Food & Beverage
Packaging Brief: Fishery Products International, PET Recycling and Flexible Packaging Use on the Up
Seafood supplier Fishery Products International is switching to sustainable packaging made from 100 percent recycled fibers.
The new packaging is produced through a partnership of three companies ...
Report Slams ‘Natural’ Cereal Marketing
The non-profit Cornucopia Institute has accused Kellogg's, PepsiCo and Whole Foods of abusive marketing practices, saying the companies label cereals as natural even though ...
GE and Diversey Partner to Reduce Water in Cleaning Processes
GE and Diversey, a division of Sealed Air, have formed an alliance to deliver water and energy management services to Diversey’s cleaning and sanitation ...
IBM, Mars Want More Sustainable Cocoa Crops
IBM and Mars say they're using deep computing to improve sustainability ...
Sainsbury’s Swaps Plastic for FSC Corrugated Pack
U.K. supermarket Sainsbury's has replaced the vacuum-formed plastic tray in its own-brand sliced cheese packaging with an FSC-certified corrugated pack, according to Packaging ...
The Food Crisis & Big Box Thinking
There is a crisis in food supply. This critical imbalance of food demand to food supply will peak sometime in the next ...
Coke Virtual Panel On Collaboration, Sustainability
Following the recent launch of its new sustainability plan, Coca-Cola Enterprises hosted a virtual panel discussion entitled "Collaboration Through the ...
Frito-Lay Opens ‘Near Net Zero’ Facility
Snack food giant Frito-Lay has opened what the company calls a "near net zero" plant in Arizona.
The "near net zero" vision was to transform an existing ...
Wineries Innovate to Re-use Wastewater
The Parducci, Caymus, Conundrum, Alpha Omega and Rombauer wineries are applying innovative methods to treat their wastewater, according to a San Francisco ...
Food Tarnished Pizza Boxes Get Recycled
Eureka Recycling has begun recycling delivery-style pizza boxes in the St. Paul, Minneapolis area, ABC News reports.
The Anatomy of Food Waste
Consider this. There is one economic sector that is essential for survival and accounts for a considerable share of our daily expenses and ...
Sodexo Reveals First Carbon and Water Measurements
Sodexo emitted 71,368 metric tons of carbon equivalent in 2010, according to the company's first performance-based sustainability report for North America.
The report included a ...
Yuengling Brewery Cuts Energy Consumption by 14%
Energy Edge Technologies Corporation has reduced energy consumption at a Yuengling brewery in Tampa, Fla., by over 14 percent.
The efficiency analysis and subsequent refit also improved ...
Bush Brothers, Dairyland Partner on Wastewater Energy Plant
Dairyland Power Partners plans to to buy electricity created by an anaerobic wastewater system at a Bush Brothers & Co. plant in Augusta, Wis.
The digester plant ...
Whole Foods, Albertsons win EPA GreenChill Awards
Grocery store chains Albertsons and Whole Foods have received awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their work to green up refrigeration in their stores.
The ...
Anheuser-Busch, GE Form Alliance to Cut CO2, Water
Anheuser-Busch InBev and GE have formed a strategic alliance that they expect to cut 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year from AB ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Cadmium Ban Threat, REACH Guidance, LEED for Nestle
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a notice in the Federal Register that it will write regulations to limit cadmium content in ...
Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet. DEFRA Scraps ‘Sell-By’ Dates To Cut Food Waste
U.K. agency DEFRA has released updated guidance to help ensure the right date marks are used on food labels, to make it easier for ...
Cup Recycling Takes Stage at Starbucks’ 2011 Cup Summit
Video from Starbucks' 2011 Cup Summit in Boston. The ...
