Water Reuse Overcoming barriers to water reuse in food and beverage Processors need to consider not only their water use impact on the environment but also local and regional water utilities Orianna Bretschger June 9, 2022 All major corporations have water stewardship goals and programs to maintain a healthy watershed in the areas they operate within.Read More
Renewable Energy Netherlands-based Future Crops moves to 100% renewable energy The vertical farm finds greener pastures and zero carbon emissions in wind power and solar energy June 7, 2022
Plant Openings Bowery Farming opens vertical farm in Bethlehem Steel’s vacated property Otherwise unusable as agricultural land, the Bethlehem, Pa.-based property can support indoor vertical farming May 31, 2022 The smart vertical farm will support local and major grocery chains.Read More
Site Locations Key issues in locating food manufacturing sites Based on FE’s 45th Annual Plant Construction Survey, two hot button site location topics are availability of labor and a reliable supply chain Wayne Labs May 19, 2022 For locating facilities, operators look for geographical areas with an employable workforce and adequate logistics.Read More
Gum packed in a paperboard-based bottle May 13, 2022 Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle reveals its Mentos Pure Fresh gum line has launched in a 90% paperboard recyclable bottle.Read More
WNWN offers alt-chocolate Cacao-free, child/slave labor-free, deforestation-free, palm oil-free, with 80% less CO2 emissions than chocolate May 11, 2022 The alt-chocolate is vegan, caffeine-free, gluten-free, lower in sugar than comparable products.Read More
Alternative protein packaging: Success through sustainability Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too. Sharon Spielman May 11, 2022 Consumers who purchase and eat alternative protein products typically want them to be packaged in a responsible way, too.Read More
Alternate Protein Protein via upcycled, discarded dates Joint venture will use locally grown dates from Oman to produce high-quality mushroom-based protein May 4, 2022 Rather than use discarded dates for animal food, this process upcycles them into useful protein.Read More
Plant Openings AquaBounty breaks ground on land-based Atlantic salmon farm in Ohio April 20, 2022 AquaBounty, a land-based salmon producer focused on sustainability in aquaculture, broke ground on the construction of its first 10,000-metric-ton Atlantic salmon farm in Pioneer, Ohio, in the northwestern part of the state. Read More