Sustainability

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.

Plant Renovations

Renovate for the right reasons

Wayne Labs

November 5, 2014

You’ve received a less-than-stellar audit as you’re preparing for GFSI accreditation—not a good sign that your facility will also pass FSMA muster

Whole Foods to rank produce by growing practices

Jeremy Gerrard

October 15, 2014

Consumers will have a new method of picking produce when shopping at Whole Foods Market which announced today the launch of a new Responsibly Grown tiered produce rating system to assess how eco-friendly a product’s growing practices are and the potential impact on human health.

TECH FLASH

Refrigeration industry leaders organize Global Food Cold Chain Council

The new council will seek to reduce greenhouse gas emission in the processing, transportation, storage and retail display of cold food

Jeremy Gerrard

October 13, 2014

A climate-friendly cold chain could also reduce the estimated 3.3 billion metric tons of CO2-equivalent in food waste every year.

Editor's Note

Food manufacturers go forward, evolve and innovate

Joyce Fassl

October 7, 2014

There is rarely a dull day in the global food and beverage manufacturing business.

TECH FLASH

Sustainable food packaging: waste can be an underutilized resource

Georgia-Pacific’s John Mulahy discusses waste reduction and solutions to implement sustainable measures in the food industry

Jeremy Gerrard

August 12, 2014

Manufacturers should view waste as an underutilized resource, address over or under design in packaging and get to know their consumers’ values.

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.

Manufacturing News

Cheap energy—but for how long?

Wayne Labs

June 9, 2014

The lower price of natural gas has unfortunately caused some users to take short-term views of energy prices.

Green Series

Energy efficiency delivers powerful savings

Shane O'Halloran

June 4, 2014

Emerging technologies can help a manufacturer reduce food waste and energy costs while establishing “green” bona fides with consumers.

Green Series

Proper design creates ultra-efficient plant

ConAgra Lamb Weston used an integrated approach to deliver the first-ever LEED-Platinum frozen food processing facility.

Jeffrey Yoders

May 6, 2014

U S food processors face increasing energy-efficiency and sustainability demands from regulators, market competition and consumers interested in purchasing products from environmentally friendly companies.