Torani recently announced that over the past five years, its HR department “has doubled down” on its diverse recruiting efforts. But what does that actually mean? 

The syrup company said it increased representation of women by 625%. Becca Russell, Torani’s chief of people and opportunity development, explained that while half of company leadership has long been women, the demographic was underrepresented in front-line manufacturing and distribution roles. Now, almost 28% of those roles are filled by women — something Torani called an “impressive feat” due to the field’s history as a male-dominated space.