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Industry leaders join forces to accelerate transformational change in global food systems

FReSH is designed to accelerate transformational change in global food systems and reach healthy, enjoyable diets that are produced responsibly within planetary boundaries.
January 24, 2017
Several large food processors joined together to launch FReSH (Food Reform for Sustainability and Health), a program under the leadership of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Geneva, and the EAT Foundation (EAT), Oslo, Norway.
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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.
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Cargill report outlines progress on building deforestation-free supply chains

Cargill worked with numerous global partners to engage more than 148,000 farmers, and established a baseline for measuring tree cover loss by mapping the sourcing areas of nearly 2,000 locations across 14 countries.
January 17, 2017
Cargill, Minneapolis, released a report outlining progress on its efforts to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains.
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Crystal Creamery plant achieves zero waste innovation

Crystal Creamery currently diverts over 98% of materials from landfills through re-use, recycling, composting and anaerobic digestion.
January 16, 2017
Crystal Creamery’s Modesto, Calif., headquarters processing facility received EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge National Innovation Award for improving its sustainable food management practices.
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Unilever study reveals consumers prefer sustainable brands

The study’s findings uncover an unprecedented opportunity for companies that get it right.
January 10, 2017
A new international study by Unilever, UK, reveals that a third of consumers (33%) are now choosing to buy from brands they believe are doing social or environmental good.
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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.
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Study: California dairies must prepare for tougher environmental regulations

Looming regulations aimed at mitigating surface and groundwater contamination and greenhouse gas emissions will spur higher operational costs and complexity.
December 21, 2016
The California dairy business is not getting any easier, according to a new report by the Food & Agribusiness Research (FAR) and Advisory, a Netherlands-based wholly owned unit of Rabobank Group, which also owns Roseville, Calif.-based Rabobank N.A.
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