Sustainability
Sustainable packaging company receives new round of investment
Israeli-based sustainable packaging company W-Cycle has received a new round of funding from Melhoramentos to help meet demand for plastic-free, compo... continue reading »
ReposiTrak expands data-sharing capabilities of traceability network
Traceability and regulatory compliance network ReposiTrak has expanded the capabilities of its automated network to allow suppliers to share traceabil... continue reading »
Innovation lab applications open, due by Feb. 12
Applications are now open for projects aimed at accelerating the development of sustainable packaging and labeling options and expanding U.S. export m... continue reading »
Chiquita focused on improving communities, reducing footprint
With regulations and scrutiny increasing in the U.S. and beyond, sustainability has become more than an industry buzzword. It’s shaping the way comp... continue reading »
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 »
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 »
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 »
