Sustainability | Food Engineering

Mergers & Acquisitions

Tekni-Plex acquires assets of Fibro Corp.

January 21, 2022

The acquisition brings innovative materials science platform to enhance eco-friendly, pulp-based packaging of eggs, meats and produce.

Sustainability is an important part of the B-Corp Certification

Sustainable Companies

Kudos to the food and beverage industry

It ranks the highest in B-Corp Certification worldwide, compared to other industries

Wayne Labs

January 12, 2022

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Food & beverage companies rank highest in B-Corp Certification

Food Packaging

Canned cocktail launches for fall

January 12, 2022

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George Dickel, a Diageo brand, and Social Hour, the craft canned cocktail brand, have teamed up to launch an autumn-inspired craft cocktail. Both brands teamed up to release a new premium prepared offering—the Harvest Whiskey Sour.

Food Packaging

SONIC moves to hard seltzer

January 10, 2022

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Sonic may be more known for its drive-in burger joints but now the restaurant is focusing on moving its hard seltzer products into new markets with a new slim can format.

Food Packaging

CMI members commit to 70% recycle rate by 2030

Kristen Kazarian

January 7, 2022

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Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) beverage can manufacturer and aluminum can sheet producer members are committing to achieving ambitious U.S. recycling rate targets including a 70% recycling rate by 2030.

South African company to pilot Hempcelium packaging solution for extra virgin olive oil

January 6, 2022

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The state-of-the-art sustainable packaging is customized to fit its Extra Virgin Olive Oil glass bottles. The solution is a Hempcelium transport packaging foam made from hemp agri-waste and mushroom mycelium.

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

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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

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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

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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

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

On-Demand: Using cost-effective design solutions, food and beverage processing facilities can meet the rigorous performance demands required in a processing and production environment and, at the same time, focus on sustainability.

On Demand Energy savings is a hot topic these days, and everywhere you turn, someone's got something for you to buy to improve energy efficiency in your plant. Yet there are practical things you can do right now, with minimal to no additional investment, that can yield big gains in energy efficiency...

On Demand This webinar will cover the right production design to match flexibility and lower production costs, decreasing costs while improving the quality on processing emulsions, the best solutions to process and preserve the integrity of chunks and particles and intelligent and cost effective packaging solutions for prepared foods