The term "sustainability" embodies a number of different meanings. According to the Oxford English dictionary, one definition refers to the "avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance."
As reported by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery in its State of the Industry coverage,the U.S. bakery industry is valued at $51.6 billion in annual sales, and the U.S. snack industry sees sales of over $41.6 billion—and growing every year.
Millennials, over 80 million strong, are the largest generation of young people in history. Like every generation that came before, millennials come with their own set of characteristics that make them unique.
Many sustainability experts and consumers alike agree that we cannot sustain a society in which we continually make purchases and throw things away. This includes consumables that we use on a daily basis.
Advances in technology have changed how we record information and use technology for trending and tracking of food safety data. But with these advances come questions about the authenticity of the data. This is especially true when electronic data and signatures are being used to prove that your food safety plan’s preventive controls are being monitored and verified.
Sustainability, being environmentally friendly and not depleting natural resources, has continued to gain ground across nearly every industry as consumers embrace this notion in both their attitudes and actions.
When NMI began conducting research on the eco-marketplace in 2002, sustainability was novel enough that it was only relevant to approximately 20 percent of the population.
In 2016, the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA) released its most-recent "Analysis of U.S. Food Waste among Food Manufacturers, Retailers and Restaurants" report