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Sustainability trends in packaging materials and equipment

‘Green’ initiatives, along with improved efficiency, drive closing and bagging innovations

May 20, 2020

A desire for sustainability is one of the key factors driving the latest packaging innovations in baggers, closing equipment, twist ties, clips, zippers, resealable materials, heat sealing, and ultrasonic sealing.

C-P Flexible Packaging introduces C-P GreenStream portfolio of sustainable packaging solutions

May 15, 2020

C-P Flexible Packaging announces the launch of C-P GreenStream sustainable packaging solutions—a line of flexible packaging options designed for sustainability utilizing post-consumer recycled content, recyclable materials, compostable materials, downgauged materials, and/or materials derived from renewable resources.

Snack and bakery companies seek multifunctional, clean-label dough conditioners

Ingredients to improve product quality and streamline production

Joyce Friedberg

May 14, 2020

Functional ingredients such as dough conditioners are fundamental additions for many snack and bakery products. Dough conditioners, like enzymes and emulsifiers, help improve product quality, extend shelf life, streamline dough handling and machinability, and more.

General Mills commits to 100 percent renewable electricity globally by 2030

Company's commitment to RE100 demonstrates clean energy and climate leadership

May 1, 2020

General Mills has set a goal to source 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030 as part of the RE100 global corporate initiative.

Toshiba celebrates sustainability with recycling and reforesting efforts

Toshiba recycles nearly 187 tons of e-waste and replants 37,083 trees in 2019

April 27, 2020

Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to a more sustainable earth, Toshiba America Business Solutions has announced its recycling of nearly 187 U.S. tons of e-waste—from spent toner consumables—and replanting of 37,083 trees in 2019.

Hidden opportunities in sustainable snacks

Consumers search for sustainable, environmentally friendly foods

Maryellen Molyneaux

April 14, 2020

Mainstream consumers are steadily adopting stronger environmental and sustainable ideals, which is affecting how they make purchase decisions.

Sustainability and robotic innovations in warehouse equipment

The technology employed across warehouse operations has improved markedly over the past few years

Neal Lorenzi

April 13, 2020

Bakery and snack warehouse operations have little room for error when it comes to delivering fresh goods to market.

ADM advances sustainability commitments with new plan to curb global greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption

April 7, 2020

ADM (NYSE: ADM) has announced an ambitious new plan to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent and its energy intensity by 15 percent by 2035.

Cargill joins efforts to increase cocoa productivity in Pará while restoring forest areas

Projects aim to improve the well-being of farmers and provide sustainable cocoa for the chocolate industry

March 24, 2020

Cargill, in partnership with the non-profit organization Imaflora, is implementing two projects to support cocoa producers in Pará that are designed to increase their productivity through environmental conservation actions and good agricultural practices.

Using clean label ingredients in snacks and baked goods goes mainstream

The evolving concept of clean label keeps snack and bakery formulators on their toes

Kimberly Decker

March 16, 2020

If it seems as though what's not in a product these days is as important as what is, you're not imagining things. The insistence on "clean" and "simple" ingredients that began with a fringe of vigilant label readers has pervaded the marketplace.