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Sustainability

EnTech Solutions provides clean job site energy to Agropur

Microgrids support the cheese maker’s sustainability goals

February 14, 2022

EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy solutions provider, has installed two renewable energy microgrids on the site of Agropur’s new 210,000-square-foot cheese production facility being built in Little Chute, Wis.

Good Day Farms expands facility for cannabis-infused gummy line

February 14, 2022

Good Day Farm will launch two lines of cannabis-infused gummies this month, beginning with a five-SKU portfolio of vegan and gluten-free gummies containing 10 mg of high-potency THC.

Nuts & Bolts

AI in packaging market expected to grow

February 14, 2022

According to a report published by Global Market Estimates, the global artificial intelligence (AI) in the packaging market is projected to grow at a CAGR value of 55.2% from 2021 to 2026.

Food Packaging

New high-barrier, high-speed recycle ready liquid pouch solution

Kristen Kazarian

February 11, 2022

Amcor Flexibles North America has debuted AmPrima PE Plus. The recycle ready solutions provide brand owners with innovative packaging that supports recyclability in categories that have been historically challenging.

How high can corn and commodity prices go?

Commodities

Processors face higher commodity prices, but climate-smart technologies may help tame cost increases

While some studies point out the downside risks of commodity price increases and scarcities, farmers and their suppliers see the upside

Wayne Labs

February 10, 2022

The USDA says 2022 will be a great year for agriculture, and climate-smart farming practices can help.

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Plant Openings

Caddo Mountain Spring Water to open $24 million bottling facility in Arkansas

February 10, 2022

Caddo Mountain Spring Water is working with RPPY Architects to design a 140,000-square-foot premium water bottling facility—expandable to 200,000+ square feet—at its spring/artesian source water property in Arkansas.

Food Packaging

EMAP packaging helps French bean manufacturer

Kristen Kazarian

February 9, 2022

The FreshSAFE packaging system from MULTIVAC offers a method of producing equilibrium atmosphere (EMAP) packs, which optimizes the oxygen content in the packs in a continuous, natural and sustainable way.

Hemp-infused jeng introduced in IL and MI

Cannabis

Hemp-infused mocktail brand moves into Illinois, Michigan

February 7, 2022

jeng, the alcohol-free, hemp-infused, ready-to-drink cocktail company, has announced its new partnership with Oath Distributing in Illinois and Michigan.

Innovation

CULT Food Science completes strategic investment into leading cell-based chocolate producer California Cultured

The food investment company joins Jim Mellon's Agronomics Limited in backing sustainable and ethical chocolate to counteract the mass global deforestation and child labor used to meet the demand for cocoa

February 7, 2022

CULT Food Science Corp. has diversified its cell-based food portfolio via an investment into cultured chocolate manufacturer, California Cultured Inc., Davis, Calif. The company uses cell culture technology to produce cocoa products like cocoa powder, chocolate and cocoa butter with the goal of creating sustainable and ethical chocolate for consumption around the world.

Brewery converts spent grains to protein

Protein Recovery

Bavarian brewery testing a method to upcycle protein from spent brewers’ grains

In the past, spent brewers’ grains either went to farms, or brewers spent money to haul them away

February 7, 2022

Spent brewers’ grains not only provide a source of energy for a brewery, but can also provide a salable, high-value protein.

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.