We continue to hold regular talks with public and private benchmark institutions in the countries where we do business to learn and share knowledge about food, nutrition and health. The following were of particular note in 2025:
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Description |
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Global Food Safety Initiative (of The Consumer Goods Forum) |
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Collaboration in global food safety initiatives |
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Group |
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Healthier Lives Coalition (of The Consumer Goods Forum) |
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Collaboration in global quality and nutrition initiatives |
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Global Good Agricultural Practices (Global G.A.P.) |
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Safe and responsible farming standards (animal welfare, traceability, etc.) |
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Pingo Doce |
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Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Distribuição (APED) (Portuguese Association of Distribution Companies) |
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Participation in technical food quality committees |
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Pingo Doce |
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Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS) (Directorate-General From Health) |
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Support for the National Programme for the Promotion of Healthy Eating |
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Pingo Doce |
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Associação Portuguesa de Celíacos (The Portuguese Coeliac Association) |
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Food-related initiatives for coeliacs |
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Biedronka |
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The Polish Coeliac Society, supporting people with coeliac disease and those on a gluten-free diet |
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Partnership to certify 20 new products with a guarantee of no cross-contamination, to a total of 136. |
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Pingo Doce |
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Associação Portuguesa de Nutrição (Portuguese Nutrition Association) |
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Sponsorship of the Food and Nutrition Congress (first half of 2025) |
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Pingo Doce |
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Instituto Superior Técnico |
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Technical and scientific projects and initiatives |
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Pingo Doce |
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Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (Ricardo Jorge National Health Institute) |
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Health-related research and collaboration projects |
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Biedronka |
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Polski Czerwony Krzyż (Polish Red Cross) |
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Sponsorship of the Health Olympiad for the third consecutive year. The initiative brought together 21,982 participants from 1,296 schools and focused on topics related to health, nutrition, ecology and food waste1 |
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Biedronka |
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Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego |
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Agreement establishing the Biedronka LAB as part of the Centre for Innovation in Food Sciences at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences |
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Biedronka |
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Instytut Matki i Dziecka |
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Partnership to assess the safety and quality of children’s clothing, diapers and baby wipes and home textiles |
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Biedronka |
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Polskie Towarzystwo Ginekologów i Położników (Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians) |
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Partnership to an expert review of hygiene products such as incontinence items and feminine hygiene products |
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Biedronka |
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Polskie Towarzystwo Alergologiczne (Polish Society of Allergology) |
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Partnership for the evaluation of laundry products, namely fabric softeners. |
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Biedronka |
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Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego – Państwowy Zakład Higieny (National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene). |
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Partnership to certify tissues and toilet paper |
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Ara |
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ICONTEC (Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification) |
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Groups focused on fresh fruit and vegetables, fisheries and aquaculture |
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Ara |
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Secretaría Distrital de Integración Social (SDIS) Bogotá Secretariat of Social Integration |
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A partnership project aimed at improving the health and nutrition of underweight pregnant women living in vulnerable conditions in Bogotá1. |
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Ara |
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Municipality of Medellín |
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Partnership to establish the “Buen Comienzo” (Good Beginnings) project, aimed at strengthening food security and child nutrition among the population1 |
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