Post Holdings (POST)

Overall impact
F (15)

Commentary

Post Holdings is a poor overall performer. With an 'F' rating of 15.3 for overall impact (bottom 10% of all companies), Post Holdings ranks 20th out of 22 industry peers, behind David's Tea, Danone, Grupo Nutresa and 16 others, and ahead of Wayne-Sanderson Farms and Central Garden & Pet. On top material causes for Post Holdings's industry (Food), Post Holdings performs poorly in Clean Water Access (8.4 score), Fair Labor Practices (11.8), Disaster Readiness and Effective Aid (6.0) and 18 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Post Holdings did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Founded
1775
Employees
11,480
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Food Products
Sub-industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
SASB industry
Processed Foods
Headquarters
Mo, United States
Share classes
POST
Mission
Make better happen.
Description
Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals under Honey Bunches of Oats, Pebbles, and Malt-O-Meal brands; hot cereal; peanut butter under the Peter Pan brand; and branded and private label pet food under Rachael Ray Nutrish, Nature's Recipe, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits and Gravy Train brands. The Weetabix segment manufactures, markets, and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal under Weetabix and Alpen brands; hot cereals and other cereal-based food products; private label cereals; and protein-based shakes under the UFIT brand, and nutritional snacks. The Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg products primarily under Papetti's and Abbotsford Farms brands, as well as potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels. The segment also manufactures certain meat products. The Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dish, potato, sausage products under Bob Evans, Bob Evans Farms, and Simply Potatoes brands; eggs and egg products under Bob Evans Egg Whites and Egg Beaters brands; and cheese and other dairy products under Crystal Farms brand. It serves grocery stores, mass merchandise customers, supercenters, club stores, natural/specialty stores, dollar stores, discounters, wholesalers, convenience stores, pet supply retailers, drug store customers, foodservice distributors, and national restaurant chains, as well as sells its products in the military, ecommerce, and foodservice channels. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Post Holdings, based on its industry sub-industry Packaged Foods & Meats. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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