Articles Tagged with ''sustainable food processing''

Sustainable Processor of the Year

Sustainable processor of the year: Smithfield foods embraces environmental stewardship

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

November 5, 2014

In the past, Food Engineering’s Sustainable Plant of the Year story has focused on a single plant at one geographic location that has made significant strides in sustainability.

Central American farmers generate energy from coffee wastewater

Jeremy Gerrard

August 27, 2014

Positive results of a four-year project by UTZ Certified have proven it’s possible to generate energy by treating discharges from coffee mills.

Editor's Note

Are you going above and beyond in your sustainability programs?

Joyce Fassl

August 6, 2014

While sustainability programs have become the new normal at most manufacturing facilities, there is always room for improvement and another project to tackle.

TECH FLASH

ConAgra announces sustainability achievements

The company announces the winners of its 2014 Sustainable Development Awards.

March 26, 2014

Collectively, entries conserved 820 million gallons of water, saved 7.8 million pounds of material and eliminated 10,500 tons of landfill waste.

Editor's Note

Processors still seeing green as a key manufacturing initiative

Sustainability remains one of the top 10 trends affecting plant operations, according to Food Engineering's state of food manufacturing report.

Joyce Fassl

February 7, 2014

While FSMA requirements, staffing issues, increased productivity and constantly evolving consumer demands may be top of mind for many people reading this column, sustainability remains one of the top 10 trends affecting plant operations, according to Food Engineering’s most recent State of Food Manufacturing report.

McDonald's announces sustainable beef initiative

No standards for sustainable beef have been defined, but an organization has been established to do so.

Shane O'Halloran

January 14, 2014

The fast food giant will begin to source sustainable beef in 2016.

Water usage and treatment

Take a load off

Food and beverage plants under pressure to reduce contaminants in their discharge water are finding a wider range of solutions.

Mikell Knights

January 10, 2014

Water recovery and productivity goals are aided by new systems.

Water conservation, water reuse and wastewater pretreatment

Mikell Knights

January 10, 2014

Water conservation, water reuse and wastewater pretreatment strategies take many forms. Culligan Matrix Solutions, the commercial and industrial division of Culligan International, and Emerson Industrial Automation, a business unit of Emerson, point out less obvious areas for efficiency improvements.

Sustainable Plant of the Year

Plumrose Council Bluffs: Lean, mean and fully automated

Automating an entire raw meat cooking and packaging plant saves water, cuts energy usage and gets the product perfect the first time—without rework.

Wayne Labs

November 8, 2013

The facility was not only constructed with sustainability in mind, but sustainability can be found everywhere you look.

Manufacturing News

Energy savings and innovation key drivers at IBIE 2013

Key drivers in both equipment and software design included compliance with food safety regulations, energy savings and innovation.

Wayne Labs

November 8, 2013

The show offered opportunities to learn how to improve the craft of baking at every level.

Join Lynn Dornblaser, Client Advisor at Mintel, and Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING, as they break down the 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies and discuss the factors affecting this year’s rankings.

Explore food safety strategies that strengthen sanitation, risk management, operational efficiency, and compliance across foodservice and facility environments.