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Study: How flavor-packed burgers offer sustainability solution

Blended burgers represent a sustainability opportunity for restaurants and foodservice operators, as beef accounts for a sizable portion of these companies’ greenhouse gas emissions.

February 22, 2018

According to research conducted by World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C., beef accounts for nearly half of the land use and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food Americans eat.

Why sorting technology is crucial to enhanced sustainability

Bjorn Thumas

February 13, 2018

Sustainability is the efficient use of resources, which is vital for ensuring food supply for future generations. And, technology is the answer to making the food sector more sustainable, efficient and profitable.

JSB Industries completes LED light retrofit

JSB’s green initiatives is a sustainability effort that seeks to reduce the company’s environmental impact.

February 2, 2018

JSB Industries, Chelsea, Mass., completed a major energy efficient LED lighting retrofit at its Chelsea and Lawrence, Mass., manufacturing facilities.

SPINS: Top 10 trend predictions for 2018

Here's a taste of what SPINS industry experts think will disrupt the retail marketplace in 2018.

January 5, 2018

SPINS, Chicago, released its “Top 10 Trend Predictions for 2018.”

Hampton Creek Just Scramble Breakfast Taco

Hampton Creek launches Just Scramble, announces sustainability metrics

December 12, 2017

Hampton Creek, San Francisco, launched Just Scramble, which tastes like eggs but is free of antibiotics and cholesterol.

Plants of the Future: Sustainable food processing from beginning to end

Here’s a breakdown of what some of today’s refrigerated and frozen food processors and distributors are doing to launch their manufacturing plants into the future.

Marina Mayer

December 7, 2017

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods uncovers the latest in green technologies for today’s cold storage distribution and food processing plants.

Kraft Heinz releases corporate social responsibility report

The strategy also builds upon CSR goals and policies aimed at eliminating global hunger and malnutrition, creating a more sustainable supply chain and reducing its environmental footprint, as well as a more recent commitment to raise standards for treatment of broiler chickens in its U.S. supply chain.

December 5, 2017

The Kraft Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., released its inaugural corporate social responsibility (CSR) report.

Dairy Sustainability Framework releases global indicators for sustainability

The criteria includes soil (quality and retention, soil nutrients, water), availability and quality, biodiversity and working conditions.

November 28, 2017

Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF), Belgium, launched five further global indicators for public reporting of the industry’s progress under its 11 sustainability criteria.

Report names Top 10 most transparent food companies

Nearly 70% of the 1,500 U.S. adult consumers surveyed expressed a desire for more transparency from companies about their sustainability practices.

November 22, 2017

A new report by The Hartman Group, Bellevue, Wash., reveals consumers want more information about a company’s economic, social and environmental practices — and the more the better.

Conagra Brands honors 9 facilities for achieving 95% waste diversion

The nine facilities achieved an 81.7% landfill diversion rate in the 2017 fiscal year.

November 15, 2017

Conagra Brands, Inc., Chicago, honored employees' commitment to reducing waste through its Zero Waste Champion Awards given to facilities that have redirected more than 95% of materials that would have otherwise been sent to landfills.