Sustainable Solutions for Cold Foods

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Yara International, Norway, partnered with IBM, North Castle, N.Y., to build what is dubbed to be the world's leading digital farming platform, providing holistic digital services and instant agronomic advice.

California Giant, Watsonville, Calif., conducted field tests on prototype cardboard clamshells for fresh strawberries to determine the most environmental-friendly package.

Weis Markets, Sunbury, Pa., announced plans to invest $109 million during 2019 to build new stores, remodel existing locations, make supply chain improvements and upgrade continued information technology.

Dot Transportation, Inc., a subsidiary of Dot Foods, Inc., Mt. Sterling, Ill., partnered with Orange EV, Riverside, Mo., to deploy Orange EV T-Series pure electric terminal truck at Dot’s distribution center in Modesto, Calif.

Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, Chicago, announced the closing of its third venture capital fund, Cultivian Sandbox Food & Agriculture Fund III.

Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE), St. Louis, Mo., formed a joint venture called Monarch Bioenergy to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) across Smithfield’s hog farms in Missouri.

Meal kits have a lower overall carbon footprint than the same meals purchased at a grocery store, despite having more packaging, according to “Comparison of Life Cycle Environmental Impacts from Meal Kits and Grocery Store Meals,” a new study from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.