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Climate Change Increases Foodborne Illness Risk From Raw Produce

August 29, 2024

High humidity exposure and the water-soaking symptom caused by X. vitians also enhance the ability of salmonella to rapidly grow in lettuce, and climate change is predicted to increase humid periods.

Cell-Cultured

Orbillion Bio’s Cell-Cultured Wagyu Beef to Expand Across Europe

September 29, 2022

The company has partnered with Luiten Foods to bring its cell-cultured Wagyu Beef to more than 25 European countries by 2025 with sustainability and climate as main motivations.

Sustainability

Crown Holdings more than halfway to its 2020 sustainability goals

The company has already exceeded one of its two targeted goals

Wayne Labs

October 8, 2018

After two years of its five-year initiative to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Crown Holdings has exceeded one of its two targeted 2020 sustainability goals. In 2016, the packaging company announced plans to reduce energy consumption by 5 percent per billion standard units of production from 2015 levels by the end of 2020.

PepsiCo

PepsiCo pledges to use less sugar, reduce environmental impact by 2025

Company announces plans to release healthier products, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve water efficiency.

Crystal Lindell

October 20, 2016

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced an ambitious global sustainability agenda, with goals ranging from reducing the amount of sugar in its products, to helping women and girls around the world.

Cocoa, chocolate companies unite to address climate change

Jeremy Gerrard

June 2, 2016

The World Cocoa Foundation has launched a new program to address the threat climate change poses to cocoa sustainability.

TECH FLASH

Climate change brings food security risks

A new USDA report says climate change will deeply affect food security for the world’s poorest populations and tropical regions.

December 15, 2015

Without an appropriate response, the report says climate change will likely disrupt production that could lead to a variety of problems.

Kellogg announces global greenhouse gas emission goals

Jeremy Gerrard

December 8, 2015

Targets call for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2050

USDA report warns climate change to impede food security progress

Jeremy Gerrard

December 3, 2015

Risks are greatest for poor and tropical regions with local product availability, price increases and interrupted transport conduits at stake.

General Mills makes new commitments on climate change

Jeremy Gerrard

August 31, 2015

General Mills announced this week a new ambitious commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent across its entire value chain over the next 10 years.

KSU study reveals climate change could significantly reduce wheat production

Jeremy Gerrard

February 25, 2015

A new study from researchers at Kansas State University found that in future decades, at least one-quarter of the global wheat productions will be lost because of extreme weather if no adaptive measures are taken.

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.