The Farmer Forward program is a cornerstone of the company’s Moo’ving Dairy Forward initiative – a multimillion-dollar platform to drive investment in new technologies and partnerships to cut GHG emissions across Mars’ global dairy supply chain.
In his new role, Jacobs will lead strategies to drive penetration and accelerate growth across the rice and ready meal categories in the U.S. and Canada.
The M&M'S Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich is the latest addition to the M&M'S Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich lineup, which already includes Vanilla, Chocolate and Cookies & Cream varieties.
These partnerships aim to encourage wheat, corn and rice farmers in select regions of North America to implement regenerative agriculture practices, contributing to scope 3 carbon reductions.
Millan has more than 25 years' experience in corporate finance, strategy, M&A and IT at Fortune-500/FTSE-100 companies across consumer goods and life sciences.
Mars intends to apply its brand-building approach to further grow Kellanova’s brands, including accelerating innovation, investing locally to expand reach, and introducing more better-for-you nutrition options.
When Mars published the Mars Net Zero Roadmap in 2023, the company committed to investing more than $1 billion over three years – and continuing to commit financial resources as needed until net zero is achieved.
The investment will support a research and development innovation studio, as well as manufacturing efficiencies and advancements in food safety at Mars’ Hackettstown, N.J. manufacturing facility.
