Articles Tagged with ''food and beverage companies''

Sustainability

Smithfield Foods announces zero waste to landfill initiative

Release of 2018 sustainability report shows a strengthened commitment to environmental sustainability with certification of 35 of its facilities as zero solid waste

Wayne Labs

May 28, 2019

With the release of its 2018 Sustainability Report, Smithfield Foods announced the company’s commitment to reduce overall solid waste sent to landfills 75% by 2025. This includes certifying at least 35 of its U.S. facilities, or three-quarters of its domestic facilities, as zero-waste-to-landfill by 2025.

Site Selection

Prioritizing criteria to select a new food/beverage plant site

Casey Laughman

May 24, 2019

Choosing a site for a new food or beverage plant is a complicated process, with a number of factors to evaluate and prioritize. Like a jigsaw puzzle, it's easier to start small and consider individual pieces before trying to put them all together.

Food Packaging

Coke offering mini bottles in Canada

Rose Shilling

May 22, 2019

With more people passing on sugary drinks, Coca-Cola started selling soda in smaller bottles in Canada.

Valley Milk milk powder processing plant

Editor's Note

Adaptability and flexibility are critical components of project planning

Casey Laughman

April 15, 2019

Being able to adapt on the fly is great, but it's a lot easier to do when you've accounted for as many potential contingencies as possible.

Industry News

PepsiCo announces senior leadership appointments

CEO: Leadership appointments support PepsiCo's strategic priorities and growth agenda

Wayne Labs

March 5, 2019

PepsiCo has announced changes to its senior leadership to reflect the company’s future business strategies.

Nestle co-founds Future Food Initiative to advance science related to food trends, sustainability

The Future Food Initiative brings together Swiss academic and industrial partners leading in nutritional science and food technology.

February 4, 2019

Nestlé USA, Arlington, Va., launched the Future Food Initiative, a joint research program between Swiss universities and industrial partners that will support Nestlé in the development of trend-based, nutritious and sustainable food and beverage products.

Editor's Note

Top 100 companies face challenges

Top 100 companies are not immune to consumer demands, market pressures

Casey Laughman

September 7, 2018

There may not be a lot of changes in where the world's largest food and beverage companies rank compared to each other, but the challenges they are facing are still very real.

Top 100 in 2018: The World's Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies

The world's largest food and beverage companies continue to find success despite challenges

Alex Clere

September 4, 2018

Nestle, PepsiCo and Anheuser-Busch InBev hold on to the top three spots.

Industry News

Indra Nooyi to end tenure as PepsiCo CEO

Ramon Laguarta elected to replace Nooyi

August 6, 2018

After 12 years as chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., Indra Nooyi announced that she will step down Oct. 3. Nooyi has been with the company for 24 years. She will remain chairman until early 2019.

Mergers and Acquisitions

ConAgra Brands will acquire Pinnacle Foods for $10.9 billion

The acquisition creates a major player in frozen foods and an expanded presence in snack foods

Wayne Labs

June 27, 2018

Conagra Brands is buying Pinnacle Foods in a cash and stock deal worth almost $11 billion.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.