harvesting. Achieving a crop that is of a quality to become Heinz Tomato Ketchup was the dream result and we achieved it,” said Andrew Palmer, who led the team at the Aldrin Space Institute at Florida Tech.
NASA has also experimented with plant harvesting in space to provide astronauts with more nutrients for their freeze-dried diets. (Apparently, the human body can’t survive off freeze-dried ice cream.) The International Space Station recently hosted a taco party after harvesting the first chile peppers on the station — ketchup could be the taco party’s next guest. There has been discussion of sending a tomato-growing experiment to the space station, said NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough on Friday.
The research team and Massimino will be the first to taste final product on Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. ET. You can watch the historic event on Heinz’s social media channels, such as Twitter and Instagram.
The Martian ketchup is not available for purchase, but if you ever find yourself heading to Mars, that might be one thing you don’t have to pack.
Black former Kraft Heinz employees say coworkers threatened to kill them if they didn’t quit
The plaintiffs claim their former coworkers left notes in their lockers calling them the N-word and once threatened to kill them if they didn’t quit their jobs.
Attorneys working for former Kraft Heinz employees Alex Horn, Lance Aytman, and Keith Hooker filed their lawsuit in the US Eastern District Court of California on Thursday.
The complaint alleges the three men were subjected to “a pattern of harassing and discriminatory behavior based upon their race” over the course of several years along with other Black employees who worked with them at a dairy facility run by Kraft Heinz Foods. The factory is based in Tulare, California, a predominantly Hispanic and White community located 52 miles southeast of Fresno.
The plaintiffs say their coworkers drew swastikas on the lockers of multiple black employees and sent a note that said, “no n*****s as coordinators” during one purported incident. Additional notes said “quit or die n****r” during another incident, according to the complaint, which includes photographs of the alleged notes.
The lawsuit said the alleged death threats compelled Hooker to quit his job in May 2018 after serving 22 years at the company. Horn and Aytman began working at the plant in 2011. Both were fired in 2019 for “pretextual grounds,” the complaint stated.
“The Tulare Plant was rife with anti-Black slurs, innuendos, threats, and discrimination,” the lawsuit said. “The anti-Black abuse came from peers and supervisors, who controlled whether plaintiffs would receive promotions, transfers, and raises. Not surprisingly, the supervisors passed over plaintiffs in favor of non-Black employees.”
The plaintiffs allege that they were told by managers “to keep their heads down or else they could join the unemployment line.” The suit also accuses the company’s corporate offices of avoiding any investigation of what plaintiffs called, the Tulare plant’s rampant racism.
A Kraft Heinz (KHC) spokesperson said the allegations at the Tulare plant are several years old and were investigated as soon as the company was made aware of them. The company declined to disclose the results of the investigation, citing an ongoing legal matter.
“We undertook an extensive investigation, including cooperating with law enforcement, to ensure that any behavior that violated our policies, if uncovered, was put to an end,” the company said in an emailed statement. “Whenever a serious allegation such as this is made, we take immediate and swift action, including conducting a thorough investigation and implementing corrective actions if behaviors contradictory to our values are found.”
The lawsuit said the alleged threat of anti-Black harassment and violence took a “substantial psychological toll” on all three men.
Horn was diagnosed with PTSD and depression that led to him and his spouse getting divorced, according to the complaint. He still suffers from “anxiety attacks, nightmares, insomnia” and “crying episodes,” the complaint stated.
Aytman was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, which he alleges in the suit, was caused by “the hostile work environment,” in 2016, according to the complaint. As a result, he requested to be placed on short-term disability leave in 2018 and receive workers’ compensation, which he says was denied. But he ultimately was placed on unpaid leave before getting fired, the lawsuit stated.
The complaint says Hooker has been unable to find steady work since quitting his job at Kraft Heinz and has observed “changes in his mood and relationships” since he started working there.
Kraft Heinz declined to comment about the specific allegations made in the complaint or why the men were allegedly fired.
“Kraft Heinz prides itself on creating diverse and inclusive workplaces, and we have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination or harassment of any kind,” the company said.
Giant Eagle to extend Heinz Field COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Giant Eagle extends Heinz Field COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Appointments for March 8-9 will be made available online Friday
REPORTER: THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE CLINIC HERE AT HEINZ FIELD, THE APPOINTMENTS FILLED UP FAST, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE VACCINATED AT THE STADIUM. MANY OF THEM SAY THE SHOP WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES. >> GREAT. ALMOST LIKE WINNING THE LOTTERY. >> I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED. REPORTER: BECKY SERAFIN IS SO EXCITED BECAUSE SHE SAYS THE VACCINE WILL HELP PROTECT HER FAMILY FROM COVID-19. >> MY HUSBAND HAS CANCER AND I AM CONSIDERED A SENIOR CITIZEN. I NEED TO SHOP TWO. JIM: SHE’S ONE OF THOUSANDS OF REPORTER: PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CLINIC AT HEINZ FIELD HOSTED BY GIANT EAGLE AND THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. ONE MAN SAYS HE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HIS GRANDCHILDREN AFTER HIS SECOND DOSE. , I WANT BIG REAL HOGS. REPORTER: GIANT EAGLE PHARMACISTS GAVE THE PFIZER VACCINE INSIDE OF THE PNC CHAMPIONS CLUB, THE APPOINTMENTS FILLED UP FAST, ONCE THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO BOOK LAST WEEK. AND GIANT EAGLE HOPES MORE APPOINTMENTS ARE ON THE WAY. >> WE HAD A TREMENDOUS RESPONSE WHEN WE OPENED OUR APPOINTMENTS. WE HAD ONLINE APPOINTMENTS STILL UP IN A MATTER OF HOURS, PHONE APPOINTMENTS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THERE ARE NO APPOINTMENTS LEFT. IF MORE SUPPLY BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE ARE HOPEFUL WE CAN EXTEND THE CLINIC. REPORTER: GIANT EAGLE SAYS EVERYONE HAD TO MEET STATE REQUIREMENTS AND BE IN THE PHASE 1-A GROUP TO GET A DOSE. – ∼ NEXT STORY ∼ >> I’M JUST RELIEVED. VERY VERY RELIEVED. >> I AM SO GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING. SO GLAD THAT GIANT EAGLE AND THE STEELERS, TWO PITTSBURGH INSTITUTIONS GOT TOGETHER TO DO THIS. REPORTER: THE CLINICALS ON THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND SAI
Giant Eagle extends Heinz Field COVID-19 vaccination clinic
Appointments for March 8-9 will be made available online Friday
Updated: 5:25 PM EST Mar 4, 2021
Giant Eagle announced Thursday it will be extending the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Heinz Field.Appointments for March 8-9 will be made available online Friday afternoon and additional appointments may be added as more vaccine is received. Eligible patients can visit GiantEagle.com/covidclinic to search for availability and schedule appointments.The clinic is for people who are eligible under Phase 1A of Pennsylvania’s vaccine plan.Read more information related to upcoming clinic appointments below: Giant Eagle Pharmacy will only make appointments available to schedule once vaccine has been received and viability has been confirmed. Vaccine supply for appointments on Monday and Tuesday of next week has been confirmed. Appointments for those two days will be available to schedule through the “Vaccine Clinics” option at www.GiantEagle.com/CovidClinic. Giant Eagle Pharmacy expects to receive a shipment of vaccine in the coming days that would enable appointments for Wednesday, March 10 to be made available online over the weekend. Eligible patients are encouraged to routinely check availability through the “Vaccine Clinics” option online as appointments will be added as vaccine is made available.
PITTSBURGH —
Giant Eagle announced Thursday it will be extending the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Heinz Field.
Appointments for March 8-9 will be made available online Friday afternoon and additional appointments may be added as more vaccine is received.
Eligible patients can visit GiantEagle.com/covidclinic to search for availability and schedule appointments.
The clinic is for people who are eligible under Phase 1A of Pennsylvania’s vaccine plan.
Read more information related to upcoming clinic appointments below:
- Giant Eagle Pharmacy will only make appointments available to schedule once vaccine has been received and viability has been confirmed.
- Vaccine supply for appointments on Monday and Tuesday of next week has been confirmed. Appointments for those two days will be available to schedule through the “Vaccine Clinics” option at www.GiantEagle.com/CovidClinic.
- Giant Eagle Pharmacy expects to receive a shipment of vaccine in the coming days that would enable appointments for Wednesday, March 10 to be made available online over the weekend.
- Eligible patients are encouraged to routinely check availability through the “Vaccine Clinics” option online as appointments will be added as vaccine is made available.