Sustainability

Smithfield Foods Facility Reduces Solid Waste by 10 Million Lbs.

A customer’s change meant these solids were no longer approved to be part of the cooker feed stream, but collaboration and information sharing with other Smithfield facilities paved the way for environmental savings at the company’s Crete, Neb. plant.

June 24, 2020

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Sustainability

PepsiCo Issues 2019 Sustainability Report

Document highlights company’s progress in helping to build a more sustainable food system.

June 17, 2020

Sustainability

Continuous Energy Improvement at Hiland Dairy

A grant and rebate from the local electricity provider and other energy savings made the cost of the dairy’s sustainability project negligible.

June 11, 2020

Sustainability

Perdue Farms Creates Pollinator-Friendly Habitat

Ground cover at solar installation will include plants that are beneficial to the pollinators of food crops.

June 5, 2020

Automation

Fast-Track Fulfillment of a Frozen Food Favorite

Now better positioned to keep up with yearly double-digit growth of its popular Uncrustables line, The J. M. Smucker Company creates a highly automated facility that boasts the largest single baking line in the world.

June 5, 2020

Sustainability

Cargill Reports Progress in Achieving Sustainability Goals in Critical Supply Chains

Company is working toward meaningful, sustainable impact on land use, climate, and water.

June 1, 2020

Sustainability

Campbell Announces New Sustainable Packaging Goals

4 goals include increasing recyclability, recycled content, consumer education, and infrastructure development.

May 6, 2020

Beverage

General Mills Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity

GM signs on to RE100 global corporate initiative, plans to meet global goal by 2030.

April 22, 2020

Sustainability

EPA Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grants Are Available

EPA requests proposals in alignment with five national emphasis areas, including food and beverage manufacturing and processing.

March 20, 2020

Beverage

Danone Reaches Sustainability Milestone

Company announces “Zero Waste to Landfill” achievement at Minster, Ohio plant, now the second Danone North America zero waste facility

March 9, 2020

Sustainability

Mondelēz Joins Science Based Targets Initiative

Establishes 2025 goals to reduce emissions company-wide and beyond to create a sustainable future for snacking

February 24, 2020

Sustainability

Is Convenience Now Trumping Sustainability?

As e-commerce continues to explode, our industry must uncover more leading-edge technologies to be simultaneously profitable and green.

February 13, 2020

Sustainability

Barron’s Ranks America’s Most Sustainable Companies

6 food industry leaders appear on the 2020 most sustainable companies list

February 12, 2020