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Yuka Expands to Brazil and Mexico, Bringing Independent Product Ratings to Millions of New Users

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With launches in Brazil and Mexico, Yuka extends its global footprint to 15 countries, bringing the same independent ratings that won over 85 million worldwide users to Latin America.

NEW YORK, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yuka, the independent food and cosmetic scoring app used by more than 85 million people worldwide, is launching in both Brazil and Mexico, bringing transparent product ratings to two markets where consumers are increasingly demanding to know what’s in their food.

This expansion marks a new chapter in Yuka’s international growth. Already available across Europe, North America and Oceania, the platform now enters two of Latin America’s largest consumer markets, bringing its total footprint to 15 countries.

Like much of the world, Latin America is grappling with a surge in ultra-processed food consumption. In Brazil alone, researchers at the University of São Paulo found these products account for nearly a quarter of the national diet. In Mexico, high rates of diet-related disease have made food labeling a public health priority. The country introduced mandatory front-of-pack warning labels in 2020, one of the most stringent systems in the world.

“Ultra-processed foods have become a global challenge, one that no country is immune to. Our mission has always been to give as many people as possible a simple, free, and independent tool to make informed choices about what they eat. Expanding to Brazil and Mexico was a logical next step for us: two major markets where millions of consumers deserve access to the same clear, transparent information that has already helped 85 million users worldwide make better decisions every day,” said Julie Chapon, Co-founder of Yuka.

At launch, Yuka’s database includes approximately 600,000 products in Brazil and 500,000 products in Mexico, with both databases expected to continue growing over the coming months.

The company has documented real behavioral impact. In a U.S. survey of more than 20,000 Yuka users, 94% reported stopping purchases of products rated red after using the app; 92% said they had reduced their consumption of ultra-processed foods. The ripple effects have reached manufacturers, too: an IFOP study in France found that 78% of food industry companies factor Yuka ratings into product development or reformulation decisions.

“When complex ingredient and nutritional information becomes genuinely accessible, people gain real autonomy over what they put in their bodies,” said Gabriela Mourad Vicenssuto, Food Engineer at Yuka and a Brazilian native. “Over time, that kind of access has the potential to shift consumer habits in a meaningful way.”

Yuka is free to download. A Premium subscription unlocks additional features including direct product search, personalized health alerts, and offline access.

The app is available on the Apple and Android store.

About Yuka
Founded in 2017, Yuka is an entirely independent impact project. The app lets users scan the barcodes of food and cosmetic products to assess their health impact, with the aim of bringing more transparency to product composition and empowering consumers to make better choices for their health. Today, the app has over 85 million users worldwide, including 28 million in the United States. https://yuka.io/en/

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RipeGlobal and Subscribili Partner to Drive Case Acceptance and Practice Growth Across Dental Organizations

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Integration combines clinical education, AI-driven scheduling, and in-office membership infrastructure to close the care gap for uninsured patients, accelerate case acceptance, and unlock chair time for DSOs nationwide

AUSTIN, Texas, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — RipeGlobal, the internationally recognized leader in cloud-based, hands-on dental education and performance transformation, and Subscribili, the dental industry’s leading subscription infrastructure platform, today announced a strategic partnership designed to increase case acceptance and practice revenue across dental support organizations (DSOs) through the combined power of clinical excellence and patient-centric affordability solutions.

“Thirty percent of patients walking out the door because they can’t afford care is not a clinical failure — it’s a systems failure.” — Sudha Vetri, CEO, Subscribili

The partnership directly addresses one of dentistry’s most persistent revenue challenges: the nearly 30 percent of patients who are uninsured and frequently defer or decline treatment because they cannot access affordable care. By pairing RipeGlobal’s performance-focused clinical training with Subscribili’s Loop powering in-office membership plans and Sync enabling online scheduling, the two companies are creating an integrated pathway that converts more patients, fills more chairs, and delivers measurable financial growth for DSO partner locations.

SOLVING THE CASE ACCEPTANCE PROBLEM AT SCALE

Case acceptance is the central revenue lever for every dental organization. Yet clinical skill alone cannot close the gap when nearly one in three patients sits outside the insurance system. These patients represent a significant, largely untapped revenue opportunity — one that requires both a compelling financial pathway for patients and a clinical team trained to present treatment with confidence and clarity.

Subscribili’s Loop platform addresses the affordability barrier directly, enabling DSO locations to launch and manage in-house dental membership plans in days — without third-party insurance administrators, referral leakage, or margin compression. Patients pay a simple monthly or annual subscription fee that covers preventive care and provides discounts on restorative treatment, giving the uninsured a clear, trusted reason to say yes to the care they need.

When patients accept treatment more often, they also need to get in the door more efficiently. Subscribili’s Sync online scheduling product integrates directly with practice management systems, allowing patients to book, fill intake forms, and confirm insurance details before they arrive. As RipeGlobal’s training programs make clinical teams faster and more productive, the chair time that efficiency unlocks is filled immediately — generating revenue that would otherwise go unrealized.

“Case acceptance is ultimately an operational and clinical problem at the same time. RipeGlobal makes the clinical team exceptional. Subscribili makes the financial conversation simple for patients. When those two things happen together, DSOs see the revenue results that have always been within reach.”

— Dr. Lincoln Harris, Founder and CEO, RipeGlobal

PARTNERSHIP: WHAT IT MEANS FOR DSOS

RipeGlobal and Subscribili will pursue an integrated go-to-market strategy targeting DSOs seeking to accelerate same-store growth. DSO locations that deploy both platforms will benefit from a unified approach to growth that operates across three dimensions: clinical performance, patient affordability, and operational scheduling efficiency.

Clinically, RipeGlobal’s DAPPr (Dental Associate PowerUp Program) platform elevates associate dentists from average performers to the elite tier — guaranteeing minimum productivity increases of $100 per hour and enabling DSOs to achieve standardized care quality even when staffing locations with early-career clinicians. The program’s outcomes are especially relevant for multi-location groups that face the constant challenge of maintaining consistent production standards across their entire provider network.

Operationally, Subscribili’s Loop membership infrastructure gives each DSO location the ability to capture patients who would otherwise walk away due to cost concerns. The platform is licensed as a Discount Medical Plan Organization (DMPO) and Third-Party Administrator (TPA) across 50 states, integrates natively with more than 30 practice management systems, and is designed to scale from a single location to hundreds with no incremental administrative burden.

“Thirty percent of patients walking out the door because they can’t afford care is not a clinical failure — it’s a systems failure. Loop puts a solution in every DSO location’s hands that is simple enough for the front desk and powerful enough to move the revenue needle across an entire organization.”

— Sudha Vetri, CEO, Subscribili

MEASURING THE IMPACT: A JOINT EFFICIENCY INITIATIVE

In addition to the go-to-market partnership, RipeGlobal and Subscribili will collaborate to develop a proprietary analysis framework measuring the combined impact of their integrated platforms on DSO performance. This initiative will track case acceptance rates, chair utilization, same-store revenue growth, uninsured patient conversion, and provider productivity across participating partner organizations.

The resulting data will be published as an industry benchmark report, offering DSO operators and their private equity partners a rigorous, evidence-based view of what integrated clinical and operational investment delivers in real-world practice environments. Both companies believe this research will establish a new standard for quantifying the relationship between provider excellence, patient affordability, and practice financial performance.

“We believe the combination of RipeGlobal’s clinical transformation data and Subscribili’s membership and scheduling metrics will produce a complete picture of DSO performance improvement.

— Dr. Lincoln Harris, Founder and CEO, RipeGlobal

BUILT FOR THE DSO GROWTH AGENDA

Both companies have built their platforms with the DSO model as the primary design optimization. Multi-location dental organizations require solutions that scale without adding complexity, integrate into existing workflows without disrupting staff, and produce outcomes that can be measured, reported, and replicated across hundreds of locations.

RipeGlobal’s DSO Essentials track within DAPPr is specifically engineered for the associate recruitment and development pipeline that defines how DSOs grow. New associates in RipeGlobal programs achieve production competency significantly faster than the industry average, reducing the ramp time that costs DSOs revenue in the critical first months of a new hire’s tenure.

Subscribili’s platform is equally purpose-built for scale. Its architecture supports centralized plan management across hundreds of locations, allowing DSO leadership teams to configure, launch, and report on membership programs at the enterprise level while front desk teams execute locally with minimal training. The integration with online scheduling through Sync means that as membership plans drive patient volume, the scheduling infrastructure scales in lockstep.

“The DSOs we serve are not looking for another point solution. They are looking for integrated answers to growth. Subscribili’s partnership with RipeGlobal is exactly the kind of combination that moves the needle across an entire organization simultaneously — clinically, financially, and operationally.”

— Sudha Vetri, CEO, Subscribili

ABOUT RIPEGLOBAL

RipeGlobal is the world’s leading cloud-based dental education platform, combining advanced hands-on simulation technology with expert instruction to deliver measurable practice transformation. The company’s flagship DAPPr (Dental Associate PowerUp Program) DSO platform transforms dental professionals from average performers to the elite one percent, guaranteeing minimum $100 per hour production increases. With more than 80 global educators and a community of over 10,000 learners across 35 countries, RipeGlobal has built an international network of dental professionals committed to clinical excellence, improved patient outcomes, and sustained professional satisfaction.

For more information, visit www.ripeglobal.com.

ABOUT SUBSCRIBILI

Subscribili is a healthcare fintech company building subscription infrastructure for dental and healthcare providers. The company’s platform enables practices and DSOs to generate predictable recurring revenue while making care more affordable and accessible for patients who lack traditional insurance coverage. Subscribili operates through a connected product ecosystem: Loop, which enables practices to launch and manage dental subscription plans without third-party administrators or insurance paperwork; Sync, a smart scheduling platform with online booking, digital intake, and Google Reserve integration; PulsePay, automated payment collection and renewal billing with support for Affirm and Apple Pay; and Link, a referral management and integration layer with native support for more than 30 practice management systems.

Licensed as a DMPO and TPA in 50 states, Subscribili serves solo practices, regional DSOs, and enterprise dental groups. The platform currently powers locations across the United States and United Kingdom, with expansion underway into adjacent healthcare specialties including primary care, dermatology, and chiropractic.

For more information, visit www.subscribili.com.

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Sudha Vetri, Subscribili, 1 7143968401, media@subscribili.com, www.subscribili.com

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Girls Inc. to Host First-Ever “Girls Leading Change Summit,” Convening Over 250 Girls from Across the U.S. and Canada

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Girls Inc. participants to explore character and civic leadership at first-ever, Network-wide Girls Inc. Summit.

NEW YORK, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Girls Inc., the premier girls’ leadership organization, will host its inaugural Girls Leading Change Summit, a first-of-its-kind convening bringing together 250 girls from more than 30 Affiliates across the United States and Canada at Washington University in St. Louis. From July 13-16 high-school aged participants will explore the connection between character and civic leadership with a focus on qualities such as emotional intelligence, critical thinking, respect, and self-advocacy. Throughout the convening, participants will collaborate on youth-led, research-informed solutions that strengthen their communities, and gain a deeper understanding of social systems and how they can help shape them.

“This Summit reflects Girls Inc.’s belief that girls are not ‘leaders in waiting,’ but leaders right now,” said Girls Inc. President & CEO, Stephanie J. Hull, Ph.D.

“This Summit reflects Girls Inc.’s belief that girls are not ‘leaders in waiting,’ but leaders right now,” said Girls Inc. President & CEO, Stephanie J. Hull, Ph.D. “Girls are honing critical character skills that are essential to leadership. These are skills that our partners tell us today’s workforce needs and that AI cannot solve for, and that will help drive meaningful solutions within their local communities. It’s these experiences that help girls see themselves as leaders at every level.”

Participants will engage in a dynamic mix of plenary sessions and hands-on workshops exploring topics such as the following:

Civic leadership, how systems function, and how to lead themMedia literacy and storytellingCivil discourse and conflict resolutionWellness in leadershipArt as a form of civic expression

Girls Inc. will also partner with Henry Luce Foundation to hold an intergenerational roundtable discussion about how to repair the civic fabric, rebuild trust, restore community connection and more with young women leaders and President Dr. Jonathan Holloway.

The event is part of Henry Luce Foundation’s national “Something in Common” listening series, which travels to communities across the United States to engage young people ages 17 to 24 in dialogue about the future they want to build.

“Repairing trust in our institutions and democracy will require sustained investment in a rising generation of civic leaders already working to strengthen their communities,” said Henry Luce Foundation President Dr. Jonathan Holloway. “Young people need to know their voices matter and their leadership can help communities tackle old challenges in new ways. That’s the ambition behind Something in Common: creating spaces where young leaders are heard, supported, and recognized as essential to rebuilding civic life.”

Girls will also participate in voter registration efforts, with eligible participants able to register to vote, and will design and present research-informed, youth-led solutions that support their communities.

“This is a proud moment for St. Louis,” said Cheryl Jones, President & CEO of Girls Inc. of St. Louis. “Welcoming girls from across the country and beyond highlights the strength of this Network. This convening will create space for girls to deepen their understanding of their own values and character, and to explore how those strengths can be used to create meaningful progress in their communities.”

Girls Inc. participants representing Affiliates in Alberta, Canada; Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia; the Greater Capital Region in New York; Sarasota, Florida; and St. Louis will document their experiences, amplifying youth perspectives on leadership, civic engagement, and community impact. To track their experience, follow Girls Inc. on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

Credentialed media are welcome to cover portions of the event including the Luce Foundation Panel held in BH 210-McGinnis (Tuesday, July 14 / 2:30 pm CT) and girl-led project presentations held in Crowder (Tuesday, July 14/10:00-11:00 am CT) by RSVP to Girls Inc. Director of Marketing & Communications Liz Velez at evelez@girlsinc.org by July 11, 2026.

About Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. is a network of local organizations that works with schools and in communities across the United States and Canada. Through direct service and advocacy, Girls Inc. equips girls with the knowledge and skills to effect positive changes in their lives and to become leaders who will change the world. Professionally trained staff and volunteers provide mentorship, supportive spaces, and research-informed programming that address the challenges girls face and are proven to help them succeed. Together with partners and supporters, Girls Inc. is building the new generation of leaders. Join us at girlsinc.org.

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Liz Velez, Girls Inc., 1 212.269.4630, evelez@girlsinc.org, www.girlsinc.org

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DSFederal Awarded NASA SEWP VI Contracts in Both Enterprise and Mission IT Categories

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ROCKVILLE, Md., July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DSFederal, a Woman-owned Small Business delivering technology modernization, data, and technical program management solutions to the federal government, announced its award under NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) in both Category B – Enterprise-Wide ITC/AV Service Solutions and Category C – Mission-Based ITC/AV Services.

The dual-category award expands federal agencies’ access to DSFederal’s expertise through one of the government’s premier Best-in-Class acquisition vehicles. Together, the awards position DSFederal to support both large-scale enterprise modernization initiatives and mission-specific technology programs, providing customers with a flexible acquisition pathway for a broad range of IT solutions and services.

Managed by NASA and available for use by all federal agencies, SEWP VI streamlines the acquisition of information technology, communications, audio visual, and related services through a fast and efficient procurement process.

Under Category B, DSFederal supports enterprise-wide technology initiatives that span multiple organizations, offices, and locations. The company combines deep technical expertise with disciplined program management to modernize enterprise applications, strengthen cybersecurity, improve IT service management, and deliver managed services that enhance operational performance.

Under Category C, a Small Business Set-Aside, DSFederal delivers mission- and program-level technology solutions, including software engineering, cloud services, digital solutions, AI and data analytics, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and IT consulting. Agencies can also advance their small business and socioeconomic contracting goals by partnering with a trusted Woman-Owned Small Business.

“Receiving both Category B and Category C awards reflects the breadth of our capabilities and our commitment to helping agencies solve complex technology challenges,” said Sophia Parker, Chief Executive Officer of DSFederal. “Our customers need a partner that combines technical excellence with disciplined execution. Whether supporting enterprise modernization or mission-focused programs, we look forward to delivering innovative solutions that help agencies achieve measurable results.”

For two decades, DSFederal has partnered with federal agencies to modernize critical systems, improve digital services, strengthen cybersecurity, apply artificial intelligence and data analytics, and manage complex technology programs. The addition of NASA SEWP VI further expands the company’s portfolio of governmentwide contract vehicles, making it easier for agencies to access DSFederal’s expertise through a streamlined acquisition process.

About DSFederal

DSFederal is a woman-owned small business delivering technology modernization, data, and technical program management solutions to federal agencies. Guided by its philosophy of Connecting the Dots, DSFederal brings together people, technology, and ideas to solve complex challenges and help government agencies achieve their missions.

About NASA SEWP

NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) VI is a Best-in-Class Government-Wide Acquisition Contract that enables all federal agencies to acquire information technology, communications, audio visual, and related services through streamlined procurement processes.

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