Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Conagra Brands, Bob’s Red Mill, Smithfield Foods Are Sustainability Award Winners

The winners of ProFood World’s annual Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards are focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, electricity, and water, as well as food waste.

July 15, 2022

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Sustainability

No-cost Project Yields $1 Million Payback for Conagra Brands

The facility’s cross-functional team delivered a $471,000 jalapeño yield loss reduction (spoiled ingredients, under net weight rejections, and overfill), and a $730,000 tomato yield loss reduction.

July 14, 2022

Sustainability

McCormick to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 86.8 Metric Tons

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The use of 100% recycled plastic food color bottles will help McCormick lower its carbon footprint and assist the company in its push toward achieving its sustainability goals.

July 13, 2022

Sustainability

PepsiCo Issues Environmental, Social, and Governance Summary

The report offers a first look at the company’s progress in 2021 toward its industry-leading PepsiCo Positive goals for people and the planet.

July 8, 2022

Sustainability

Bob's Red Mill Focuses on Wasted Food, Materials Management

With the start of its sustainability program in 2021, the company measured its baseline and collected information on all materials flow. This data lets the company know what it is not yet diverting from the landfill and focus on improvement.

July 6, 2022

Sustainability

McCain Foods Acquires Predictive Crop Intelligence Technologies

The technologies purchased from Resson will help McCain improve its decision-making on crop production and agricultural practices during increased climate volatility.

July 5, 2022

Sustainability

Hormel Foods to Invest in Carbon Sequestration, Air and Water Quality

The project will focus on advances in soil health practices to improve water and air quality, sequester greenhouse gases, and benefit agricultural producers who want to make their operations environmentally sustainable.

June 30, 2022

Industry News

Conagra Brands Opens State-of-the-Art Vegetable Processing Plant

The approximately $300 million, 245,000-sq-ft Waseca, Minn., facility will increase Conagra’s production capabilities while reducing its water usage.

June 29, 2022

Sustainability

Bimbo Bakeries USA Earns Energy Star Partner of the Year Award

The EPA and U.S. Department of Energy gave the company the Sustained Excellence honor for being named Partner of the Year for the fifth consecutive year.

June 28, 2022

Sustainability

Corona USA Kicks Off 2nd Annual Protect Our Beaches Program

Corona, along with Oceanic Global and United By Blue, has begun this year’s efforts with a beach cleanup in Seattle and merchandise created in part from plastic collected last year.

June 27, 2022

Sustainability

BevTech 2022: Driving Sustainability Best Practices Forward in Beverages

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo point to improved transparency as the beverage industry discusses sustainability this year at ISBT’s annual BevTech meeting.

June 17, 2022

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Coca-Cola Targets Sustainability From Every Angle

As the beverage giant takes aim at climate, water, recycling, and other initiatives, it’s relying more than ever on a science-based approach. Data is all you really have to tell your story, says Coca-Cola’s Cloeann Durham.

June 18, 2022

Industry News

Nestlé Opens $144 Million Purina Petcare Factory in Thailand

The location offers easy access to high-quality raw materials and is logistically convenient to supply products to international markets, especially the ASEAN region.

June 16, 2022