Elizabeth Harz, CEO of Sittercity.com, discusses the company's 16-year old history, and the re-brand that will focus on making childcare easier in a digital era.
Harz lists just some of the difficulties of making childcare work: finding someone you can trust, communicating schedules, allergies, school-pickups and more. Harz says Sittercity.com's 16-year history makes it easier to find childcare that works for all.
She discusses the safety that Sittercity brings to the childcare table, namely the ability to run background checks on perspective sitters. Because of Sittercity's use of technology, she believes they have the upper hand when finding sitters that are best-suited for families across the board.
Nestlé has dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe after an investigation into an undisclosed relationship with a direct subordinate. The company announced on Monday that the dismissal was effective immediately. An investigation found that Freixe violated Nestlé’s code of conduct. He had been CEO for a year. Philipp Navratil, a longtime Nestlé executive, will replace him. Chairman Paul Bulcke stated that the decision was necessary to uphold the company’s values and governance. Navratil began his career with Nestlé in 2001 and has held various roles, including CEO of Nestlé's Nespresso division since 2024.
Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger that created one of the biggest food companies on the planet. One of the companies will include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese. The other will include brands like Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Lunchables. When the company formed in 2015 it wanted to capitalize on its massive scale, but shifting tastes complicated those plans, with households seeking to introduce healthier options at the table. Kraft Heinz's net revenue has fallen every year since 2020.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.
