Our standard is simple: No antibiotics, ever.
We believe animals deserve to be handled with care and respect.
Are GMO ingredients good or bad? The jury is out, so we took them out.
Food allergies are a serious matter for many families and one of the motivating factors as to why we choose to keep our ingredient lists simple and clean.
We’re excited to introduce our newest changemaker: Applegate President John Ghingo!
This isn’t the first time the people responsible for setting the standards to protect us have let us down, and unfortunately, it probably won’t be the last.
Did you think it’s fair to label a package of bacon as organic if it was sourced from a farm where pigs are kept in crates? Yeah, we don’t either.
In June 2015, we removed GMO ingredients from all of our products. In 2016, we went a step further: promising to take GMOs out of our entire supply chain and seeking third-party verification for all of our products.
Thirty years ago, Applegate was founded on the simple premise of, “What if you weren’t afraid to read a hot dog label?” This bold question became a mission: Changing The Meat We Eat®.
Our natural and organic 100% grass-fed beef hot dogs are officially verified by the Non-GMO Project.
Pardon the play on words, but the headline on this blog is pretty dead on regarding the latest action, (or should I say inaction?) at the United States Department of Agriculture regarding animal welfare rules for Organic.
At Applegate, we take pride in being the nation’s leading natural and organic meat company. We have never been content with the status quo, especially when it comes to animal welfare.
Many food companies spend a lot of time (and money) convincing consumers that their products are the key to keeping those perennial promises we all make: to eat more healthily, lose a few pounds, and exercise more.
The United States Department of Agriculture took a huge step forward on April 7, 2016 by proposing a rule that would make animal welfare standards part of its requirements for organic certification.
Graham created the documentary film, American Meat, which takes a look at chicken, hog and cattle production in America through the eyes of farmers.
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Changemaker Cathy Snyder of Rolling Harvest works with more than 25 social service organizations to supply food for at-risk, low-income families.
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Executive Director, Coach Mark Smallwood is the Executive Director of the Rodale Institute, the “birthplace of the organic movement.”
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Danielle Gould launched Food+Tech Connect to join food and technology innovators to make the world a better place through food.
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How to be a Superbug Fighter
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Why it's important to keep choosing those products that, on the surface, cost more.
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What to look for on a label to make healthy and safe choices for your family.
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80% of antibiotics sold in the United States are given to animals raised for food. Learn more about why this is a human health hazard.
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