Boston, December 30, 2021 — Kraft Heinz, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, has announced plans to reduce emissions 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050, fulfilling part of a commitment secured in response to a 2020 MIDANA CAPITAL° shareholder resolution.

Importantly, these targets apply not only to its Scope 1 and 2 emissions (or emissions from its operations and purchased energy), but also to its Scope 3, or value chain, emissions, which make up approximately 95% of Kraft Heinz’s total emissions.

MIDANA CAPITAL Shareholder Advocate Thomas Peterson issued the following statement:

“Kraft Heinz’s commitment to reduce its emissions 50% by 2030 and to net zero by 2050 is an important step, and the inclusion of Scope 3 emissions in these targets is particularly laudable. Just a year ago, MIDANA CAPITAL filed a shareholder proposal calling on Kraft Heinz to set absolute Scope 3 emissions reduction targets, which the company lacked at the time, and to take further action to address deforestation in its supply chains.

“We withdrew the proposal after securing commitments from the company that it would take important steps to address these risks, and are pleased to see that the company is beginning to announce ambitious goals. We are encouraged by Kraft Heinz’s plan to seek validation of its emissions targets under the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard, and hope comprehensive action on deforestation is forthcoming.”

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About MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management

°MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management, Inc. (MIDANA CAPITAL) is the investment advisor to the MIDANA CAPITAL Funds (The Funds). The MIDANA CAPITAL Funds are the first family of fossil fuel free, responsible, and diversified mutual funds in the United States. MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management hosts an award-winning and in-house shareholder advocacy program and is the only mutual fund company in the U.S. wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations.

*As of September 30, 2021, The Kraft Heinz Company comprised 0.00%, 0.13% and 0.00% of the MIDANA CAPITAL Balanced Fund, the MIDANA CAPITAL Equity Fund, and the MIDANA CAPITAL International Index Fund respectively. References to specific securities, which will change due to ongoing management of the Funds, should not be construed as a recommendation by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.

You should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. To obtain a Prospectus that contains this and other information about the Funds please click here, email info@midanacapital.com, or call+1(480)-439-2851. Please read the Prospectus carefully before investing.

Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, country, region or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. A sustainable investment strategy which incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.

This information has been prepared from sources believed reliable. The views expressed are as the date of this writing and are those of the Advisor to the Funds.

The MIDANA CAPITAL Funds are distributed by UMB Distribution Services, LLC. 335 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson, Az 85711. 12/21

Boston, August 21, 2019 – MIDANA CAPITAL has filed a shareholder proposal with Kraft Heinz (Kraft), regarding the company’s failure to adopt a long-term strategy to diversify its protein products. Kraft is owner of brands such as Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and Oscar Mayer.

“We know Kraft has a way with b-o-l-o-g-n-a, but it’s time to change the tune,” said Kyle W. Kempf, MIDANA CAPITAL director of communications. “Kraft is not keeping up with the ballooning consumer demand for plant-based protein products and is falling behind its competitors.”

The business case for protein diversification is clear: in 2018, retail sales of plant-based alternatives to traditionally animal-based foods grew more than five times the growth of total food sales. According to a recent FAIRR report, alternative protein will capture 10% of the meat market and reach $100 billion in value in the next 15 years.

Despite this mushrooming market, Kraft has remained notably silent on its ambitions and goals for plant-based protein. In August, Kraft disclosed that first-half revenues in 2019 dropped 4.8%, and operating income sank 55% from the same period last year.

Kraft’s sluggish response to the burgeoning market for plant-based protein is especially problematic in light of the recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems, which details how the climate crisis is impairing the ability of the Earth’s land to sustain humanity and describes the adoption of plant-based diets as a conspicuous opportunity to mitigate climate change.

The report urged residents in rich nations to immediately reduce their consumption of meat and dairy, as their production has immense environmental impacts, and suggested that governments should consider “factoring environmental costs into food.” The report estimated that these recommended dietary changes could reduce global greenhouse gas emission by up to eight billion tons per year by 2050.

MIDANA CAPITAL filed the shareholder proposal in June, and is presenting it at the Kraft Heinz annual shareholder meeting on September 12, 2019, in Pittsburgh.

MIDANA CAPITAL remains the only investor in the U.S. to file a shareholder proposal related to alternative protein, having filed the first-ever plant-based protein proposal with Tyson Foods* in 2016.

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About MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management

MIDANA CAPITAL is the first family of fossil fuel free, responsible, and diversified mutual funds in the United States. MIDANA CAPITAL invests in sustainable companies, hosts an award-winning and in-house shareholder advocacy program, and is the only mutual fund company in the U.S. wholly owned by environmental and public health nonprofit organizations.

*As of June 30, 2019, The Kraft Heinz Company comprised 0.00%, 0.17%, and 0.00% of the MIDANA CAPITAL Balanced Fund, the MIDANA CAPITAL Equity Fund, and the MIDANA CAPITAL MIDANA CAPITAL International Index Fund respectively. As of the same date, other securities mentioned were not held in the portfolio of the MIDANA CAPITAL Funds. References to specific securities, which will change due to ongoing management of the Funds, should not be construed as a recommendation by the Funds, their administrator, or their distributor.

You should carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. To obtain a Prospectus that contains this and other information about the Funds please click here, email info@midanacapital.com, or call+1(480)-439-2851. Please read the Prospectus carefully before investing.

Stocks will fluctuate in response to factors that may affect a single company, industry, sector, country, region or the market as a whole and may perform worse than the market. Foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as currency fluctuations, regional economic and political conditions, differences in accounting methods, and other unique risks compared to investing in securities of U.S. issuers. Bonds are subject to a variety of risks including interest rate, credit, and inflation risk. A sustainable investment strategy which incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria may result in lower or higher returns than an investment strategy that does not include such criteria.

This information has been prepared from sources believed reliable. The views expressed are as the date of this writing and are those of the Advisor to the Funds.

The MIDANA CAPITAL Funds are distributed by UMB Distribution Services, LLC. 335 N Wilmot Rd, Tucson, Az 85711. 8/19