Sustainability

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Pricey pineapple designed to power sustainability, not promote waste

A $400 pineapple may not seem, at first glance, a paragon of processing sustainability. But Fresh Del Monte’s chief sustainability officer says the ... continue reading »

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Initiative driving innovative paths to sustainability

As regulations aimed at increasing the sustainability of packaging are passed in the U.S., Canada and the EU, the impetus to find workable, cost-effec... continue reading »

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Solution aims to reduce reliance on polystyrene in fresh produce packaging

A new modified atmosphere/modified humidity packaging technology is helping produce packers move away from ice-filled polystyrene and waxed carton box... continue reading »

Conference focused on sustaining family farms set for February

A three-day conference is expected to draw more than 1,000 farmers, ranchers, producers and advocates to Atlanta in February. SOWTH 2025, set for F... continue reading »

Companies team up to trial plastic-free blueberry packaging

Blueberry grower and genetics company Mountain Blue has partnered with packaging solutions company Opal to trial plastic-free cardboard punnets. Th... continue reading »

Innovation lab aims to accelerate new packaging, labeling developments

The International Fresh Produce Association’s Foundation for Fresh Produce and partner Clemson University will each receive $5 million in federal fu... continue reading »

Sustainable potato packaging design tops nationwide competition

A sustainable packaging design for SPUDS less-than-perfect potatoes has won first place in the Paperboard Packaging Alliance’s nationwide student de... continue reading »

Produce Distributors Association hosting FSMA 204 compliance webinar

The Produce Distributors Association invites members and non-members to participate in a free webinar exploring a new Food and Drug Administration tra... continue reading »

New Wiliot chatbot allows companies to ‘talk’ to products

Ambient Internet of Things pioneer Wiliot has launched WiliBot, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot that enables natural-language conversatio... continue reading »

Packaging company awarded Biodegradable Products Institute certification

The Biodegradable Products Institute has awarded food packaging company Sabert Corp. certification for products using the company’s Pulp Plus and Pu... continue reading »