The average American throws away 36 pounds of food a month, according to the USDA. That’s enough to fill the 90,000-seat Rose Bowl stadium with foods – much of it perfectly good, nutritious stuff. So why do we toss it? Maybe that banana has a few too many bruises. Or that chunk of cheese has something […]
Keeping it Green on Earth Day
Today marks the 46th anniversary of Earth Day, the annual holiday celebrated worldwide that aims to draw attention to and demonstrate support for environmental protection. Originally celebrated on April 22, 1970 in the United States, it is now celebrated by people in more than 193 countries! Trees for the Earth As Earth Day approaches […]
Keeping it Green in 2015
Green has always been one of our favorite colors (along with Lifeway blue and white, of course). We’re conscious of the environmental impact our business makes and continually assess our manufacturing practices to make sure we’re as clean and lean as we can be. We firmly believe that Lifeway Kefir is good for more than just […]
Lifeway Kefir: Good for the Environment
By now we hope you’ve seen our commercial that shares our new brand message: Lifeway Kefir is good for more than just you. We’re excited for this new chapter of the Lifeway story; you know Lifeway Kefir is good for you, but there are a good deal more things Lifeway Kefir is good for. One that we’re extremely […]
Going Green with Renewable Choice Energy
*This is an outdated post from 2014. Please see our latest sustainability efforts post here for an updated version. Since 2006 Lifeway Foods has procured 65,447 MWh of Green-e Certified RECs from Renewable Choice Energy/Schneider Electric. The avoided GHG emissions associated with this initiative is 28,312 MTCO2e. According to the EPA, this action is equivalent to the carbon […]