B&G Foods, Inc. Elects Debra Martin Chase to the Board of Directors
July 15, 2020 at 05:03 pm EDT
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B&G Foods, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Debra Martin Chase to the Board of Directors. B&G Foods also established a Board-level Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee, which Ms. Chase will chair. The CSR Committee will be responsible for overseeing, among other things, social and public policy issues; diversity and inclusion efforts; environmental and sustainability efforts; philanthropic activities; charitable contributions; and community relations. Ms. Chase was also appointed to the Board's Nominating and Governance Committee. The election of Ms. Chase to B&G Foods' Board of Directors, which is effective immediately, increases the size of the Board to ten members, including eight independent directors.
B&G Foods, Inc. manufactures, sells and distributes branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Its products include frozen and canned vegetables, vegetable, canola and other cooking oils, vegetable shortening, cooking sprays, oatmeal and other hot cereals, fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, bagel chips, spices, seasonings, hot sauces, wine vinegar, and other specialty products. It operates in four segments: Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables and Spices & Flavor Solutions. Its products are marketed under various brands, including Ac'cent, B&G, B&M, Baker's Joy, Bear Creek Country Kitchens, Brer Rabbit, Canoleo, Cary's, Clabber Girl, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Davis, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Durkee, Grandma's Molasses, Green Giant, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, MacDonald's, Mama Mary's, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, McCann's, Molly McButter, New York Flatbreads, New York Style, Old London, Polaner, and Wright's.
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