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Hy-Vee, Robinson Fresh combat food waste with ‘ugly’ produce

July 14, 2017

Hy-Vee and Robinson Fresh take fifth place in this year's Best New Retail Products contest.

Double Trouble Farm installs manure-to-energy technology

Biomass Heating Solutions will use electricity-generating technology to process poultry litter into energy for heating two of the four poultry houses during the demonstration period.

February 16, 2017

Double Trouble Farm, Rhodesdale, Md., is said to be the first Maryland poultry operation to install cutting-edge technology that converts poultry litter to energy.

Metcalfe’s Market, Stop Waste Together partner to prevent food waste

With the Stop Waste Together initiative, Metcalfe’s uses Pinpoint’s expiration date management program, Date Check Pro, to track and find items nearing expiration.

January 23, 2017

Metcalfe’s Market, Madison, Wis., partnered with Stop Waste Together, a non-profit initiative sponsored by Pinpoint Software, Madison, Wis., to prevent food waste created by expired products from grocery shelves.

Unilever commits to 100% recyclable plastic packaging by 2025

Unilever already committed to reduce the weight of the packaging it uses by one third by 2020.

January 16, 2017

London-based Unilever committed to ensuring that all of its plastic packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Baldor Specialty Foods diverted 100% organic waste from landfill

Baldor’s SparCs program takes a multi-faceted approach to organic food waste, prioritizing human consumption whenever possible.

January 3, 2017

Baldor Specialty Foods, a New York-based specialty food distributor, diverted 100% of the organic waste generated in its Fresh Cuts operation from landfill.

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.

Shelf-life extension technology shows food savings

The Food Freshness Card is also effective for shipping containers, walk-in commercial refrigerators, produce markets, storage facilities and more.

October 27, 2016

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Mass., installed 36 Food Freshness Cards in storage areas, walk-in refrigerators and serving areas throughout the food services department.

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.

U.S. food insecurity declined in 2015

Some American households experience food insecurity at times during the year.

September 22, 2016

This report, “Household Food Security in the United States in 2015,” presents statistics from the survey covering households’ food security, food expenditures and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2015.