Independent wholesale produce distributor Testa Produce Inc. said its new 91,000-square-foot, $21 million distribution center in Chicago is on track to become the first foodservice distribution facility to become the first foodservice distribution facility to earn a LEED® Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Exopack, LLC has completed the certification audit and received fiber sourcing certification to the Section 4 of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) standard 2010-2014.
ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., recognized winners of its 2011 Sustainable Development Awards, an internal awards program "intended to drive and reward innovative approaches to sustainability that produce tangible business results."
ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., said its Lamb Weston sweet potato processing plant in Delhi, La., is the first frozen food manufacturing facility to earn a LEED Platinum certification from U.
From harnessing wind power in Spain to reducing water usage in Georgia, General Mills, Minneapolis, detailed its progress in four environmental sustainability areas.
What cultural and consumer shifts are affecting consumer packaged good (CPG) trends? Market and consumer trends researcher Mintel, Chicago, says a dozen factors will impact CPG products in 2011.
The St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press reported that France's Sodima dairy, owner of the Yoplait brand, notified General Mills that it intends in 2012 to terminate a license agreement that intends in 2012 to terminate a license agreement that has given General Mills exclusive U.S. sales rights since 1977.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) announced the full schedule of sessions for its "Manufacturing Excellence Conference," which will be collocated with PACK EXPO International 2010.