Good for the environment and tastes great!
We’re excited to share some good news: thanks to meaningful changes made by our local partner dairy farmers, all Fred Meyer and QFC brand unflavored gallon and half-gallon milk — including whole, 2%, 1%, and nonfat — now comes with a lower carbon footprint.
It’s the same fresh, great-tasting, nutritious milk you love, just made in a way that’s better for the planet.
How did the Dairy farmers reduce the amount of carbon in our milk?
Our farmers made real changes on their dairies — like choosing more sustainable feed sources, switching to cleaner energy, and managing manure in smarter ways (yes, poop plays a big part!). This isn’t about buying carbon credits or other tricks. This is real.
We paid them a bit more to support these improvements, but we did it without raising your milk prices.
So, what changed? Not the taste. Not the nutrition. Not the price. Just the carbon. It’s the same fresh, great-tasting, nutritious milk your family loves, just better for the planet.
Why it matters?
Many of our shoppers have told us they care about the amount of carbon affecting the planet, and they want to reduce their carbon footprint through their product purchases. Milk is one place where a little change can make a big difference.
Cows naturally produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. By changing how farms operate, our local dairy partners are delivering milk to us with less carbon, helping reduce overall emissions.
Based on how much milk we sold in the Pacific Northwest in 2024, the annual impact can be described this way:
• Taking XXX cars off the road — or cutting YYY miles of car travel.
• Planting XXX Ponderosa Pines — each one helps pull carbon out of the air.
• That’s the equivalent of growing a new XXX-acre forest right here in the Pacific Northwest!
Backed by Science
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