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New in the industry, the company aims to accelerate the decarbonization of the food value chain.

Italian-based Pasta Garofalo has introduced biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film material to its line of select pasta products. This new mono-film material is the product of advanced recycling via some form of pyrolysis—an anaerobic high-heat process that breaks down commingled plastics and produces oil and, eventually, a polymer resin for packaging film material or other uses.

Post-consumer and post-industrial recycled content options provide sustainable alternatives.

It only takes a few seconds after stepping into Vital Farms’ Egg Central Station (ECS) to realize that the company truly loves its egg-related puns. If there’s writing nearby, be it on a wall, memo or bulletin board, there’s a pun not far behind. They’re part of an ethos that starts from the top and flows down the company’s ranks to put a smile on someone’s face, even if just for a second. That idea of doing good extends beyond the facility walls to its other locations, the farmers who supply the eggs, the consumers who buy the product and, finally, to the planet itself. That visible commitment to the environment is why the addition at ECS was chosen as FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2023 Sustainable Plant of the Year.

Little Leaf Farms’ fifth greenhouse will provide 10 acres of indoor sustainably grown lettuce production.

Suboptimal transport conditions and equipment play a significant role in food wastage; upgrading refrigerated equipment with telematics can be a realistic, sustainable part of the solution

The company’s new sugar alternative is stated to combine sustainability and full-bodied taste without increasing carbon emissions.

The company is converting sunlight to renewable energy for its operations via its 900-panel solar array and the first Tesla Megapack battery in operation in the state of Florida.

The $128,500 grant from North Dakota's Agricultural Products Utilization Commission will cover certain initial project development costs.

This approach to building systems operations and management can be used at a single site or with a portfolio.