Sustainability

Bimbo Bakeries USA Joins EPA’s Green Power Partnership

The company, ranked 41st on the EPA’s National Top 100 List of Largest Green Power Users, continues to make strides in energy conservation.

January 27, 2022

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Sustainability

McCormick Ranked World’s 14th Most Sustainable Corporation

The company also was named as the No. 1 company in the food industry on Corporate Knights 2022 Global 100 Sustainability Index, retaining its top position among its peers.

January 19, 2022

IIoT

Global Minute: Packaging and Machinery Updates from the UK, Iraq, Spain, and Mexico

Packaging updates from around the globe; retailer-led sustainable packaging material directives, high-speed automated solutions, and paper can package design.

January 14, 2022

Sustainability

EPA Releases Report on Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste

The report focuses primarily on five inputs to the U.S. cradle-to-consumer food supply chain—agricultural land use, water use, application of pesticides and fertilizers, and energy use, plus one environmental impact—greenhouse gas emissions.

January 11, 2022

Sustainability

Smithfield Makes USDA and EPA List of U.S. Food Loss and Waste 2030 Champions

The company earned the distinction after announcing a new goal to reduce by half the overall food loss and waste at all its U.S. company-owned operations by 2030.

January 7, 2022

Sustainability

Danone-owned Business Unveils $55+ Million U.K. Investment Plan

The Alpro plan will increase production yield at its Kettering facility up to 300 million liters of plant-based drinks per year to keep up with soaring demand, while slashing energy consumption.

January 6, 2022

Industry News

What Do You Think Sustainability in Food Packaging Will Look Like in 2040?

Smithers

Smithers are undertaking a new study to map the long-term future landscape of sustainable food packaging.

January 4, 2022

Sustainability

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 5: Kraft Mac and Cheese Modernization

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. No. 5 comes out of ProFood World’s Manufacturing Innovation Awards, where we recognize outstanding food and beverage processing and packaging projects.

January 3, 2022

Sustainability

Anheuser-Busch InBev Set to Minimize Beer Waste and Recycle Extra Product

The company will be upcycling used brewing grains, extracting their protein and fiber, instead of disposing of them, while promoting its eco-friendly practice to enter a range of food and beverage categories.

January 3, 2022

Sustainability

Nestlé Australia Changing to 100% Renewable Electricity

The move to source 100% certified renewable electricity is just one of a number of ambitious sustainability targets as part of Nestlé’s Net Zero Roadmap, its time-bound plan to achieve net zero.

December 27, 2021

Sustainability

Smithfield Foods Joins the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance

The company is accelerating its progress toward achieving sustainability targets by joining the group, which is committed to food waste reduction and repurposing and decarbonization.

December 21, 2021

Industry News

Mars Wrigley U.S. Removes 98 Metric Tons of Plastic

The company’s launch of 100% recyclable M&M’S theater boxes eliminates plastic overwrap equaling the weight of a space shuttle headed into orbit.

December 17, 2021

Sustainability

USDA Approves Low Carbon Beef as a Process Verified Program Service Provider

The certification program enables beef farmers and ranchers to earn premiums by reducing carbon emissions and to differentiate and market beef raised with reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

December 8, 2021