Corporate social responsibility, also referred to as corporate citizenship or conscious capitalism, is practiced by companies dedicated to making a positive social or environmental impact on society. More and more, consumers expect companies to do one or the other, if not both. But do consumers really care about conscious capitalism when it comes to buying […]
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Kroger’s First Fleet Of Liquid Natural Gas Trucks In Oregon Making Debut
The Kroger Co. will be the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty trucks that run on Liquid Natural Gas (LNG). The 40 trucks will replace 40 diesel trucks currently in use and are expected to start making store deliveries in the Portland metropolitan area by the end of this year. The use […]
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Survey Finds That American Recycling Habits Have Room For Improvement
Curbside recycling is available to more than half of American adults, but the public could benefit from additional education on what can be recycled, according to a recent national survey. The survey, commissioned by the National Waste & Recycling Association (Waste & Recycling) and conducted online by Harris Poll among more than 2,000 U.S. adults […]
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FutureFood 2050 Program Highlights Solutions To Feed Nine Billion People By 2050
The world’s largest scientific society of individual food scientists and technologists has unveiled a new program, FutureFood 2050, to create a broad dialogue on how science will deliver solutions needed to feed the world’s nine billion people by the year 2050. FutureFood 2050 is backed by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) whose 18,000 members are […]
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Food Industry Alliance Publishes Toolkit For Reducing Food Waste
An alliance of food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators have released a toolkit to help businesses in the food sector reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfill. The Best Practices and Emerging Solutions Toolkit was produced by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA), a cross-sector industry initiative led by the Food Marketing Institute […]
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Saint Archer Brewing Releases Best-Selling Beers In Ball Cans
From the heart of San Diego’s burgeoning craft beer scene, popular relative newcomer Saint Archer Brewing Co. has released its four core beers in 12-oz. cans from Ball Corp. “The bottom line is cans speak to who we are as a brand and the lifestyle we all live,” says Saint Archer CEO Josh Landan. “Saint Archer […]
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Food Lion Receives 13th Consecutive EPA Energy Star Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Food Lion with its Energy Star award for the 13th consecutive time for the grocer’s continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency. “We are honored to receive the Energy Star Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award for the 13th year,” said Susan Sollenberger, director […]
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DPS, KAB Continue To Provide Grants To Increase Recycling In Public Parks
Public parks will be getting cleaner in communities across the country thanks to a significant grant made possible by Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) in collaboration with Keep America Beautiful (KAB). Twenty-six local and county governments in 19 states will receive durable, permanent recycling bins as part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group/Keep America Beautiful […]
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Mastronardi Produce Dubbed One Of Canada’s Best Managed Companies
Mastronardi Produce has been selected as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the fifth consecutive year. This national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. “We would like to congratulate Mastronardi Produce and its entire workforce. Achieving Canada’s highest level of Canadian business excellence takes […]
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Giant Food, BrightFarms To Sell Local Produce From Wash., D.C., Greenhouse Year-Round
Giant Food and BrightFarms are joining forces to deliver year-round local produce to Giant stores throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Situated near Giant’s store at 1535 Alabama Ave. in southeast Washington, D.C., the 100,000-s.f. facility will be the largest urban greenhouse of its kind in the world, the companies say. BrightFarms anticipates completing the greenhouse […]
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Hy-Vee Introduces Responsible Choice Seafood Program
Starting today, Hy-Vee shoppers will see blue and green Responsible Choice logos on select products in the seafood case. The Responsible Choice education program is part of Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy that provides customers high-quality seafood acquired through responsible methods and in accordance with the highest environmental standards in the food industry. “The Responsible Choice […]
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Nonni’s Biscotti Rolls Out Greener Product Packaging
Nonni’s Foods, North America’s leading biscotti baker, is introducing a vibrant and more environmentally-friendly packaging for its Biscotti grocery store packs, on retail shelves beginning this month. In an effort to reduce waste, Nonni’s says it has removed the plastic tray from 85 percent of its Biscotti grocery cartons. The company estimates the leaner, greener […]
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Mrs. Green’s Opens First Virginia Store Today
Mrs. Green’s Natural Market is opening its first Virginia store today at 12995 Fair Lakes Shopping Center in Fairfax. The new store boasts 100 percent organic produce, a fresh bakery and gourmet coffee bar, all-natural vitamins and supplements as well as prepared meals, among other features. Mrs. Green’s says it is a neighborhood store, passionately […]
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Whole Foods Debuting ‘Dark Rye’ TV Series Tonight On Pivot
Whole Foods Market and Pivot, Participant Media’s TV network targeting Millennials, is launching a television series called “Dark Rye.” The first episode, hosted by Kirk Lombard, a Bay Area fisherman and forager, airs at 9:30 p.m. (ET) tonight. Dark Rye was created as an online magazine by Whole Foods Market in 2012. The publication, through […]
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Better Bean Co. Receives B Corp Certification
The Better Bean Co., the pioneer of refrigerated “rethought” beans, has become a Certified Benefit Corporation (B Corp). The designation is awarded to companies that use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems and meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. “From the beginning, we were committed to using […]
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Command Packaging, Bunzl Dist. Bring Bag Ban-Compliant Reusable Plastic Bags To Grocers
Command Packaging, a U.S. manufacturer of reusable shopping and restaurant bags, has entered into a partnership with Bunzl Distribution USA to bring smarterbags—bag ban-compliant reusable plastic bags—to grocers in areas where bag bans have eliminated ultra-thin plastic T-shirt bags. “Contrary to what many have been led to believe, plastic grocery bags are not going out […]
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Hy-Vee Strengthens Commitment To Seafood Sustainability
Hy-Vee Inc., an employee-owned company based in West Des Moines, Iowa, with 235 stores in eight midwestern states, has added a Responsible Sourcing Commitment to its comprehensive Seafood Procurement Policy. The policy and commitment were developed in partnership with FishWise—a nonprofit organization focused on supporting sustainability through environmentally responsible business practices. To protect marine resources […]
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Hershey-Sponsored CocoaLink Program Hits 40K Mark For Registered Farmers In Ghana
The Hershey Co. says that more than 40,000 Ghana cocoa farmers across 1,700 villages have now registered for CocoaLink, a digital exchange network that links farmers to modern farming information that benefits families and the entire farming community. An innovative public and private partnership between the cocoa sector and the Ghana Cocoa Board, CocoaLink is […]
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Top 8 Ways Grocers Can Survive Plastic Bag Bans
by Pete Grande, CEO, Command Packaging For The Shelby Report All over the country, plastic shopping bags are being outlawed in grocery stores and other retail outlets. Fees are being imposed on all shoppers who do not bring their own bags. Plastic is no longer an available option at the checkout counter except at stores […]
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Danfoss Names Winn-Dixie Its Fourth EnVisioneer Of The Year
Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration and motion systems, has recognized supermarket chain Winn-Dixie as the winner of its fourth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award. Winn-Dixie, a subsidiary of Bi-Lo Holdings, the ninth-largest conventional supermarket chain in the U.S. based on net sales, […]