WW featured in Bloomberg Businessweek 2021 philanthropic issue!
Every month Bloomberg Businessweek has a page devoted to "The One,"--a particular product chosen by the editors. This month, for the philanthropic issue, our Better World Butter Set, a collaboration with People's Pottery Project, was deemed "The One" and got its own glossy spread. (Pun intended)
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