When building food manufacturing plants, it is vital to understand the product and the process for producing, packaging and storing raw materials, and the end product. This is coupled with mechanical and electrical design complexities, sanitation issues, energy-saving measures, Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance and equipment integration. It is no wonder that many factors need to be weighed, whether you are building a new facility or upgrading an existing plant.

Meijer piloted Thermo King’s electric trailer during Michigan’s harsh winter weather, adding to Thermo King’s understanding of how climate impacts the system.

Commercial availability in North America is slated for later this year to help California fleets comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) deadline of Dec. 31 to convert 15% of their refrigerated trucks to zero-emission refrigeration technologies.

A joint study from McKinsey and NielsenIQ released in February found that consumers care about buying environmentally and ethically sustainable products and are willing to back it up with their wallets.

Schweid & Sons has been selected as the exclusive purveyor of this first-of-its-kind climate friendly ground beef nationwide in partnership with Brazen Beef from Tyson.

Carrier Transicold’s new X4 7700 trailer refrigeration unit offers lifetime compliance with CARB’s newest rules for transport refrigeration systems.
 

Honeywell Solstice L40X is a ready-now, low-global-warming-potential (GWP), energy-efficient hydrofluoroolefin (HFO)-blend solution for commercial refrigeration applications.

As it strives for net-zero emissions, Del Monte Foods will continue to invest in key areas to aggressively reduce carbon emissions in both direct and indirect operations.

The foodservice distribution company’s emissions reduction target aligns with the Paris Agreement and is an integral part of the company’s roadmap to reducing its carbon footprint over the next decade. 

Smithfield Foods became the first major protein company to commit to becoming carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the United States by 2030. A leader in sustainability for more than two decades, the company will go beyond carbon neutrality to effectively remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. It will achieve this goal without purchasing carbon credits to offset emissions.