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Danone, Mars and Pizza Hut Use These Best Practices To Reduce Dairy Emissions That Include Cow Burps
New approaches for feed production and managing cows’ diets are a crucial first step for reducing methane and nitrous oxide.
Danone, Mars and Pizza Hut Use These Best Practices To Reduce Dairy Emissions That Include Cow Burps
New approaches for feed production and managing cows’ diets are a crucial first step for reducing methane and nitrous oxide.
Published 03-07-25
Submitted by Yum! Brands
Originally published by Trellis
Pizza Hut, the world’s second biggest pizza restaurant chain, already buys 60 percent of the milk for its cheese in the U.S. through a farmer cooperative dedicated to cutting emissions by 30 percent by 2030. That change in sourcing helped Pizza Hut cut dairy emissions 10 percent between 2022 and 2023, and it is preparing to go deeper in 2025.
The refrain is similar for French yogurt-maker Danone, which has committed to cutting emissions from its fresh milk supply by 30 percent by 2030. The company works directly with 58,000 farmers, many of them small. Most of the company’s milk is sourced within 125 miles of its factories.
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Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 60,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the Mexican-inspired food, chicken and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders and 3BL’s list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens. In 2025, the Company was recognized among TIME magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders. In addition, Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top 25 of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2025, with Taco Bell securing the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive year.
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