RELY ON ACCOUNTABILITY
Our commitment to sustainability
New Horizons Baking Company and its family of brands strives to be both a leader in social accountability and environmental concerns.
New Horizons Baking Company has developed an environmental management system which helps to reduce our environmental impact, improve production efficiencies and prevent pollution. We have established environmental improvement targets which we review on an ongoing basis to help ensure that we are continually improving our environmental performance. Our long-term environmental goals:
- Improve plant energy efficiency by 25% over ten years.
- Reduce Greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030.
- Maintain zero waste to landfill.
- Reduce water usage by 15% by 2030.
We encourage conservation and efficient use of our natural resources, and we will operate in an environmentally accountable manner that embraces people, planet and profits through the training of our workforce on the principles of sustainable living and preserving the environment for future generations.
– Trina Bediako, CEO
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Zero Waste to Landfill
Reduce & Divert Waste from Landfills
New Horizons Baking company has been committed to maintaining our Zero-Waste standing since 2013. Through our various recycling initiatives, we collectively have diverted more than 21 million pounds of waste from landfills on an annual basis.
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Reduce Energy Consumption
Reduce Energy Consumption & Optimize Efficiencies
New Horizons is dedicated to reducing energy consumption and limiting Carbon Emissions. In 2026, New Horizons Baking Company joined the Department of Energy’s Better Plants Program, installed NextEra 360 large asset energy metering equipment, and performed an ITAC Energy Treasure Hunt in the Norwalk Bakery. Each initiative has generated energy-efficiency interaction plans that will be implemented during the next 5 years. The primary focus is on team engagement, training and education to execute the plan. The plans will reduce our carbon footprint while generating cost savings.
During the 2024 calendar year, New Horizons Baking Company generated 8,209 metric tons of Scope 1 Greenhouse Gas emissions and 9,944 metric tons of Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions for a total of 18,154 metric tons of Greenhouse Gas emissions.
During the 2025 calendar year, New Horizons Baking Company generated 8,160 metric tons of Scope 1 Greenhouse Gas emissions and 8,996 metric tons of Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions for a total of 17,156 metric tons of Greenhouse Gas emissions.
This represents a 5.5% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions.
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Reduce Water Consumption
Reduce Water Consumption to Protect Natural Resources
New Horizons encourages the conservation and efficient use of our natural resources. We have strategically optimized our dough processes and cleaning practices to reduce water usage by more than 350,000 gallons of water a year. Our goal is to hit 15% Water Conservation by 2030.
Looking Ahead
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The New Horizons Baking Family is committed to ongoing sustainability efforts. Our team has a plan in motion to look beyond and continuously find ways to improve efficiencies and limit consumption within our facilities to protect our natural resources. Contact us for more information about our sustainability efforts.
Energy Star Challenge
Since 2020 New Horizons Baking Company has been among the top 25% of companies within the Baking Industry regarding Energy Efficiency. In 2017 we were tasked with reducing our Energy Consumption by 10% by 2022. At the beginning of 2020 we exceeded 34.4% Energy Consumption Reduction in our Norwalk, OH facility.
The Fundamentals of Family
New Horizons Baking Company is part of the NHB Family, a leader in serving the food industry with cutting-edge R&D, quality products, and dependable logistics.
The responsibilities that come with producing ready-to-eat products include high and uncompromising standards. You can rely on New Horizons to always meet those standards and to be your trusted baking partner.
– Trina Bediako, CEO