Sustainability - Articles - Page 31 | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

Study: Why addressing deforestation is critical to success

Companies identified damage to their reputations as a common risk, resulting in a reduced demand for goods and services.

December 5, 2016

CDP set out the risk of deforestation to companies, explore the opportunities available and see how engaging with supply chains can ensure future growth.

Foster Farms cooked chicken production line

How Foster Farms evolves to meet consumers’ needs

Foster Farms was named a Processor to Watch in 2017.

Marina Mayer

December 5, 2016

Foster Farms continues to invest more than $100 million annually in facility operations and equipment upgrades.

New program helps warehouse distributors reduce operating costs

December 2, 2016

ISSA, Northbrook, Ill., partnered with Sustainability Dashboard Tools, LLC, Bloomington, Ind., to develop the DEAL program.

Kroger's K.B. Specialty Foods unveils anaerobic wastewater treatment system

It features a dome to capture biogas from food byproducts, and then the collected biogas will then be harnessed to generate electricity.

November 22, 2016

The Kroger Co.'s K.B. Specialty Foods broke ground on a new anaerobic wastewater treatment system at its Greensburg, Ind., facility.

How Unilever achieves zero waste to landfill

Unilever North America discusses how it achieved zero waste to landfill.

Shreya Patel

November 7, 2016

Unilever continues to work with other businesses and urge governments to implement policies and frameworks that facilitate this fundamental shift.

Albertsons expands responsible seafood program

This policy sets a bold vision for sustainable seafood across the 2,300-plus stores.

November 2, 2016

Albertsons Cos., Boise, Idaho, announced a new Responsible Seafood Policy.

Hannaford Supermarkets take sustainability to the next level

The purpose of the GSC program is to substantially reduce the environmental impacts (waste, water use, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions) of grocery stores, consumers and entire supply chains.

November 2, 2016

Hannaford Supermarkets, Scarborough, Maine, is said to be the first retail food chain nationwide to use Manomet’s Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC) program to benchmark its annual sustainability progress.

U.S., Canada unveil process to generate zero-emissions heat, electricity

The oxy-PFBC process generates electricity and heat with zero emissions by economically capturing greenhouse gases created by biomass and fossil fuel combustion.

October 19, 2016

Gas Technology Institute (GTI), Des Plaines, Ill., and NRCan/CanmetENERGY-Ottawa, Canada, unveiled the new oxy-fired pressurized fluidized bed combustion (oxy-PFBC) pilot test facility at CanmetENERGY-Ottawa.

Survey: Americans don’t know how much food they waste

According to the “2016 Food & Health Survey,” about one-third of Americans (30%) say that they “don’t create any food waste.”

October 14, 2016

According to a survey by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation, Washington, D.C., many Americans are unaware of their own roles in contributing to the problem.

Working with employees to achieve zero landfill certification

Brian Duffy

October 4, 2016

From product design to packaging, every company has the responsibility and the opportunity to make a difference to reduce its environmental footprint, eliminate waste, practice lean business processes and reduce resource consumption.