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Hormel, Harvard, Attention Span Team Up To Change Minds About ‘Big Food’

Apr 24, 2019

The Small Change Big Impact Food Summit organized and run by Attention Span was covered by a number of news outlets including Forbes. Hormel Foods partnered with Harvard University to address the negative perceptions surrounding large food companies. Through this collaboration, we helped both organizations the promote transparency, sustainability, and nutritional science that companies like Hormel Foods are focusing on. The partnership, particularly through the Hormel Institute, was designed to demonstrate that big food companies can play a positive role in global food systems and public health. The goal was to change the narrative around “Big Food” and show that these companies can be part of the solution to food-related challenges.

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Forbes looks at a new partnership between Hormel Foods and Harvard University aimed at shifting public perceptions of large food companies. Through the Hormel Institute, they focus on transparency, sustainability, and nutritional science to challenge the negative stereotypes associated with “Big Food.” The collaboration highlights Hormel’s efforts to address consumer concerns and improve food systems, emphasizing that large companies can be part of the solution to global food challenges.