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We put heart into everything we do around here. From the ingredients we choose and processes we use, to putting our employees first and supporting the causes and communities that mean most to them. Cedar’s with Heart is something to be felt, endowed with care and driven to make a true difference. We hope to lead by example and inspire people to do and know better. In today’s world, the value of community, togetherness and shared experiences is invaluable. So whether you’re a customer of ours, a member of our team or part of our community, we hope you’ll join us on our mission to know better, do better and make a difference.
 

Our Employees

Our family of employees always have a seat at the Cedar’s table. We’re here to listen to them, support them and champion the causes they care about.
 

The Heart of Cedar’s: Our Employees

It’s about time you met! After all, it’s our employees who make it possible to produce over 2 million pounds of hommus each week. From the mixers and pasteurizers who carefully bring our original family recipe to life, to line teams who test, pack and label our products; from technicians, forklift operators and sanitation crews, to team members who drive, deliver and stock store shelves; from our dedicated staff who run our offices, to everyone who keeps them clean — it’s their hard work, and heart, at each and every step ensuring you get to Know Better Hommus. Each month, we will introduce you to member of the Cedar’s family so you can get to know us better.
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Cortellis Victor

Sanitation Supervisor

When Cortellis Victor was called into his supervisor’s office at Cedar’s, he was nervous he’d done something wrong. Much to his (pleasant) surprise, he was actually being called in to receive a promotion! Now a Sanitation Supervisor, Cortellis has been a member of our Cedar’s team since 2016, when he started out as a Filler Operator. A fan of our Roasted Red Pepper Hommus, Cortellis likes to spend his free time cooking and building racecars.

Our Community

Ever since we put down roots and started Cedar’s almost 40 years ago, our community has embraced us. Today, we’re committed to giving back to the local communities our employees call home and the communities our consumers care about. Each month, we will highlight a mission or organization we are partnering with to show our commitment to doing better and making a difference in these communities.

PROUD PARTNER Of WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION

Whole Planet Foundation Whole Planet Foundation

As a family-owned company we know what it’s like to dream of a better life. That’s why partnering with Whole Planet Foundation in their mission to empower the world’s poorest people with microcredit was an easy decision for us. Our $25,000 donation this year will provide microcredit loans to 143 entrepreneurs around the world, giving them a chance to create or expand their own business to lift themselves and their families out of poverty. With this latest contribution, we’re proud to have donated $88,750 to Whole Planet Foundation’s cause to date, funding 1,220 microloans that have created 6,452 opportunities for microentrepreneurs and their families to prosper.

how WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION funds microcredit

Whole Planet Foundation

To date, Whole Planet Foundation has provided more than 4.3 million microloans through their microfinance partners.

Read about some of the tenacious, innovative and hardworking entrepreneurs Whole Planet Foundation is already supporting below. Together we can prove poverty is unnecessary, learn more and get involved at wholeplanetfoundation.org

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Yareli
A microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation’s partner in the United States, Grameen America

Yareli lives with her husband and daughter in Miami, Florida, where she used a $2,000 microloan to purchase ingredients like flour, sugar and baking soda to create and sell traditional Honduran pastries and breads. When she’s not pouring her time and energy into her growing business, she’s also the leader of the “Warrior Entrepreneurs,” a local loan solidarity group made up of 25 women.

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Maria
A microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation’s partner in the United States, Grameen America

Maria is the proud owner of Pepe’s Fruit Cup Shop in Austin, Texas, and is thankful for the seven microloans she’s received over the years that have helped it come to fruition. Coming from a long line of restaurant owners, Maria moved to the United States 22 years ago and has worked hard to build and grow her small business, which now includes two locations in Austin, Texas.

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Regina
A microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation’s partner in the United States, Grameen America

A home-baker based out of Harlem, New York, Regina is using her microloans to create “The Best Cookies on Earth Made From the Earth.” Some of her confections include navy bean cookies with dots of blueberry jam, raspberry jam and ginger dipped in milk chocolate and white chocolate.

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Leonor
A microcredit client of Whole Planet Foundation’s partner in Mozambique, AfricaWorks

With a microloan of 5,000 Mozambican meticais (about $80.94), Leonor was able to buy more stock for the fruit and vegetable kiosk she’s owned and operated for the last three years. For now, her kiosk includes two tables of bananas and oranges outside of a shop, but she hopes to grow her business enough so that she can one day afford to move into her own shop.

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Our Consumers

Know Better Hommus is our commitment to you. Our promise that, with Cedar’s, you’re getting an authentic family recipe that’s simply delicious and made to share. To us, “better” means there’s no finish line, and that doing better, knowing better and being better is a constant journey forward together.
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