Bowery Farming, a New York City-based indoor-farming company, has opened a second facility in Kearney, New Jersey. Company officials say the new facility is the most technologically sophisticated, commercial indoor farm in the world, producing 30 times more output than its New York City location. The opening of the New Jersey facility will result in more […]
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McCormick & Co. Opens Its New Global Headquarters
McCormick & Co. Inc. has opened its new global headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The state-of-the-art headquarters brings together 1,000 employees previously located in four different office buildings. McCormick Chairman, President and CEO Lawrence Kurzius was joined by employees, retired company executives, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Jr., Baltimore County Executive Don Mohler and local government […]
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S&D Coffee & Tea Invests In Smallholder Farmers With CQI Q Processing Training
This year, S&D Coffee & Tea invited 18 smallholder farmers to take a deeper dive into post-harvest processing—a crucial step when it comes to the development of coffee flavor and quality. They learned firsthand about general processing knowledge, processing technology, good practices and quality assurance for the main processing methods. S&D has been working closely […]
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Premier Protein Introduces Sustainable Packaging For Its RTD Shakes
Premier Protein, a line of shakes, powders, bars and clear drinks, has launched new “earth first” packaging for its ready-to-drink shakes. Premier Protein shakes now feature FSC-certified Tetra Pak cartons and a re-sealable plant-based cap derived from sugarcane. According to the Premier Nutrition Corp., Premier Protein’s parent company, the decision to change its packaging represents […]
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PepsiCo Launches Nutrition Greenhouse Program For Startups
PepsiCo has launched the “Nutrition Greenhouse” accelerator program designed to discover and support emerging brands in the food and beverage sector. The North American program follows the launch of PepsiCo’s Nutrition Greenhouse in Europe, now in its second year. In 2017, eight startups in the European program delivered an estimated combined sales growth of more than $10 […]
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Kroger To Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags By 2025
The Kroger Co. on Aug. 23 announced it will phase out single-use plastic bags and transition to reusable bags across its family of stores by 2025. Seattle-based QFC will be the company’s first retail division to phase out plastic bags, and Kroger expects QFC’s transition to be completed in 2019. “As part of our Zero Hunger […]
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Whole Foods, Hy-Vee, Aldi Top Seafood Sustainability Rankings
Greenpeace recently released its 2018 “Carting Away the Oceans” (CATO) report, ranking Whole Foods, Hy-Vee and Aldi the top three retailers out of the 22 largest supermarket chains in the U.S. for their seafood sustainability efforts. Target came in at No. 4, rounding out the retailers in this year’s “best” category. Since 2008, Greenpeace has evaluated […]
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Meet Gen Z: Plastic Water Bottles Bring Landfills To Mind
by Claire Lentsch/a contributor to The Shelby Report The first thing that comes to mind when it comes to landfills is plastic. Although plastic is not the only thing that forms mountains of waste, it is one of the more common things we face in our day-to-day lives. Ads promote the idea of “save the […]
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Kroger Releases 12th Annual Sustainability Report
The Kroger Co. has released its 12th annual sustainability report detailing the company’s progress on its “Zero Hunger | Zero Waste” social impact plan as well as its 2020 sustainability goals. “Kroger associates achieved incredible progress on our business strategy and sustainability journey in 2017. We launched our three-year Restock Kroger plan, engaged more deeply with our Purpose: To Feed the […]
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Food Freshness Card Wins Food Safety Award At United Fresh 2018
The Food Freshness Card was again honored with an Innovation Award for “Best New Food Safety Solution” at this year’s United Fresh Show for its new industrial size. “We are thrilled and honored to have received this award voted on by the industry professionals and attendees for a second consecutive year,” said Rick Hassler, director of […]
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FreshDirect Opens New, Larger Campus In The South Bronx
FreshDirect, an online fresh food grocer based in the Northeast, has opened its FreshDirect Campus (FDC), a new facility in New York City’s South Bronx community. FreshDirect says the new facility “reimagines farm-to-fork food distribution and manufacturing, which will provide even higher-quality, fresher food for customers.” It will enable the company to add thousands of […]
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Plant-Based Product Claims See 62% Increase Over Five-Year Period
Growing consumer interest in health, sustainability and ethics is driving plant-derived ingredients and products to high popularity. Innova Market Insights reports that plant-based product claims increased by 62% globally from 2013-2017, with growth occurring on platforms such as plant proteins, active botanicals, sweeteners, herbs and seasonings, and coloring foodstuffs. “The dairy alternatives market has been a particular […]
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FIM Program Teams Present Capstones At WAFC; First Up, Team ‘Waste To Wealth’
On Jan. 8 of this year, 32 people embarked on the 16-week Food Industry Management (FIM) Program at USC’s Marshall School of Business. The students were divided into six teams to work on capstone projects, each team tackling an industry issue or opportunity that will be important in the next five to 10 years. The […]
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NJFC Applauds New Jersey’s Single-Use Bag Reduction Legislation
The New Jersey Food Council (NJFC) is voicing its support for the New Jersey legislature after it passed a bill that would reduce the use of single-use plastic and paper shopping bags. The NJFC is hopeful that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will sign the bill. Under the plan, retailers would charge a five-cent fee […]
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Dream Pops Selects Vericool As Its Sustainable Packaging Partner
Vericool, maker of Vericoolers, a compostable insulation and recyclable cold-chain packaging solution, has entered into a multi-year sustainable packaging partnership with Dream Pops, maker of direct-to-consumer, vegan, gluten-free frozen confections. “Vericool is thrilled to announce our sustainable packaging partnership with Dream Pops, a company that shares our passion for conscientious consumer innovation,” said Darrell Jobe, […]
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Denver Tech Exec Joins FoodMaven As Board Member, Investor As Company Expands
Nancy Phillips, executive chair of the board at Flexential, a provider of hybrid IT data center solutions, has joined FoodMaven, a tech-enabled marketplace that captures food otherwise lost in the U.S. food system, as a member of the board of directors and investor. Phillips, a longtime leader in Denver’s tech industry, co-founded ViaWest, which was acquired […]
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Hannaford, Manomet Honored For Social Responsibility Efforts
Among this year’s winners of the New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility (NHBSR) Cornerstone and Partnership for Innovation Awards are Hannaford Bros. and Manomet. Winners of the Cornerstone and Partnership for Innovation Awards were chosen for their exemplary efforts to promote the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the greater business community of New […]
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Recommended: Grocers Trying To Lessen Impact On The Environment
Specialty grocery stores such as Ellwood Thompson’s Local Market and Whole Foods Market have as part of their mission to minimize their impact on the environment and natural resources. “We are worried about the planet. We care about the generations to come, our children and grandchildren,” said Rick Hood, owner of Ellwood Thompson’s, which has […]
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Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review Showcases Beef Industry Improvements
A new report funded by the Beef Checkoff is highlighting beef producers’ commitment to animal welfare, beef quality, sustainability and community involvement. The Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review (CSR), completed in late 2017, is the second of its kind and compiles data collected from telephone interviews of 679 producers across the country. Conducted by Aspen Media on […]
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Kroger CEO Expresses Optimism In Letter To Shareholders
In the company’s annual letter to its shareholders, Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen voiced his confidence in Kroger’s future, thanks in large part to the retailer’s Restock Kroger plan. “We have the scale, data, physical assets and human connection to win with our customers today and into the future,” he wrote. “We are energetically […]