Food & Beverage
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
Tesco is trialing a packaging strip developed by It'sFresh! Ltd. in an effort to make food last longer and prevent waste.
The U.K. supermarket giant will ...
Ensave, Ecology and Environment Launch Farm Energy Audits
EnSave and partner Ecology and Environment have launched an audit service for farm energy uses including tillage, harvesting, and waste management.
The Landscape Agricultural Energy ...
Coke Improves Water Efficiency for 8th Straight Year
In 2010, Coca-Cola improved its water use efficiency for the eighth consecutive year, with a ratio of 2.26 liters of water per liter of ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED Certifications, WEEE
Hershey's says that later this year, U.S. consumers will be able to purchase Hershey's Bliss products with 100 percent cocoa from Rainforest Alliance-certified farms. The ...
NatureBake Oregon Grains 100-Mile Bread Story
A look at the sustainability model for using locally grown and processed ingredients at NatureBake's Oregon Grains bread.
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED, Clean Truck Program, Green Mill Index
Caribou Coffee coffees and espresso are now all sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, and it is the first major U.S. coffeehouse to meet this ...
McDonald's Works to Mainstream Sustainability Across Global Supply Chain
McDonald has released its 2011 Global Sustainability Scorecard, indicating its progress to improving healthy eating choices on its menu (with fruit) but also its ...
Sustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien, Cardia Bioplastics, Seattle Bag Ban
The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by ...
Gevo, Coke Team Up on Eco-Bottles
Renewable chemicals and biofuels firm Gevo Inc. has reached an agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to supply renewable para-xylene for the beverage giant's bottles.
The para-xylene ...
Kraft Footprints Climate, Land, Water Impacts
More than 90 percent of Kraft Food’s carbon footprint comes from outside its plants and offices, and nearly 60 percent is from farm commodities, ...
Food Industry, Are You Ready for Reporting?
Whether it's for the government, the client, or for the consumer, you will be required to report on the environmental impacts of ...
Rexam Discusses Sustainability Strategy
FoodBev's Bill Bruce talks to John Revess at Brau Beviale 2011 about Rexam's sustainability strategy.
Diageo Sets Sustainable Packaging Guidelines
Diageo has published its first sustainable packaging guidelines, setting 2015 goals to reduce average weight by 10 percent, increase recycled material content by 20 ...
Sonoco Unveils Paper-Based Oil Can
Packaging firm Sonoco's U.K. arm has designed a rigid, paper-based can that is capable of carrying liquid and results in a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse ...
PepsiCo’s Take on Sustainable Agriculture
Ian Hope-Johnstone talks about PepsiCo's approach to sustainability.
Sustainability Roundup for Seafood Purchasers
Tradex Foods' November summary of hot topics in sustainability for seafood purchasers.
Suntech, Tesco, Schneider Take Home Gigatron Awards
Renewable energy firm Suntech, grocery chain Tesco and Schneider Electric are among those companies to receive awards for outstanding business leadership in carbon emissions reduction at ...
Coke Pulls Polar Bear Cans after Customer Confusion
Coca-Cola has been forced to re-design cans meant to highlight its partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, after customers complained that the cans ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, LEED, BizNGO Group, CODE REDD
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has been ISO 50001-certified at its largest manufacturing site, in Wakefield, Great Britain. It is the first company in the global food ...
Barrier Plastics Launches Vessel Alternative to HDPE, Metal
Barrier Plastics Inc. has released the Baritainer, a sustainable nylon vessel that it calls an alternative to fluorinated HDPE or metal packaging.
Baritainers, which are made using Quoral ...
