Tag: sustainability

Food waste is one hot topic that’s not going away anytime soon. One estimate says that one third of the food brought to market worldwide is wasted—amounting to a loss of $1 trillion.

ProAmpac, a leader in flexible packaging and material science, announces the launch of ProActive Recyclable R-2050, their newest patent-pending addition to the ProActive Recyclable series of polyethylene-based structures, being introduced to serve the European market.

The Ugly Company, a farmer-led producer of upcycled dried fruit snacks, today announced the completion of a $9M Series A round of funding.

Organic farming company, Braga Fresh, is co-hosting a free, day-long seminar for area growers at the company’s farm in Soledad on Thursday, Feb. 16.

ProducePay, the marketplace transforming the global produce industry into a more connected and sustainable supply chain, today announced the launch of its virtual Storefront—a new feature offering growers a personalized platform to market their brand, available commodities and initiate transactions with trusted and verified buyers all in one place.

Addressing the need for extensive reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, StePac, L.A. Ltd. analyzed supply chains it is closely involved with to assess how its advanced packaging preserves quality of fresh produce during handling, shipping, and storing, and by doing so reduces waste and saves GHG emissions.

Sprouts Farmers Market, one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural, and organic food in the United States, announced today the launch of its Rescued Organics program in all 130 stores in California.

Stop & Shop, a neighborhood grocer for over 100 years, announced today that Flashfood, a digital marketplace that significantly reduces food waste at the retail level by connecting consumers with discounted food nearing its best by date, expanded availability of the program across 21 of its Rhode Island stores and 34 of its Massachusetts stores, including 11 of its Cape Cod and Nantucket stores.

Travellers from across the globe visiting Vancouver International Airport (YVR) now have another delicious, nutritious beverage option at their fingertips, 24/7, with The Smoothie Machine.

It has long seemed to me that the aspect of industry that is in the grossest need of innovation is packaging. Of all sorts.