Sustainability

FrieslandCampina Working to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Dairy Cattle

FrieslandCampina is aiming to achieve a 33% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on its farms by 2030 via a variety of methods, including the use a new feed additive for cows and other ruminants.

March 28, 2022

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Controls

Amway’s Energy Drink Meets Skyrocketing Demand Through Digital Thread

The PlantPAX control system from Rockwell Automation is enabling greater operator efficiency, real-time troubleshooting, simplified data analysis, and increased manufacturing flexibility, among other improvements, through increased connectivity.

March 27, 2022

Sustainability

Bimbo Bakeries USA Announces Multi-site Energy Conservation Plan

The company has entered into an Energy Services Agreement with GreenStruxure to design, build, own, operate, and maintain on-site renewable energy microgrids comprised of solar arrays coupled with battery storage.

March 25, 2022

Sustainability

Campbell Sets Science-based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

The company has issued its 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report, which includes the new environmental targets as part of Campbell’s overall environmental, social, and governance strategy.

March 24, 2022

Industry News

Maple Leaf Foods Ranked as Global Leader in Farm Animal Welfare

The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare ranks the Maple Leaf as one of just two North American protein companies and the only Canadian-owned company in its top two tiers.

March 22, 2022

Industry News

Tyson Foods Plants Receive NAMI Environmental Recognition Awards

The company achieved the accolades due to its dedication to continuous environmental improvement, as witnessed by the development and implementation of environmental management systems.

March 21, 2022

Sustainability

Conagra Brands Issues Fiscal 2021 Citizenship Report

The report highlights Conagra’s progress on key environmental, social, and governance data, as well as the actions the company has taken to support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

March 18, 2022

IIoT

Krones Combines its Digitalization Activities

Krones, Inc.

Krones created Krones.digital bringing together all groupwide resources in the fields of digitalization and automation in order to adopt an overarching approach to developing solutions primarily for gathering, analyzing and utilizing production data.

March 17, 2022

Industry News

Kerry Group Opens Expanded Food Manufacturing Facility in Georgia

The site more than doubles the company’s capacity in Rome, Ga., and helps ensure Kerry can continually work and co-create with its customers to respond to changing consumer demands.

March 16, 2022

Processing Equipment

Cucina Fresca Reduces Downtime With Easy Washdown Thermoformer

Gourmet foods manufacturer installs Ossid machine to improve production efficiency and meet order timelines.

March 15, 2022

Industry News

PepsiCo Beverages North America Expanding Georgia Facility

The company will be investing $260 million on a 260,000-sq-ft. expansion of its DeKalb County, Ga., manufacturing site to increase its production five-fold.

March 15, 2022

Sustainability

Land O’Lakes Sustainability Business CO2 Removal Project Selected by Microsoft

Truterra, the sustainability business and subsidiary of Land O’Lakes, will be working with its agricultural retailer network and its farmer-customers to generate carbon assets for sale to Microsoft.

March 14, 2022

Industry News

Mount Franklin Foods Planning Major Expansion to Manufacturing Facility

The expansion of Mount Franklin’s San Jeronimo, Mexico, candy manufacturing facility will be designed to ensure the company can continue to meet and exceed production demand for its core products.

March 10, 2022