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Delhaize Moving Forward with Sustainabilty Goals
The Delhaize Group’s 2012 Sustainability Progress Report details the company’s progress in embedding sustainability into its business and highlights results achieved in 2012, particularly … Continue reading
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DuPont Packaging Awards Tetra Pak For Continued Innovation
For Tetra Pak, one of the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, innovation has been one of the mainstays of the company’s survival … Continue reading
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Dairy Supply Chain Launches Guide for Sustainability Reporting
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced two new resources to advance the industry’s ability to track, improve and communicate sustainability performance and progress … Continue reading
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Kroger Unveils A Clean Energy Production System Powered By Food Waste
The Kroger Co. unveiled a clean energy production system that will convert food that cannot be sold or donated into clean energy to help … Continue reading
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Placon’s Tamper-Evident Containers Has Consumer Food Packaging Safety Top of Mind
Placon’s new Crystal Seal Tamper-Evident plastic thermoformed food containers are designed to incorporate safety and sustainability in one package. One-hundred percent recyclable with a … Continue reading
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Eco Lips Receives ‘B Corporation’ Certification
Eco Lips, “America’s premier organic lip balm company”, is now a certified ‘B Corporation.’ This certification recognizes businesses internationally for their ability to meet … Continue reading
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Stop & Shop Commitments to Sustainable Business Practices
In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is committed to minimizing its environmental impact with a renewed … Continue reading
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Natural Products Association Opens NPA Award Nominations for 2014
Deadline for Leading Industry Honors Set for July 1, 2013 The Natural Products Association (NPA) is now accepting nominations for the 21st Annual NPA … Continue reading
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Brookshire Grocery Co. Joins EPA’s GreenChill Partnership
Brookshire Grocery Co. recently became one of a select number of grocery retailers nationwide to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill partnership. By … Continue reading
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Campbell Soup Company Named Top Sustainable Corporation
Campbell Soup Company has been named to the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World in a ranking by Corporate Knights, a media … Continue reading
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Stefco Industries is Now Sofidel America
The Sofidel Group, the second largest European company in the tissue sector (tissue for domestic and hygiene use) has bought the US Company Cellynne … Continue reading
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A darker shade of green
Equipment manufacturers and retailers are kicking their sustainability efforts up a notch by focusing on new technologies and comprehensive energy-saving strategies. While saving the … Continue reading
ShopRite of Selden, NY Achieves EPA GreenChill Silver Certification
ShopRite announced that its Selden, NY store has been awarded the GreenChill Silver Certification. This prestigious award, distributed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), … Continue reading
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Ahold USA recognized by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Leading Green Power Purchases
Ahold USA announced that is has again been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) list of the largest green power purchases. As … Continue reading
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Talking Shop with… George W. Prest
The CEO of Material Handling Industry of America previews the upcoming ProMat 2013 show, taking place Jan. 21 to 24 in Chicago. Grocery Headquarters: … Continue reading
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Wegmans Collaborates to Help Improve Fisheries
Less than one year ago, Wegmans Food Markets announced it had united with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to help understand Wegmans’ impact on … Continue reading
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ShopRite Opens its New Supermarket in Slingerlands, NY
ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., which operates 31 ShopRite stores in New York and New Jersey, recently held the grand opening of its new 65,000 sq. … Continue reading
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SUPERVALU Receives National Awards for Sustainability Achievements
SUPERVALU recently received multiple national honors for its cutting-edge sustainability efforts. First, the company is featured in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2012 “Carbon … Continue reading
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Nature Fresh Farms Joins Certified Greenhouse Farmers
Nature Fresh Farms is joining Certified Greenhouse Farmers. As the newest member of the trade association — which advocates for a national definition for … Continue reading
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Ready Pac Sustainability Program Yields Environmental and Economic Benefits
Sustainability initiatives are much talked about in the fresh food industry. For Ready Pac Foods, sustainability goes beyond environmentally-responsible practices to encompass social responsibility … Continue reading
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Everything covered
The right packaging has to be more than recyclable materials. It must meet the growing demands of consumers and retailers. Continue reading
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Brown’s Super Stores Implements Comprehensive Sustainability Effort
Brown’s Super Stores, a family-owned business that operates 10 ShopRite stores in the Philadelphia area, is involved in numerous sustainable efforts focused on reducing … Continue reading
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Sounding Board: Do these trends have legs?
Retailers need to sift through a lot of fly-by-night offerings to find ones that will bring in business. There are just some food trends … Continue reading
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Hy-Vee Marks Earth Day With New Environmental Initiatives
Hy-Vee celebrated Earth Day with the launch of two initiatives that underscore its commitment to sustainability as a part of a healthy lifestyle. Hy-Vee … Continue reading
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Safeway and the Go Green Initiative Partner for Earth Day Contest
Safeway Inc. announces their partnership today with the Go Green Initiative to launch the first annual Go Green Glogster Earth Day contest. Students will … Continue reading
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