Food & Beverage
Coke, MIT Machines Reward Consumers for Recycling
Coca-Cola, Kroger and MIT are all rolling out bottle recycling machines that reward consumers for their deposits.
Wholly owned Coke subsidiary Coca-Cola Recycling has started ...
Food Manufacturers ‘Holding Back rPET’; Lush Outsources Recycling
The use of recycled PET in the food sector is being held back by poor quality control and by brand owners’ misconceptions, according to ...
Asda Launches $1.3bn Sustainabilty Savings Drive
Sustainability initiatives carried out by U.K. grocery store chain Asda saved the company £70 million ($110 million) in 2010 and it has committed to new goals ...
Who’s Driving Sustainable Seafood?
At the start of Day 2 of the European Seafood Exposition, SeafoodSource Editor Steven Hedlund and Contributing Editor Jason Holland answer ...
Heinz Cuts Solid Waste 46% Since 2005
Heinz has cut its production of solid waste per unit of production by 45.6 percent since 2005, according to the company’s 2011 Corporate Social ...
Coke Makes 100% Recycling Pledge for 2012 Olympics
Coca-Cola has promised to recycle all clear plastic PET bottles used at the London 2012 Olympics, according to news reports.
The company has ...
Ecological Impact of the Bottled Water Industry
The IBWA reports that the bottled water industry maintains a strong commitment to environmental protection, stating that bottled water waste contributes to about ...
Packaging Key to Sustainable Society, EUROPEN Says
Packaging should be seen as an integral part of achieving a resource efficient society, according to a paper by packaging trade body EUROPEN.
Green Paper on ...
Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Make More Sustainable Food
Consumers today want healthier food that has minimal impact on the environment. The reality, however, is that agriculture is one of the biggest contributors ...
Chicago Airports Plan Solar, Alternative Fueling, Composting
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announced a series of sustainability initiatives at the 2011 Airports Going Green conference in Chicago, including plans for a ...
Kroger Progressing on Sustainable Fish Goal
Kroger has announced that 65 percent of its top 20 wild-caught seafood species are sourced from fisheries meeting its sustainability standards, ...
Calif. Sues Firms Over Degradable Bottle Claims
Bottle manufacturer ENSO Plastics and drinks companies Aquamantra and Balance Water are being sued by the California attorney general's office over claims that they misled customers ...
Walmart and the Food Movement
Jack Sinclair, executive vice president of grocery merchandise at Walmart, and Jib Ellison, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consulting, talk with ...
Water Woes Hit Gap, Kraft, Nestle, MillerCoors
Companies including Gap, Kraft and MillerCoors are all dealing with financial hits from water shortages and floods, according to news reports.
The Gap cut its ...
Coke’s Sustainability Role at the 2012 Olympics
Coca-Cola discusses its activities as a sponsor of the London 2012 ...
Factory Farming Is Not the Best We Have to Offer
Over the last half-century in the US, small farms have been replaced by large, industrialized operations that treat animals and the natural ...
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 ...
