Energy and Environment

 Multi-Unit Foodservice Operator conference (MUFSO)
September 28, 2011

The state of the (US) restaurant industry

After several years of recession-fueled retrenchment, attendees of the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operator conference (MUFSO) were focused on the future and a return to growth as they posed questions to top chief executives in the industry Tuesday at MUFSO...
September 22, 2011

Conagra Foods publishes 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today released its 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report, providing a detailed look at the company's efforts.
PepsiCo Named Top Food and Beverage Company in 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
September 09, 2011

PepsiCo Named Top Food and Beverage Company in 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today announced its inclusion in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). PepsiCo is ranked as the number one company in the DJSI Food and Beverage Supersector, the only company based in the United States to earn a t...
September 08, 2011

ConAgra Foods Recognized in Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today announced that it will be added for the first time to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America. One of the world's most recognizable sustain...
 ConAgra Lamb Weston Delhi sweet potato plant
August 25, 2011

Food Processing Awards ConAgra/Lamb Weston 2011 Green Plant of the Year

ConAgra Foods/Lamb Weston sweet potato processing plant in Delhi was recognized as "2011 Green plant of the Year"in a contest organized by FoodProcessing.com. The plant was selected by readers from three finalists: Faribault Foods' main pl...
August 04, 2011

Wal-Mart turns up heat on sustainability goals

Wal-Mart appears to be stepping up efforts to measure sustainability among its produce suppliers and is using some tools developed by the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops. In a recent presentation to some industry members at the 2011 Sustainable ...
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 Pack Expo 2011
July 23, 2011

El programa de la Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011 está ya disponible

La Pack Expo, llevada a cabo por primera vez en 1956, celebra su aniversario número 55 con nuevas áreas de exhibición, incluyendo el nuevo Pabellón Farmacéutico, que se ubicará en el Central Hall. Otros espacios especiales son la Zona de Marcas, el Pab...
 Pack Expo 2011
July 23, 2011

Pack Expo 2011 Conference program now available

PACK EXPO owner and producer PMMI has announced the line up for the 2011 Conference at PACK EXPO. The Conference at PACK EXPO runs concurrently with PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center). Customer Centric Approach PMMI has...
Palm oil
July 19, 2011

Cargill commits to supply RSPO certified sustainable palm oil to customers by 2015

Cargill has announced that the palm oil products it supplies to its customers in Europe, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and/or originated from smallholder growers by 2...
 International Potato Processing & Storage Convention 2011
June 26, 2011

International Potato Processing & Storage Convention 2011 sees high quality speakers

Infra-red heating and blanching, meeting today's food safety regulatory demands, innovative sorting solutions, enzymes against acrylamide and working out the real cost of ownership kept delegates busy at the final day of the 2011 International Potato Processing and Storage Convention in Denver, Colorado.
 Snyder's Lance solar farm
June 26, 2011

Snyder's - Lance Inc completes solar farm

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) is proud to announce the completion of the largest ground-based solar farm in Pennsylvania. Covering 26 acres and comprised of 15,092 solar panels, the 3.5 MW Solar Farm
June 12, 2011

The nitrogen cycle: Where is your nitrogen going?

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June 07, 2011

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June 03, 2011

Washington potato production among the most sustainable on the planet

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May 30, 2011

Frito-Lay Modesto Facility California’s First Existing Food Manufacturing Site to Achieve LEED Gold

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Modesto, Calif., facility has become the state’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building
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May 18, 2011

Bioplastics based on potato starch not necessarily compostable

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May 10, 2011

Frito-Lay Killingly Facility awarded LEED® Gold existing building status

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