2019 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award, Second Place Project Category: Smithfield Packaged Meats

By replacing high-energy-use HIDs with LED lighting, the meat processor’s Kinston, NC, facility drives down its total kWh usage. Enter the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards at pfwgo.to/sema

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The most important strategy to make packaging more sustainable is to reduce the amount of plastic.

Beverage Manufacturers Respond to Consumer Trends on Plastic Packaging

Plastic has become an issue for consumers, particularly related to plastic waste in the environment. This directly impacts the beverage industry, which is made up of 45% rigid plastic packaging, only 25% of which ends up being recycled in the US.

Mondelēz Brand Launching Recycling Program

A new partnership with TerraCycle, an innovative waste management company with a mission to eliminate the idea of waste, will allow consumers to enjoy SWEDISH FISH candy and recycle the packaging for free.

Post welcomed an MnTAP intern, who compared different options for boiler system operation and replacement, as well as on-site electricity production options.

Post Consumer Brands Gains Efficiency Through Boiler Optimization

The company utilized the MnTAP internship program to reduce energy consumption and increase self-sufficiency.

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Perdue Farms Releases FY2021 Company Stewardship Report

The report highlights Perdue’s successes in achieving its environmental sustainability goals and being good stewards of the environment

Tyson Foods Targets 2050 to Achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The move to net zero is an expansion of the company’s current science-based target of achieving a 30% GHG emissions reduction by 2030, which is aligned with limiting global temperature rise to 2 ℃.

unPACKED with Packaging World Podcast: 10 Billion Reasons to Embrace Reusable Packaging

Listen to the unPACKed with Packaging World podcast as Anne Marie Mohan outlines emerging frameworks to make implementing reusable packaging easier for OEMs, CPGs and consumers.

Smithfield Foods Expands Sustainability Program

A new report reveals the company is building on its carbon reduction efforts and details Smithfield’s ongoing commitment to growth in areas critical to responsible food production.

Advanced Manufacturing Emphasized at Powder Show Digital Flow | COVID-19 Shifts Consumer Trends

Take Five Video: International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference is making an in-person return, but live virtual content remains. Also, Tetra Pak’s research suggests consumers are still expecting manufacturers to meet environmental demands despite COVID-19.

Hershey Sustainability Report 2021

Hershey Releases 2020 Sustainability Report

Key progress detailed in the report includes making a positive impact, investing in sustainable cocoa sourcing, setting new science-based targets, and advancing diversity equity and inclusion.

Conagra Brands Celebrates Employee-led Sustainable Development Awards Program

Employee sustainability initiatives decrease the company’s carbon footprint, conserve water, reduce waste, and minimize material waste, generating nearly $25 million in company savings.

Mars Partners with Microsoft for its Global Digital Transformation

The plan includes a “cloud-first” strategy, leveraging AI, IoT, and digital twins across its businesses, focusing on intelligent supply chains, and delivering hyper-relevant consumer experiences.

The plant includes 16 Tetra Pak vats capable of making 10,000 lb of cheese in every batch.

MWC Creates a Cheese and Whey Recipe for Success

Intellectual property, proven equipment and technology, operational readiness, a seasoned workforce, and the perfect partnerships provide a winning combination to launch MWC’s greenfield dairy facility.

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Is Your Supply Chain a Key Part of Your Brand Sustainability Plan?

According to speakers at Natural Products Expo West, one of the most powerful tools a company has to reduce their climate impact is to engage their supply chain.

Mondelēz International Releases ‘Snacking Made Right’ Report

The report reveals how the company’s differentiated approach creates long-term value for business, and helps drive global progress toward its ambitious 2025 targets.

The Pet Sustainability Coalition(PSC), recently saw initial success with its Flex Forward pilot and is now entering a second phase.

Flex Forward Offers Pet Food Industry Recycling Solutions for Flexible Packaging

A “Return to Retail” pilot for pet food flexible packaging had an unexpected benefit for store owners.

An energy assessment performed at the facility offered Xcel Energy rebates for energy saving projects along with additional incentives, requiring projects be implemented within 12 months.

Candy Company Furthers Sustainability Efforts with HVAC and Lighting Upgrades

MnTAP internship results in solutions to reduce energy consumption, updating the 62-year-old facility.

Leading Food Companies to Receive Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

ProFood World is set to honor Conagra Brands, Smithfield Foods, B&G Foods, Liffey Meats, and Graphic Packaging International for outstanding sustainability achievements.

Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program

Burger King® Rolls Out Green Packaging Pilot Program

Alternatives for oft-used guest-facing items will be tested, the Loop reusables program will be expanded, and partnerships with the Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Heinz will further sustainable initiatives.

General Mills Releases Global Responsibility Report

Major achievements include sustainably sourcing 100% of its top 10 ingredients and promoting advanced regenerative agriculture on farmland.

Enter AmeriStar Competition For Package Design: Deadline May 21

AmeriStar entries are accepted across 17 categories, and include three special top awards: Best of Show Award, Sustainable Packaging Award, and Design Excellence Award. Here's your chance to gain recognition for your innovative package design.

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Smithfield Foods to Reappraise Its Entire U.S. Water Supply Footprint

The company is set to increase its sustainability efforts, utilizing comprehensive watershed analysis that will inform updates to water-use policies and performance targets.

Corona Six-Pack Carrier Employs Barley Straw Waste for Sustainable Break-Through

AB InBev and Circular Packaging

In this exclusive interview with Mundo PMMI, AB InBev's Global Director of Packaging Innovation, Keenan Thompson, explains their recent development of a truly circular packaging for its beer six-pack using barley straw as a raw material.

Hershey Announces New Renewable Energy Agreements

The partnerships will fund a solar farm in Camden, N.C. and help fund a solar project in Denton, Texas as Hershey moves its operations toward the use of clean, renewable energy.

Mars partners with Guidehouse, McCormick, and PepsiCo, enlisting suppliers to create climate action plans and reduce their impact on the planet.

Mars Launches Coalition to Mobilize Suppliers and Accelerate Climate Action

The new Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition coalition aims to drive industrywide action through global supply chains.

Heineken Sets Goals to Decarbonize Its Production and Full Value Chain

The move is the first in a series of refreshed Brew a Better World ambitions, which form a part of the company’s new EverGreen balanced growth strategy.

Bimbo to Offset 100% of Electricity Consumption for Canadian Operations

Two 15-year agreements with Renewable Energy Systems will support the commercial development of renewable energy projects in southern Alberta.

Custom totes for a customer’s highly automated processes from SSI Schaefer.

Reusable Packaging Optimizes Supply Chain Automation

As the shift to automation grows in result of the COVID-19 pandemic, RPA outlines the specific uses and benefits of reusable packaging within the supply chain.

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Facilities Optimize Cost-Saving Sustainability With MnTAP | Digital Innovation Production Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

On this 'Take Five' episode, editor Aaron Hand tackles how COVID-19 accelerated food and beverage producers digital transformation journeys. Melissa Griffen covers how an intern program's sustainable solutions drove cost saving for Minnesota companies.

Frito-Lay zero- and near-zero emission fleet

Frito-Lay Cuts Fleet Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The snack leader anticipates replacing all existing diesel-powered fleet equipment with zero- and near-zero emission technologies at its Modesto plant by the end of this year.

For the last 15 years manufacturing plants throughout Latin America have been using PET decontamination technologies. In Mercosur countries, as well as in others outside this block, mandatory or voluntary standards and regulations have been enacted in relation to recycled post-consumer PET safety issues.

Food Grade Recycled Plastics In Latin America

A digital event of Latin American experts recently organized by CMT (Centre for Management Technology) gave us an in-depth view into regional strides in regulating the use of recycled materials in food grade packaging.

The Take Two Foods initial product line includes four milks, with more products planned.

Take Two Foods’ Aseptic Packaging Gives “Upcycled” Barley New Life

Longer retail shelf life and the ability to sell online support this 21st-century company’s mission to extend spent barley’s value in a plant-based milk that fits today’s consumer health demands.

Corona's new barley straw packaging

Corona Launches Pilot Beer Pack Made from Surplus Barley

Using new technology, this circular process repurposes surplus barley into recyclable packaging material for six-packs.