On April 30th 2009, Jared Huffman, an assemblyman in Petaluma, California, presented the Sustainable North Bay Award to Amy’s Kitchen. Huffman awards one business every month to highlight their environmentally friendly business practices. In order to receive this award a business must execute exceptional sustainability practices in production. Among the terms mentioned were (1) the use of organic ingredients (without pesticides), (2) dairy products free of artificial growth hormones, and (3) products free of genetically modified organisms or hydrogenated fats or oils. This is a great feat for a company that is considered to be largest North American provider of frozen organic food. Amy’s has had to invest much care in the production of resources and product quality-testing to deliver such a commitment to sustainability. It’s exceptional for a company of this size (approx. 2700 employees) to meet such standards, hence the award. This type of public recognition holds strong Amy’s place in the spotlight.
Meet the Berlingers (the owners and founders of Amy’s Kitchen) as they talk about organic production:
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