San Francisco Sues Major Food Companies Over Ultra-Processed Products, Citing Health Crisis (Connecting the Dots: Consumer Brands Association (CBA), formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Food Companies, Control Over Quality & Cost & Soros Funding, All Networking)
The
lawsuit alleges companies engineered addictive ultra-processed foods despite
known health risks, pushing costs onto public systems and taxpayers.
The
Epoch Times
Tom
Ozimek Reporter 12/3/2025|Updated: 12/9/2025
San
Francisco has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against some of the country’s
largest food and beverage manufacturers, accusing them of engineering and
aggressively marketing ultra-processed foods they knew were making Americans
sick in order to boost profits.
The complaint,
filed on Dec. 2 in San Francisco Superior Court, targets nearly a dozen major
corporations, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelēz
International,
Post Holdings, Coca-Cola,
PepsiCo,
General Mills,
Nestle USA, Kellanova, WK Kellogg, Mars, and Conagra
Brands. It alleges
that the companies’ ultra-processed food products have fueled epidemics of
obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers while saddling
governments with soaring health care costs.
“These
companies created a public health crisis with the engineering and marketing of
ultra-processed foods,” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said
when announcing the suit.
“They
took food and made it unrecognizable and harmful to the human body. ... These
companies engineered a public health crisis, they profited handsomely, and now
they need to take responsibility for the harm they have caused.
City
Says Companies Engineered Products to Be Addictive
The
lawsuit, brought on behalf of the people of the state of California, claims
that the defendants violated the state’s Unfair Competition Law and public
nuisance statute through unfair and deceptive marketing. It seeks to halt
alleged deceptive practices, require corrective measures, and obtain
restitution and civil penalties to help offset health costs tied to
ultra-processed food consumption.
“Defendants
did everything in their power to deprive consumers of an informed choice,” the
complaint states. “They designed food to be addictive, they knew the addictive
food they were engineering was making their customers sick, and they hid the
truth from the public. They relentlessly promoted these dangerous products,
made untold billions of dollars from doing so, and then they left taxpayers to
foot the bill for the resulting public health crisis.”
Ultra-processed
foods are described in the complaint as former whole foods that have been
broken down; chemically modified; combined with additives such as artificial
sweeteners, emulsifiers, and colorants; and reassembled using industrial
techniques. They include sodas, energy drinks, boxed macaroni and cheese,
breakfast cereals, chips, candies, and many processed meats.
Ultra-Processed
Diets, Rising Chronic Disease Rates
Over
roughly the same period in which such foods came to
dominate the U.S. diet, obesity rates have surged and diagnoses of
Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and
colorectal cancer in younger adults have climbed, the filing notes.
A
24-year study
published on Nov. 13 in JAMA Oncology found that young people with the highest
intake of ultra-processed foods had 45 percent higher odds of early-onset
colorectal adenomas—colon polyps that often precede cancer—than those with the
lowest intake. Researchers said the risk appeared to rise in a “fairly linear”
way as consumption increased, “meaning that the more ultra-processed foods [a
person eats], the more potential that it could lead to colon polyps.”
Federal
data point to how widespread these foods have become. A recent Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention brief
estimates that 55 percent of total calories consumed by Americans aged 1 and
older now come from ultra-processed products such as burgers, pizza, sweet
baked goods, and sugary drinks. Among youth aged 1 to 18, the share rose to
nearly 62 percent of calories.
Health
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again Commission has warned
that such diets lead to nutrient depletion, increased intake of calories, and
exposure to harmful additives, and has urged
a shift toward minimally processed, whole foods. Multiple federal agencies,
including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug
Administration, and the Department of Agriculture, are working
on a uniform federal definition of ultra-processed foods as part of
a broader diet-related disease strategy.
San
Francisco’s complaint also draws a direct line between “Big Tobacco” and “Big
Food,” noting that cigarette makers R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris bought
major food companies in the 1960s and 1970s and applied their expertise in
creating and marketing addictive products to snacks, beverages, and other
packaged foods. The filing alleges that companies intentionally designed
products to trigger cravings and targeted children with intensive advertising.
“These
companies were extraordinarily successful,” the complaint states, noting that
ultra-processed foods now make up more than 70 percent of grocery store
products and more than half of the diets of individuals in the United States.
“[Ultra-processed
foods] sit on the pantry shelves of nearly every household in America, and
American children get two-thirds of their daily energy from [these products],”
the complaint reads.
The
companies named in the lawsuit did not respond to requests for comment.
In a
statement responding to the lawsuit, the Consumer Brands Association, which represents many of the
companies named, defended its members and questioned the scientific basis for
the city’s claims.
“The
makers of America’s trusted household brands support Americans in making
healthier choices and enhancing product transparency,” Sarah Gallo, senior vice
president of product policy and federal affairs at the trade group, said in a
statement to The Epoch Times.
She
said manufacturers are offering products with “increased protein and fiber,
reduced sugars and sodium, and no synthetic color additives,” noting that
“there is currently no agreed-upon scientific definition of ultra-processed
foods.”
“Attempting
to classify foods as unhealthy simply because they are processed, or demonizing
food by ignoring its full nutrient content, misleads consumers and exacerbates
health disparities,” Gallo said, noting that companies “adhere to the rigorous
evidence-based safety standards established by the [Food and Drug
Administration].”
The
case is expected to draw close attention from public health groups and the food
industry as a possible test case for using tobacco-style litigation against
makers of ultra-processed foods.
Consumer
Brands Association (CBA), Formerly The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Brands_Association
The Consumer Brands Association (CBA),
formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA),[1] is a United States-wide trade association for manufacturers of consumer packaged goods (CPG).
The CBA represents companies that manufacture
food, beverages, household, and personal care products. As of December 2020,
the CBA represented more than 1,700 brands.[2] Since the CBA's rebranding in 2020, 18
companies have joined it, increasing growth by more than 30%. As of 2021, the
CBA represents 73 CPG companies with nearly 2,000 brands.
History
The Consumer Brands Association
(CBA)
was founded in 1908 as the American Specialty Manufacturers Association,
which consisted of 45 food and branded-product manufacturers in New York City.[4] It was headquartered at 2401 Pennsylvania
Avenue, Washington, D.C.[5]
Since its founding, the association has
helped draft legislation such as the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938, which gave the Food and Drug Association (FDA) regulatory
authority and credited innovations, like the Universal Product Code (also
known as the UPC bar code) in the 1970s. A digital disclosure tool called
SmartLabel was launched in 2015.
On January 1, 2007, the association merged
with the Food Products Association and
formed the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), the world's largest trade association representing the food, beverage, and
consumer products industry (GMA/FPA).
After two outbreaks of salmonella in 2006-2007,[6][7] members of the GMA made efforts "to
reassess industry practices for eliminating salmonella in low-moisture
products".[8]
In 2022, the association paid $9 million to
settle a lawsuit by the State of Washington, for violating the states's
campaign disclosure law when the association opposed a GMO-labeling ballot
initiative, Initiative 522, in 2013.
Advocacy
initiatives
On
December 5, 2013, the GMA sent a petition to the FDA to support a new rule
allowing food that is made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
to be labeled as natural.[10]
On
March 16, 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama called
on the GMA to
help her with the Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood
obesity.[11][12]
In
2017, the association announced plans to relocate to Arlington County, Virginia.[13]
Several
significant members, including Campbell Soup Company, Unilever, Mars, Incorporated, Tyson Foods, Nestlé, Dean Foods, Hershey's, and Cargill,
had left the GMA since 2017, prompting a rebranding.[14]
In
September 2019, the association announced it would relaunch itself as the Consumer
Brands Association (CBA) in January 2020.[15] The
rebranded association focused on representing the CPG industry and a new,
consumer-centric agenda.[16]
In May
2020, the CBA launched the Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain Council
(CISCC), an integrated resolution of 35 or more trade associations that address
short- and long-term supply chain problems.[17]
CBA
advocates on behalf of the CPG industry to Congress, state legislatures, and
administration officials. The CBA's advocacy program focuses on:[18]
·
"Frictionless
Supply Chains" is focused on promoting goods to consumers through frictionless supply chains;
·
"Packaging
Sustainability" aims to increase recyclability and redesign the current US
recycling system;
·
"Smart
Regulations" advocates for federal regulations;
·
"Trust
in CPG" commits GPG to selling consumers safe, reliable products.
Programs
and initiatives
·
Better
Process Control School - The CBA hosts training for companies that produce
low-acid and acidified foods, like tomato sauces, pickled products, and some
pet foods. It fulfills FDA and USDA requirements in acidification, thermal processing,
and container closure evaluation operations during the canning.[20][21][22]
·
Facts
Up Front - A program of the CBA and Food Marketing Institute, this labeling
system displays nutrition information on the front of food and beverage
packages.
·
Hands-on
Classrooms - Provides free resources for students, teachers, administrators,
and parents about food safety, systems, and processing.
·
The
Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA) - A collaborative effort of the CBA,
the National Restaurant Association,
and the Food Industry Association to
reduce the volume of food waste being sent to landfills, donate more food to
people in need, and recycle unavoidable food waste.
·
The
Smart Label platform[23] -
launched in 2015, it hosts detailed information about around 80,000 products
from more than 1,000 participating brands.
Board
of directors
·
Jeff
Harmening, Chairman and chief executive officer, General Mills,
Inc.
Vice-Chair
·
Carolyn Tastad, Group
President - North American and Chief Sales
Officer, Procter & Gamble
Treasurer/Secretary
·
William B. Cyr, CEO of
Fresh Pet, Inc.
Notable
members
·
Beth Ford,
President, and chief executive officer, Land O'Lakes,
Inc.
·
David Chavern, President
and CEO, Consumer Brands Association
·
Linda Rendle,
chief executive officer, The Clorox Company
·
Mark Smucker,
President, and chief executive officer, The J. M. Smucker Company
Connecting
the Dots:
John H. Bryan was
the chairman for the Grocery Manufacturers Association and is a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Andrew J.
McKenna Sr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago,
was a director at the Dean Foods Company and a director at
the American Ireland Fund.
G. Craig Sullivan is
a director at the American Ireland Fund and was the chairman &
CEO for the Clorox Company.
Donald R. Knauss is
the chairman & CEO for the Clorox Company and a director at
the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
Gregg L. Engles is
a director at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)
and was the chairman for the Dean Foods Company.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA).
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
W. James
McNerney Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago
and a director at the Procter & Gamble Company.
Lynn M. Martin was
a director at the Procter & Gamble Company and is an
international advisory board member for the Coca-Cola Company.
Richard M. Daley is
a director at the Coca-Cola Company and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
William
Wrigley Jr. II is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago
and was the chairman for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
Mars, Inc. acquired
the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Richard K.
Smucker was a director at the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, is
the CEO & director for J.M. Smucker Company and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Paul Danos is a
trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at General Mills Inc.
Lois E. Quam was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at General Mills Inc.
James A. Lawrence is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was
the vice chairman & CFO for General Mills Inc.
Raymond V.
Gilmartin is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and was a director at General Mills Inc.
William T. Esrey was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at General Mills Inc.
Steve A. Odland is
the CEO for the Committee for Economic Development and a
director at General Mills Inc.
Stephen W. Sanger is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was
the chairman & CEO for General Mills Inc.
Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was a director at General Mills Inc.
Stuart E. Eizenstat is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
Philip K. Howard is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a
partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
Eugene A. Ludwig is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was a
partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP and
the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first
Administration.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and is the lobby firm for Chiquita
Brands International, Inc.
Denise M. Morrison is
a director at the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Mary
Agnes Wilderotter’s sister and was the president & CEO for
the Campbell Soup Company.
Mary Agnes
Wilderotter is Denise M. Morrison’s sister, a member
of the Belizean Grove and a trustee at the Committee for
Economic Development.
Henrietta
Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove and a
trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Julie Daum is
a member of the Belizean Grove and was a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Belizean_Grove is
the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Davia B. Temin is
a member of the Belizean Grove and was a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Stuart E.
Eizenstat is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
his client and a partner at Covington & Burling LLP, the
attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for
the Barack Obama administration and Chiquita Brands
International was his client.
Carl H. Lindner
Jr. was the chairman for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
and a co-founder for the United Dairy Farmers, Inc.
Covington
& Burling LLP is the lobby firm for Chiquita Brands
International, Inc. and was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA).
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP and
the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first
Administration.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and is the lobby firm for Chiquita
Brands International, Inc.
Philip K. Howard is
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Eugene A. Ludwig was
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Donna S. Morea was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the
EVP for the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc. was
the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov
web site.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Barack Obama’s
signature policy initiative is Obamacare and was an intern
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and called on the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA)
to help her with the Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood
obesity.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
W. James
McNerney Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago
and a director at the Procter & Gamble Company.
Robert A. McDonald was
the chairman & president & CEO for the Procter
& Gamble Company, the secretary nominee at the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs for the Barack Obama administration
and a director at the U.S.-China Business Council.
W.
James McNerney Jr. is a director at the U.S.-China Business
Council, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a director
at the Procter & Gamble Company and the chairman for the President's
Export Council.
Patricia A. Woertz is
a member of the President's Export Council and a director at
the Procter & Gamble Company.
Denise M. Morrison is
a member of the President's Export Council, Mary Agnes
Wilderotter’s sister and the president & CEO for the. Campbell
Soup Company.
Sara Mathew is
a director at the Campbell Soup Company and was a VP for the Procter
& Gamble Company.
Mary Agnes
Wilderotter is Denise M. Morrison’s sister, a director at
the Procter & Gamble Company, a member of the Belizean
Grove and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Henrietta
Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove and a
trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.
Julie Daum is
a member of the Belizean Grove and was a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Belizean_Grove is
the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Davia B. Temin is
a member of the Belizean Grove and was a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Richard K.
Smucker is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development,
the CEO & director for J.M. Smucker Company and was a director
at the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
Stuart E.
Eizenstat is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and a partner at Covington & Burling LLP.
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP and
the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first
Administration.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and is the lobby firm for Chiquita
Brands International, Inc.
Philip K. Howard is
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Eugene A. Ludwig was
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Mark B. McClellan was
a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ann M. Fudge is a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at
the Unilever PLC.
Hellman's is
a Unilever Group brand.
Unilever PLC is
a member of the Unilever Group.
Unilever
United States Inc. is a member of the Unilever Group.
Lee H. Bloom is
the vice chairman for the Unilever United States Inc. and was a
trustee at the United States Council for International Business.
Michael H. Jordan was
a trustee at the United States Council for International Business,
a director at the United Negro College Fund and an honorary trustee
at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Barack Obama contributed
$125,000 of Nobel Prize money to the United Negro College Fund and was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Donald F. McHenry is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
director at the Coca-Cola Company.
James D.
Robinson III is an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a director at the Coca-Cola Company.
Klaus Kleinfeld is a trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a trustee at the World
Economic Forum.
Larry D. Thompson is
a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the
EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo,
Inc.
Michael H. Jordan was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
the division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.
Mark B. McClellan was
a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ann M. Fudge is a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at
the Unilever PLC.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), Antoinette Cook Bush’s stepfather and Valerie B.
Jarrett’s great uncle.
Antoinette Cook
Bush is Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s stepdaughter and was a
partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP was the lobby firm for Mars,
Inc.
Mars, Inc. acquired
the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
Thomas A.
Knowlton was a director at the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and
an EVP for the Kellogg Company.
William D. Perez was
the president & CEO for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a director
at the Kellogg Company and is a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Valerie B. Jarrett is a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan
Jr’s great niece and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama
administration.
Barack Obama was the
president for the Barack Obama administration and an intern at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for
the Barack Obama administration, Chiquita Brands
International, Inc. was his client, a partner at Covington &
Burling LLP and a board member for the American Constitution
Society.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and is the lobby firm for Chiquita
Brands International, Inc.
Carl H. Lindner
Jr. was the chairman for Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
and a co-founder for the United Dairy Farmers, Inc.
Faith Elizabeth
Gay is a board of adviser’s member for the American
Constitution Society and was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American
Constitution Society.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Ramona E. Romero was
a director at the American Constitution Society and the general
counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
farm subsidies is
a program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Horizon
Organic Dairy is a recipient from the farm subsidies program.
Leonard A. Lauder is
part-owner of the Horizon Organic Dairy and a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Daniel R.
Glickman is a director of the Congressional Program for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and was the agriculture secretary at the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the William
J. Clinton administration.
James S.
Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a
member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a director at
the Hillshire Brands Company.
Tyson Foods Inc. acquired
the Hillshire Brands Company.
Cary D. McMillan was
the EVP for the Hillshire Brands Company and is a director at the McDonald's
Corporation.
Walter E. Massey is
a director at the McDonald's Corporation and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Miles D. White is
a director at the McDonald's Corporation and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Andrew J.
McKenna Sr. is the chairman for the McDonald's Corporation
and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a senior counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel
at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and called on the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) to
help her with the Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood
obesity.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother
and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Ann M. Fudge is a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director
at Unilever PLC and was a division president for Mondelez
International, Inc.
Russell Group is
the lobby firm for Mondelez International, Inc, the Monsanto
Company, the Hormel Foods Corporation, the National
Pork Producers Council and Washington University in St. Louis.
Policy
Directions was the lobby firm for the National Pork Producers
Council, is the lobby firm for the Nestle Purina Petcare Co
and Nestle USA.
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Company
Man
W. Patrick
McGinnis is the president & CEO for the Nestle Purina
Petcare Co. and a trustee at Washington University in St. Louis.
Jay Jacobs is a
trustee at the Washington University in St. Louis, was a fundraiser
for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign and a
funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Ready PAC (Ready
For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton
presidential campaign.
George Soros was a co-chair, national finance council for
the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) and is the founder & chairman
for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
PepsiCo, Inc. was
a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and
is an Edelman client.
ConAgra Foods
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funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Bruce R. Lindsey is
the chairman for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation
and a director at the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
Alliance
for a Healthier Generation was a funder for the Bill, Hillary
& Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Teresa Heinz
Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), married to the U.S. Department of State secretary John
F. Kerry and was married to H. John Heinz III.
H. John Heinz III was
married to Teresa Heinz Kerry and the heir to the H.J.
Heinz Co.
H.J. Heinz Co. was
acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
John F. Kerry is
married to Teresa Heinz Kerry, the secretary at the U.S.
Department of State for the Barack Obama administration and Cameron
F. Kerry’s brother.
Cameron F. Kerry is John
F. Kerry’s brother, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law, a
fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and called on the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) to help her with the Let's Move! campaign
to reduce childhood obesity.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Byron D. Trott is
a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and a friend of Warren
E. Buffett.
Warren E. Buffett is
a friend of Byron D. Trott, the chairman & CEO for Berkshire
Hathaway Inc., a director at Kraft Heinz, a friend of Charles
P. Rose Jr., a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank),
an adviser at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and
Kraft Heinz merged
with the H.J. Heinz Co. and the Kraft Foods Group.
H.J. Heinz Co. was acquired by Berankshire Hathaway Inc.
H. John Heinz III was
the heir to the H.J. Heinz Co. and married to Teresa Heinz
Kerry.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Urban
Institute (think tank), the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Teresa Heinz
Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank), Cameron F. Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to the U.S.
Department of State secretary John F. Kerry, and was
married to H. John Heinz III.
Cameron F. Kerry is
Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law, John F. Kerry’s brother,
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin
LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery Manufacturers
Association (GMA).
Michelle Obama was
a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and called on the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) to help her with the Let's Move! campaign
to reduce childhood obesity.
Consumer Brands Association (CBA), formerly the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA).
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and is the lobby firm for Chiquita
Brands International, Inc.
John R. Bolton was
an associate at the Washington, D.C. office of Covington & Burling LLP and
the national security adviser for the Donald Trump's first
Administration.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Grocery
Manufacturers Association (GMA) and is the lobby firm for Chiquita
Brands International, Inc.
Philip K. Howard is
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Eugene A. Ludwig was
a partner at Covington & Burling LLP and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Resources:
Past Research
Sugar
Substitute in Some Nut Butter Products Toxic to Dogs (Past
Research on the J.M. Smucker Company)
Saturday,
July 4, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/07/sugar-substitute-in-some-nut-butter.html
Campbell's
Sued After Firing; Company Slams 'Absurd' Claims (Connecting the Dots: The
Campbell Soup Co., Belizean Grove, Bohemian Club, The Monsanto Company, The
Biotechnology Industry Organization, FDA, John R. Bolton, Covington &
Burling LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on the Grocery Manufacturers Association, Sidley Austin LLP, Covington
& Burling LLP & John R. Bolton)
Saturday,
December 6, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/12/campbells-sued-after-firing-company.html
Phil
Mickelson named in federal insider trading inquiry (Past
research on the Dean Foods Company & the Clorox Company)
Sunday,
June 1, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/phil-mickelson-named-in-federal-insider.html
Obama
Picks Ex-P&G Head to Lead Veterans Affairs (Past
Research on Procter & Gamble Company)
Monday,
June 30, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/06/obama-picks-ex-p-head-to-lead-veterans.html
State’s
Schools Brace For Milk Carton Shortage (Connecting the Dots: USDA, Dairy, Milk,
Chiquita, Clinton, Obama & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Chiquita Brands International, the United
Dairy Farmers, Inc. & Covington & Burling LLP)
Friday,
November 10, 2023
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/11/states-schools-brace-for-milk-carton.html
Mayonnaise
wars: Unilever files suit against startup Hampton Creek (Past Research on Unilever)
Monday,
November 10, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/11/mayonnaise-wars-unilever-files-suit.html
JPMorgan
Chase Hack Could Fuel Years of Fraud, Cybercrime Researchers Warn (Past Research on the United Negro College Fund)
Sunday,
October 5, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/10/jpmorgan-chase-hack-could-fuel-years-of.html
3
Conservative Income Stocks for Retirees (Connecting the Dots: General Mills
Inc, Belizean Grove, The Committee for Economic Development, Obamacare, The
Commercial Club of Chicago & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on General Mills Inc)
Sunday,
February 2, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/3-conservative-income-stocks-for.html
Recession
2024: Government Gouging of US Citizens (Connecting the Dots: Groceries, Dean
Foods, Healthcare, Immigration, Heinz, Campbell Soup Company, American Beverage
Association, ACORN, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Grocery Manufacturers Association
(GMA))
Saturday,
October 5, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/10/recession-2024-government-gouging-of-us.html
5
Cancer causing children's snacks made from petroleum (Past
Research on Mars)
Sunday,
March 12, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/03/5-cancer-causing-childrens-snacks-made.html
Hours
After John Kerry Demands Green Transition Accelerated – His Emissions Closet
Swings Wide Open (Connecting the Dots: Cameron Kerry, John Kerry, Teresa Heinz
Kerry, Soros, the Climate Reality Project, the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the EPA and onto the FDA, Pfizer & Johnson & Johnson. It’s the
Network That Never Ends. One Project (Climate Change) Just bleeds into the Next
(Covid Project)) (Past Research on Cameron Kerry &
Sidley Austin LLP)
Thursday,
July 21, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/07/hours-after-john-kerry-demands-green.html
Coca-Cola
Gives Trump Commemorative Bottle Coca-Cola Gives Trump Commemorative Bottle
(Connecting the Dots: The Coca-Cola Company & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on the Coca-Cola Company)
Wednesday,
January 15, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/01/coca-cola-gives-trump-commemorative.html
Pepsi
Joins Companies Backing Away From DEI (Connecting the Dots: PepsiCo Inc.,
Brookings Institution (think tank), The International Rescue Committee, The
World Economic Forum & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on PepsiCo Inc)
Thursday,
February 20, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/pepsi-joins-companies-backing-away-from.html
Musk
on Trump Attack: Head of Secret Service Should Resign (Connecting the Dots: The
head of the Secret Service is Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo, Alejandro Mayorkas,
O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on PepsiCo Inc & the Secret Service)
Sunday,
July 14, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/musk-on-trump-attack-head-of-secret.html
The
Commission on Presidential Debates: An Overview (Past
Research on the Washington University in St. Louis)
Wednesday,
September 28, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-commission-on-presidential-debates.html
The
Man Who Broke the Bank of England (Past Research on
the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary))
Sunday,
November 6, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-man-who-broke-bank-of-england.html
Is
the American Heart Association corrupt? (Past
Research on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, ConAgra Foods Inc. & Edelman)
Wednesday,
June 14, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/is-american-heart-association-corrupt.html
Kraft
joins USA bid committee Board of Directors (Connecting the Dots: 2022 FIFA
World Cup, USA Bid Committee Inc., H.J. Heinz & The Soros Funded Think
Tanks, All Networking) (Past Research on Heinz)
Monday,
November 28, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/11/kraft-joins-usa-bid-committee-board-of.html
Charter
Jet Company NBC Says Flew Prince in Emergency Landing is Owned by Warren
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (Past Research on Berkshire
Hathaway)
Monday,
April 25, 2016
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