Company Earns High Marks for Flexibility, Health & Wellness and Care-giving Solutions
NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Working Mother
magazine has named Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) to its list of the 100 Best
Companies for Working Mothers for the seventh year. Kraft excelled in several
categories important to working mothers, including workday flexibility,
progressive health and wellness programs and innovative care-giving solutions
for dependent children and adults.
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'Building a culture that harmonizes work and personal life isn't a fad;
it's a necessity to retain and attract the best talent,' said Marla Miller,
Senior Manager, Global Work/Life. 'Kraft's culture fosters a work environment
that allows great moms to be great employees, too.'
'I really enjoy working at Kraft,' said Angela Zarazua, Senior
Administrator, Corporate and Legal Affairs. 'Without a flexible work
schedule, I'm not sure how I would juggle school, doctors' appointments, child
care and all the unexpected things that happen in a house with three small
children. With convenient health services available at the office, I'm able
to take care of myself, too.'
Among the benefits Kraft provides, Zarazua works out at the on-site
fitness center and gets her annual flu shot at the office. She also has
participated during work hours at company-sponsored events that promote
healthy lifestyles for young people. By facilitating volunteerism, Kraft not
only helps communities but also fulfills employees' desires to make a positive
difference where they live and work.
Kraft was selected for the 2008 Working Mother 100 Best Companies list
based on an extensive application of more than 500 questions about workforce,
compensation, child care and flexibility programs, leave policies and more.
It also checked the usage, availability and tracking of programs as well as
the accountability of managers who oversee them. Seven areas were measured
and scored: workforce profile, compensation, child care, flexibility, time
off and leaves, family-friendly programs and company culture. For this year's
100 Best, particular weight was given to family-friendly policies,
flexibility, leave policies and benefits for part-time employees.
ABOUT KRAFT FOODS INC.
For more than a century, Kraft (http://www.kraft.com) has offered
delicious foods and beverages that fit the way consumers live. Millions of
times a day in more than 150 countries, consumers reach for their favorite
Kraft brands, including nine with revenues exceeding $1 billion: Kraft
cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese;
Maxwell House coffee; Nabisco cookies and crackers and its Oreo brand; Jacobs
coffees; Milka chocolates; and LU biscuits. Kraft is one of the world's
largest food and beverage companies with annual revenues exceeding $37
billion, more than 100,000 employees and more than 180 manufacturing and
processing facilities globally. The company (NYSE: KFT) is a member of the
Standard & Poor's 500 index as well as the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and
Ethibel Sustainability Index.
SOURCE Kraft Foods Inc.
