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How We Changed Kraft Mac & Cheese

How We Changed Kraft Mac & Cheese

Released Tuesday, 20th November 2018
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How We Changed Kraft Mac & Cheese

How We Changed Kraft Mac & Cheese

How We Changed Kraft Mac & Cheese

How We Changed Kraft Mac & Cheese

Tuesday, 20th November 2018
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In 2015, Kraft Foods changed the recipe to its Mac & Cheese: did you notice? It's one example of how several forces play into changing a company's practices for the better. We'll learn how it happened, and we'll also talk about some basic questions: When we buy products solely based on price, what is the true cost? What are our personal values, and how do we prioritize those values from day to day?

Music credit: BehrMusic on Fiverr

 

Useful links and references include:

 

Economics Basics: Supply & Demand

https://www.investopedia.com/university/economics/economics3.asp

 

Kraft removing artificial dyes...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kraft-removing-artificial-dyes-preservatives-from-mac-cheese/

 

Original Kraft petition

https://www.change.org/p/kraft-stop-using-dangerous-food-dyes-in-our-mac-cheese

 

Kraft Press Release

http://newscenter.kraftfoodsgroup.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=253200&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2037718

 

The Kraft-Heinz merger

http://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-release/finance/kraft-heinz-company-announces-successful-completion-merger-between-kraft-foods

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