Silk, Center for Health and the Global Environment launch initiative to examine food industry challenges
The research will focus on environmental sustainability, transparency and health and wellness.
Silk, a plant-based food and beverage brand of WhiteWave Foods, Broomfield, Colo., announced a year-long sponsored research initiative with the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHGE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, to research differences in how food companies, academics, industry leaders and the general public perceive the challenges facing the food industry and its attempts to feed the world in a healthy and sustainable way.
“It is estimated that the world will require 70% more food to feed a global population of 9.6 billion by 2050, and to meet the needs of this growing population, it’s clear that we need to change the way we produce, distribute and eat food,” says Craig Shiesley, president of Silk. “It’s our hope that the Center for Health and the Global Environment’s research findings will create meaningful dialogue among key stakeholders in the food industry and help consumers make choices that are better for their health and the planet. We also anticipate that the research findings could inform the direction of our business moving forward.”