Sustainable Solutions for Cold Foods

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With savings in logistics, storage and labor, this frozen innovation has sustainability baked right in.

Italian DC deploys hot glycol defrost powered by recovered waste heat from the CO₂ system for over 100,000 kilowatt hours of electricity saved annually.

More than 90% of Americold facilities capture real-time utility data, enabling targeted efficiency improvements and consistent performance tracking across regions.

As more states enact EPR laws, what can cold food companies do to prepare?

The solar system will offset over 80% of the facility’s energy needs annually.

Thermal energy will be used to preheat water for its boilers and to deliver consistent thermal energy for cooking processes.

The Incredibly Sustainable tool took more than a year to develop through extensive collaboration with egg producers and leading retail, restaurant, and CPG buyers.

Food processors are now in competition with data centers to secure scarce electricity from the grid. 

SAMBAZON's pioneering business model for Açaí traceability and transparency transformed the way harvesters are paid.

Here are a few of the top sustainable solutions stories from 2025 you may have missed.