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Globally, a third of all food is lost or wasted between the farm and fork.

Without an appropriate response, the report says climate change will likely disrupt production that could lead to a variety of problems.

Almond Board of California announced new efforts designed to make the almond industry even more efficient and sustainable.

On April 15 of this year, PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network presented the 2014 Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards (SEMA) during Food Engineering’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL.

With the Sun Belt states experiencing serious droughts and the cost of processing wastewater escalating in many municipalities, conserving and reusing water at food and beverage processing facilities just makes plain business sense.

 The forum also pledges to support UN goals on food waste reduction at the consumer level and across supply chains. 

 The awards recognize facilities that improve sustainability efforts in food, beverage or consumer product manufacturing operations. 

 All Nestlé USA factories employ ISO 14001-certified environmental management systems to help manage their environmental impact. 

 The report estimates industry demand for water will increase by 400 percent between 2000 and 2050.