Amanda Young, V.P. of Research & Development for Kraft Heinz, spoke with The National Provisioner editor-in-chief Andy Hanacek about the R&D department’s role in building animal welfare and how passion for animal welfare spread throughout the company.

Andy Hanacek: I wanted to build upon a little bit of what Larry had said in the video I did with him. He spoke about the evolution of Kraft Heinz and of animal welfare at Kraft Heinz. He pinpointed it as an R&D catalyst if you will. Can you dig a little bit into R&D’s role in building animal welfare at Kraft Heinz over the years and how it has worked out that way?