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Smithfield Foods, Dominion Energy break ground on North Carolina’s largest renewable natural gas project

This initiative will install technology across as many as 19 area farms to transform manure into renewable natural gas.

August 16, 2019

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., and Dominion Energy, Richmond, Va., broke ground on what is said to be North Carolina’s largest renewable natural gas (RNG) project through their joint venture, Align Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

Land O’Lakes Venture37 links farmers to markets

The new brand builds on the achievements of Land O’Lakes International Development in nearly 80 countries since 1981.

August 14, 2019

Land O’Lakes International Development, Arden Hills, Minn., introduced Land O’Lakes Venture37, a new brand that links farmers to markets and empowers communities to thrive.

Study: Global food insecurity projected to improve by 2029 due to lower food prices, rising incomes

More than 50% of the populations in 14 out of 76 countries were estimated to be food insecure in 2019.

August 14, 2019

Global food insecurity is projected improve from 2019-2029, thanks in part to lower prices and rising incomes, according to a study presented by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Economic Research Service (ERS), Washington, D.C.

Pilgrim’s releases 2018 Sustainability Report

Pilgrim’s also made progress toward 2020 sustainability goals.

August 14, 2019

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., released its 2018 Sustainability Report, which provides a comprehensive overview of the company’s recent achievements and progress toward 2020 sustainability goals.

Kroger shares sustainability achievements from zero waste initiative

Kroger's food waste generated by retail stores decreased 9%, reducing both food waste and the greenhouse gases resulting from it.

August 13, 2019

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced the company's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste efforts reduced its supermarket food waste footprint (the overall food waste it produced) by 9% in 2018, as outlined in its 2019 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.

Ralphs completes solar power installation at Paramount, CA distribution center

This is the largest solar energy project to date for Kroger, featuring more than 7,000 solar panels to harness energy from the sun.

August 13, 2019

Ralphs, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, installed a photovoltaic solar power array at its automated distribution center in Paramount, Calif.

Stonyfield Organic announces goal of 30% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030

Stonyfield Organic's carbon reduction efforts will also focus on energy, waste, packaging and logistics.

August 8, 2019

Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, N.H., announced its science-based target to reduce carbon output by a target of 30% by 2030.

Maple Leaf Foods releases 2018 sustainability report

Maple Leaf Foods is making progress toward its goal of 50% environmental footprint reduction by 2025.

August 8, 2019

Maple Leaf Foods, Canada, released its 2018 sustainability report, which emphasizes its guiding pillars of better food, better care, better communities and better planet.

Study reveals consumers have high expectations, but low levels of appreciation for farmers

Cargill found half the people surveyed in the United States, China, Mexico and Spain saw a farmer primarily as a “person who feeds the world.”

August 7, 2019

A new study released by Cargill, Minneapolis, found consumers had a hard-to-satisfy wish list for those who put food on our tables—with most claiming to feel knowledgeable about how food is raised.

Food waste reduction demands new supply chain solutions

Consumer demand for ethical products certainly makes waste reduction a loyalty concern for grocers, but the financial repercussions can be staggering.

Greg Wilson

August 6, 2019

All grocers with waste reduction goals should take a serious look at the benefits of an integrated supply chain.

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