OSI companies recognized among McDonald's sustainable suppliers
Four OSI Group companies, including two of its partnerships, were named in McDonald’s Corp.’s 2012 Best of Sustainable Supply report for five different sustainability projects. Noted were OSI Food Solutions – Europe, for its Animal Welfare initiative to reduce foot pad lesions in chicken; GenOSI, an OSI Group partner in the Philippines, which helped animal welfare officers in that country receive adequate training; K&K Foods, an OSI Group partner in Taiwan, which developed a role model wastewater recycling/reuse project to purify and repurpose used water for non-food operations; and Vista Processed Foods, noted for two different projects, one involving water conservation and the other, farmer education for safe handling of farm chemicals and pesticides.
McDonald’s Best of Sustainable Supply winners are companies that implement innovative and effective ways to address challenges to help improve food sources, the environment, communities and employee wellness across the world.