Over the last two years, Del Monte Foods has helped lead the upcycled food movement. In 2021, the company announced the industry's first canned vegetable products to be Upcycled Certified™, Del Monte® Blue Lake® Petite Cut, Blue Lake® Farmhouse Cut and Del Monte® Classics Cut Green Beans. Following these, in 2022 Del Monte® Gut Love and Boost Me Fruit Infusions received their own certifications. According to Feeding America, 119 billion pounds of food are wasted in the United States each year, with devastating consequences for people and the planet. It is also estimated by the EPA that food loss and waste account for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Del Monte Foods actively seeks ways to redirect surplus product, helping to provide healthy and affordable food while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.