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K Value Awards Honor Diversity & Inclusion Social K, Q&A with KAARG Every year, the W.K. Kellogg Values Award program salutes Kellogg employees who model our K Values. It’s our company’s...

This week, I found myself thinking about living with intention and setting a good example for others. At home, I look for “teachable moments” to help my kids understand what’s right and...

Many years ago, a kind stranger bought my coffee and left a note on the napkin: Passing along a random act of kindness. Please pay it forward if you can! As you can probably guess, this small gesture made an impact on me...

On Sunday, Feb. 4, the Pringles® brand will debut its first-ever Super Bowl television advertisement. The Pringles® commercial features actor Bill Hader, and the phenomenon of “flavor stacking.”

Kellogg is committed to nurturing a diverse, inclusive environment in which all our people are empowered to bring their most creative thinking, do their best work and achieve their full potential....

At Kellogg Company, our sustainability team works to ensure that our cereals, snacks, frozen and veggie foods are grown and made in the most ethical, environmental and socially responsible way...

Here at Kellogg, most of my business trips consist of traveling in the U.S., hunkered down in conference rooms talking about sustainability policies and strategies. Or, I’m out in the field,...

I am not a lawyer. I have never been a law fellow. What I am is passionate. I’m passionate about inspiring young people. And I am grateful. I am grateful to be a part of a company that is...

What motivates someone to volunteer? In our very full lives, what propels us to use our precious free time to do more? It’s an especially appropriate question today, on International Volunteer...

We’ve come through a significant string of natural disasters in the past few months. In my role as Director of Disaster Services for Feeding America, I support disaster relief efforts following...

This morning, while you were going to work, kids around the country were lining up at bus stops, navigating crosswalks, and making their way to school. It’s the start of a normal day for...

When the air around our family farm fills with the scent of corn drying in the neighboring grain storage, it’s a good indication that the holiday season is here. Each Thanksgiving, I reflect on...

Imagine coming home from a grocery run and immediately tossing out a third of the food you purchased. It feels wasteful, doesn’t it? And yet, that’s exactly what is happening in the food...

There’s a powerful quote from our founder, W.K. Kellogg, that I’ve been thinking about recently: One of the most beneficial services that could be bestowed upon civilization is to make the...

Meet Scott. Scott is a third-generation farmer in Shelley, Idaho. His 3,500-acre farm grows crops such as potatoes and soft white winter wheat. Scott grew up on this farm and learned the trade...

As a veteran, I have always had the heart to serve my community. It wasn’t until I joined the Marines and deployed overseas that it turned into a passion. While deployed, we served in the...

As a mother, employee and consumer, I value Kellogg’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. Kellogg employs a number of initiatives to create a diverse and inclusive workplace culture:...

A warm wind blows through vibrant purple fields of amaranth in the small community of Huixcazdha, Mexico. In this small village of fewer than 500 people located in Central Mexico, the families...

My name is Julie Yurko. I am a mom of four children, and I work at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Being a mother, I know how important good, nutritious food is for a family. Food is a basic...

One of the things that attracted me to Kellogg is the company’s commitment to producing food of high quality and helping people in need. When I started working for Kellogg three years ago, it...

Today, in honor of International Day of the Girl, I find myself reflecting on some amazing statistics: Did you know that women account for 85 percent of purchases, yet, according to She-conomy®,...

I met my “Little” Jake*, two years ago when he started coming to our local United Way office every two weeks as part of the Bigs in Business program through Big Brothers Big Sisters. I could...

Now that children around the country are back in school, many parents find themselves breathing a sigh of relief. For some families, summer isn’t a vacation—it’s a long, hot, “hangry”...

Every day, I’m thankful that I work for a company focused on making a difference in the lives of others, while responsibly growing our business. I’m always especially proud when my work...

Once a month, I volunteer at a soup kitchen. As the President & CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank, I find this work fun and soul-filling. One recent evening at the soup kitchen, I met a man in a...

Today, June 5, is World Environment Day, established by the United Nations in 1974 as the “people’s day for doing something to take care of the earth.”

“I hate snow days.” We regularly hear this from school administrators and teachers, and not just because it means missed time in the classroom. It also means empty bellies for many of their...

I was disappointed to read author Michael Ruhlman’s column in the Washington Post on Tuesday in which he makes claims about cereal that are not backed by sound science, nor based on what people...

As a global food company, we are passionate about doing our part to make sure there is enough food for everyone. Our longstanding commitment to feed people in need helps fulfill our commitment to...

Last fall, employees from various Kellogg business functions coordinated #Spirit Day – a daylong social campaign that supported anti-bullying efforts and highlighted our commitment to the LGBTQ...

The power of a large operation, and the impact it can have on the community, really hit me when I lived in India. Here, I led a team of 1,000 people. I knew that we could make a big difference,...

At Kellogg, we are on a journey. This journey started more than 100 years ago when our founder, W.K. Kellogg, established a company that combined the heart of a tiger to provide high-quality...

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the significant contributions women are making around the world, especially in agriculture toward helping secure our global food supply. On average,...

Editor’s Note: Kellogg Company is being recognized today as one of the 2017 Top Companies for Executive Women by the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE). One such female leader...

While a kindergartener was getting ready for a life-changing surgery, a community was working to help make her return to school just a little easier. I’ve always tried to be first to raise my...

15,000: The number of smallholder farmers we committed to helping through climate smart agriculture practices. During COP22 in Marrakesh, we announced that we met our commitment four years ahead...

A historic agreement was made last week during the COP21 negotiations in which 195 countries agreed to a plan to combat climate change. The “Paris Agreement,” as it is being called, comes at a...

Elsie Nosenga grows maize on a small plot of land in South Africa to support her family of 10. That’s 10 people to feed from a modest harvest that also serves as her main source of income. As a...

If you’ve ever seen a child struggling to stay focused in school because she didn’t have breakfast that morning, or watched parents trying to feed their family on a shoestring budget, you’ll...

Kellogg is partnering with GLAAD as an official sponsor of Spirit Day 2016 and will ‘go purple’ with 10 of its iconic brands taking a collective stand against bullying.

At Kellogg, we’re passionate about fighting hunger and feeding people’s potential every day. Our goal: Create 3 billion Better Days for people around the world by 2025, through our purpose...

As a former schoolteacher, I can’t imagine trying to teach kids when their most recent meal was yesterday’s lunch. Yet that’s what many of our nation’s teachers face each day: a roomful of...

In today’s world, multiple pressures are affecting global businesses. Science shows us that climate change will stress our natural resource base and agricultural productivity. At the same time,...

Just south of the mighty Platte River lie acres of Nebraska farmland so productive that some call it “God’s Country.” It’s among these fertile tracts that I, with my wife Tina and my two...

At Kellogg Company, our philosophy has always focused on integrity, dignity and respect for all people – very much like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP), the...

Editor’s Note: Why diversity and inclusion matters to Clive Sirkin Clive Sirkin recently joined Kellogg as Chief Growth Officer. He’s not new to the company, however. He worked on the Kellogg...

A survey released by Kellogg Company reveals that vast majority of Americans are greatly unaware of the extent hunger exists in the suburbs. In the nationwide survey, only 35 percent of...

I’ve always been a dreamer. I can distinctly remember spacing out over a big bowl of cereal before heading to school, thinking of all kinds of trouble I could stir up. It’s no wonder that I...

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a quarterly series celebrating the women behind our foods, from farm through delighting our consumers around the world. Our first story featured Marisol,

For some teens, Saturday mornings are for sleeping late, playing video games, and texting friends. But not long ago, nearly 60 high school students gathered at 8 a.m. on a Saturday for Career Day...