A Pragmatic Approach to Calculating Carbon Footprint
By Steve Bieszczat, Chief Marketing Officer at DELMIAWorks If there was any doubt about the growing importance of promoting sustainability in the food and beverage (F&B) industry, a recent EY...
View Article[eBook] Rise to the Sustainability Challenge: Build a Digital Foundation for...
eBook sponsored by Centric Software Did you know that ADM (Archer Daniels-Midland) observed that almost 75% of consumers want to make a positive impact on the environment with their food choices?...
View ArticleStrategies to Enhance Sustainable Food Packaging
By Amy Packer, Director of Sales Operations for United Hughes, a BradyPLUS company During a time when an increasing number of products, previously purchased within brick-and-mortar retail stores, are...
View ArticleUsing AI to Develop Better, More Sustainable Food Packaging Faster
By Sunil Sanghavi, CEO of NobleAI Avocado pits, popcorn, and mushrooms — not items on a shopping list, but rather a few of the items that innovative companies are beginning to use in sustainable food...
View ArticleInnovations Revolutionizing Sustainability in Food Packaging
By Felicity Kelly, Head of Sustainability at Bunzl Australia & New Zealand For the longest time, food packaging has been treated as simply a necessary evil, nothing more than a means to contain and...
View ArticleHitting the Targets: Sustainability and Profit
By Stephanie Lind, founder and Chief Business Development Officer at Elohi Strategic Advisors In recent research, 40% of consumers considered environmental and sustainability issues to be the most...
View ArticleWorld Consumer Rights Day: The Role of ESG in Packaging Practices to Build...
By Charles Haverfield, CEO, US Packaging & Wrapping In today’s marketplace, consumer choices transcend the mere considerations of taste or convenience. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
View ArticleAdapting to Disruption: Why Agility is Non-Negotiable in Today’s Food and...
By Eric Linxwiler, Senior Vice President of TradeBeyond Constant disruptions have become the new normal for global food and beverage supply chains. So far this year, supply chains have been rocked by...
View ArticleStarting to Think Sustainably: Addressing Big Issues Is Best Accomplished...
By Mat Bartkowiak, VP of Corporate Responsibility and Development, Nelson-Jameson If you’re in a position where you have been tasked with launching a formal environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
View ArticleThe Food & Beverage Industry Needs New Material: A Sustainable Future for...
By Sridevi Narayan-Sarathy, technical director of sustainable packaging and senior research fellow, PepsiCo; and Yael Vodovotz, professor and director, Center for Advancement of Food Science and...
View ArticleEarth Day 2024: 7 Food Industry Articles for a More Sustainable Future
Every year, Earth Day reminds us of our responsibility to nurture the planet that nourishes us. This year, let’s turn our focus to the very foundation of our lives – food. From farm to fork, the food...
View ArticleDecarbonizing the Food Industry
By Patricia Provot, President of the America, Armstrong International From rising supply chain constraints and elevated inflation to evolving consumer preferences, the food industry is facing many...
View ArticleImplementing AI to Transform & Innovate the Food Industry
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), the food and beverage industry lags behind others that are more advanced, such as finance, security, and healthcare. However, the market size of AI in the...
View ArticleMost F&B Executives Confident About Reaching Sustainability Goals by 2030
Roughly three in four (76% of) food and beverage leaders expressed confidence in their sustainability plans and capacity to meet environmental goals by 2030, as revealed in a new report from Quantis....
View ArticleConsumers Want to Be Climate-Conscious, but Need More Guidance: Strong Roots
As consumers seek to reduce their carbon footprint, more are turning to climate-transparent brands, according to the results of a new survey Strong Roots shared with Food Industry Executive. The survey...
View ArticleExploring the Science of Sustainable Food Packaging and Its Impact on Climate...
By Jeremy Cunningham, Director of Marketing, Design & Content at Green Paper Products Food packaging containers, often made from plastic, are ubiquitous in the food industry, used by vendors and...
View ArticleFive Ways Automation Supports Sustainability in Grocery Distribution
By Derek Rickard, Director of Sales, Cimcorp Key Takeaways: Automation in grocery distribution centers supports sustainability through improved energy efficiency, particularly with gantry-style robots...
View ArticleFutureproofing Food Supply Chains Through Sustainable Transportation Practices
By Shelli Austin, President and Co-founder of InTek Freight & Logistics Key Takeaways: Sustainability is essential for consumer trust: Consumers increasingly value brands that prioritize...
View ArticleTo Identify Net Zero Levers, a Holistic Approach Grounded in Data is Key
By Matt Roman, Director at ENGIE Impact Key Takeaways: The food industry contributes to 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions, necessitating urgent action to meet climate targets. The Department of...
View ArticleGen Z Shops With Climate Concerns in Mind: Whole Foods Market Survey
Almost three-quarters of Gen Z consumers are worried about our climate’s future, and 68% would like more information on the sustainability of food products, according to new research from Whole Foods....
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