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S. Abraham & Sons

2020 Progress Report

Year Committed: 2017

Length of Commitment: 3 years

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Committed to increasing the availability of affordable, nutritious options, modifying its line of sandwiches and salads to meet PHA’s Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria and introducing SAS-sponsored employee wellness programs.

Verified Results

Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Create and regularly update a list of products that meet the PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria or PHA Healthier Recipe Criteria; identify such products with PHA logo and/or other icon
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons maintains a PHA order guide containing 142 products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Implementation Date
May 2020
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Through relationship with commissary, modify existing line of sandwiches and subs (and any future additions) so that by year 3, a minimum of 20% of menu items containing a protein ingredient will use lean protein exclusively.
Progress To Date

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Implementation Date
May 2020
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Through relationship with commissary, modify a line salads such that 25% meet PHA Healthier Recipe criteria at any given time
Progress To Date

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Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Add a module for Sales training regarding PHA commitment; ensure relevant PHA updates are included in ongoing trainings
Progress To Date

S. Abrahams and Sons continues to make information related to the PHA commitment available on its internal online storage system, Solo.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Establish a sales volume or distribution drive goal with quarterly frequency around items that meet PHA Healthier Food & Beverage or Recipe criteria
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continued its Distribute Drive for sales reps in 2020, encouraging promotion and sales of three products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Commit a front-quartile one or two pages of each monthly planner with deals on healthier items and marketing information to help the retailer bring these items to the forefront in their location; highlight any healthier items throughout monthly planner
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continues to dedicate at least one full page of each Monthly Planner to feature products that meet PHA's Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Highlight one item that meets PHA Healthier Food & Beverage or Recipe criteria per week in internal and external newsletters with order code
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continues to promote a "PHA Item of the Week" that meets PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria in each "On the Shelf" weekly newsletter.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Create a two-sided 'SAS Top SKUs by volume' PHA tear-pad
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continues to promote its two-page tear pad featuring Top Shelf and Cooler SKUs with 41 products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria.
Implementation Date
May 2019
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Highlight PHA partnership and healthier items in fall and winter catalogs, at foodservice show, in Awesome Achiever Program (selling contest for sales reps and customers) and at SBX (business exchange top 25 manufacturers and top 25 chain accounts Ð round robin buying show)
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons highlighted its PHA partnership and at least 40 products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Criteria in its 2020 Fall Winter catalogue and in its Awesome Achiever program.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Suggest a retail pricing in Monthly Marketing Program for a quarterly PHA bundle
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continues to provide regular retail pricing and featured retail pricing on bundled products that meet PHA Healthier Food and Beverage Product Criteria in its monthly marketing program.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Maintain four different SAS-sponsored wellness programs throughout the year which are centered around being more active and healthy where employees can win prizes. i. Through ÒWalk the TalkÓ program, distribute information about PHAÕs Move to Improve Challenge to employees & get executive leadership involvement; promote PHA as charity of choice on Charity Miles moving forward
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons maintains quarterly wellness programs that encourage employees to lead active, healthy lifestyles. 79 employees participated in its recent "Spring into Action" wellness program. During wellness programs, employees are encouraged to track physical activity using the Charity Miles app. Participating employees qualify to win a weekly raffle prize and receive wellness points toward their health insurance incentive program.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Incorporate wellness messaging into marlin board with quarterly frequency
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continues to provide health and wellness education to employees via its digital Marlin board. Wellness messages rotate with at least monthly frequency throughout the year and feature information about wellness programs and wellness tips on topics such as physical activity, sun safety, screen time and healthy eating.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Place Drink Up collateral near filtered water in all facilities (warehouse, distribution center, HQ breakroom and meeting spaces)
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons continues to promote Drink Up by placing signage at all filtered water locations with the warehouse, distribution center, headquarters break room and meeting spaces.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
Ensure that a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of vending machines options in corporate office and two warehouses meet Choice Plus criteria. Place Drink Up collateral by vending machines.
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons met its commitment to offer a minimum of 50% of vending machine options that meet Choice Plus Criteria at its corporate office and warehouses in 2019. Additionally, Drink Up collateral is featured on all vending machines. Due the COVID-19 emergency, vending machines are currently not in use, however S. Abraham and Sons has a plan in place to maintain compliance once they are back in operation.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
By 2018, add the S. Abraham & Sons-PHA partnership information and Healthier Campus Initiative to marketing materials for university/college customers
Progress To Date

S. Abraham and Sons has met its commitment by making information about the Healthy Campus Initiative available to all university and college customers via its internal online storage system, SOLO.
Implementation Date
May 2018
Reporting Date
June 2020

Commitment Element
By 2018, facilitate introductions between PHA and current 8 university/college and any new university/college customers to pursue partnership via Healthier Campus Initiative
Progress To Date

Over the course of the commitment, S. Abraham and Sons facilitated introductions between PHA and three university customers.

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