Sargento Celebrates 2025 Achievements in Real Impact Report

Report highlights company's ongoing commitment to People, Planet and Product.

PLYMOUTH, Wis., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargento, the family-owned natural cheese branded category leader, has released its 2025 Real Impact Report, highlighting the company's continued commitment to making a meaningful difference across its three core pillars: people, planet and product.

For more than 70 years, Sargento has remained focused on creating long-term value by investing in its employees, supporting its communities, and advancing innovation in real, natural cheese. The report reflects the company's multi-generational approach to caring for others and building for the future.

"Our impact reflects my grandfather's values that have guided Sargento since the very beginning," said 3^rd Generation Chairman and CEO Louie Gentine. "We've always believed in sharing our success with our employees, our business partners and our communities. That commitment continues to drive our growth and move us forward on our journey to be the most innovative, best-loved, real food company."

The 2025 Real Impact Report highlights progress across Sargento's corporate social responsibility pillars:

PEOPLE

• 2,962 hours of company-led community service
• 41 homes built in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Milwaukee since 1992, supported by more than 27,000 volunteer hours and $2.9 million in donations
• 689,553 pounds of cheese and food donated to area pantries
• $1.2 million contributed to United Way initiatives
• 128 employees earned college degrees through tuition assistance programs

PLANET

• 12.2 million gallons of water saved across production facilities
• 91.4% of waste generated from our facilities diverted from landfill through ongoing waste-reduction efforts
• Continued to hold our suppliers to high ethical and FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) standards.

PRODUCT

• Launch of Sargento^® Natural American Cheese, a trailblazing product that is 100% natural cheese – made with only five ingredients – with a familiar taste, texture and melt.
• New product offerings through collaborations, including Sargento^® Shareables and Sargento^® Cheese Bakes with Mondelēz International and Sargento^® Seasoned Shreds with McCormick & Co, Inc.
• AA+ food safety ratings by BRC across all production facilities
• Record revenue performance in our B2B business – Food Service & Ingredients – 41+ years after it was created

The report also reflects the company's long-standing commitment to community impact, including decades of partnership with Milwaukee and Sheboygan County organizations to expand access to housing, alleviate hunger and support education. These efforts are part of a broader strategy to create lasting, multi-generational impact.

To download a copy of Sargento's 2025 Real Impact Report, visit: SargentoFoods.com/Our-Stories/Real-Impact-Report.

About Sargento 
With over 2,500 employees and multi-billion in net sales, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been. Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento is still based in Wisconsin, where they manufacture and market amazing shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients. Company leadership lives to serve local communities and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family. www.sargento.com

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