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Supply Chain

Building the future of sustainability in the food supply chain

How suppliers are adopting food technology to nurture sustainability credentials and the ways enterprise software is supporting

Patrick Pilz

January 5, 2022

If we’re to make significant steps towards true food sustainability, there are still key challenges we need to address.

USGS: Integrated Science for the Study of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Environment

Environmental Health

PFAS dangers: The saga continues

While FDA, EPA and NIH have been studying PFAS in water and food, the U.S. Geological Survey suggests there’s much more work to be done

Wayne Labs

December 22, 2021

PFAS chemicals in our environment can be dangerous to humans and animals.

Ron Kent, emerging technology manager for Southern California Gas Company, Lino A. Saputo, Chair and CEO of Saputo Inc., and John King, CEO of Hyperlight Energy

Solar Thermal Energy

Saputo USA and Hyperlight partner to launch an innovative, low-cost solar thermal technology

The solar technology will be put to use at a Saputo facility in California.

December 19, 2021

The partnership will reduce carbon-dioxide emissions

Buildup of fats, oils and greases over time can cause expensive problems

Wastewater Streams

When the FOG lifts…

It’s time to clean the fats, oils and greases out of your lift station. Here’s a quick checklist of concerns caused by FOG

Wayne Labs

December 15, 2021

Failure to clean FOG buildups on a regular schedule can cost a lot later on.

Food Packaging

Tupperware creates reusable packaging for restaurants

December 15, 2021

Tupperware designed and produced a one-of-a-kind reusable packaging container option for Tim Hortons – one of Loop’s brand partners.

Food Packaging

Alaska Airlines’ inflight water service is getting a planet-friendly upgrade. The airline is trading plastic water bottles for Boxed Water Is Better brand's 92% plant-based cartons and swapping out plastic cups with recyclable paper cups for water service. This will save an estimated 1.8 million pounds of single-use plastics from flights over the next year.

Bulleit's Carbon Neutral Distillery in Lebanon, Ky

FA&M 2021 Conference Highlights

Automating a sustainable strategy

Sustainability has become a necessary part of plant design and construction projects. The next step is leveraging your automation capabilities to help meet—and exceed—sustainability goals

Kristen Kazarian

December 13, 2021

Sustainability has become a necessary part of plant design and construction projects. The next step is leveraging your automation capabilities to help meet—and exceed—sustainability goals

Food Packaging

Dow and partners debut pouch-to-pouch recycling concept

December 13, 2021

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, a business unit of Dow, and HP Indigo, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking and Karlville, have debuted a first-of-its-kind pouch-to-pouch mechanical recycling concept.

Water Treatment

Water stewardship: Good things happen when beverage company engineers get together and talk

This high-level panel of experts discussed water problems and how to solve them

Wayne Labs

December 11, 2021

This panel of beverage company experts discuss local and global water issues and methods of conserving and recycling water.

Food Packaging

Edible packaging for meal kits

December 10, 2021

GOUSTO, a U.K.-based subscription meal kit company, is trialing a “world-first” edible packaging solution to help improve the environmental credentials in its recipe boxes.

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.