Sustainability: Page 55
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Corporate empathy's role in food and beverage culture and communication
Of the 160 companies on the 2015 Global Empathy Index, the top 10 businesses reported 50% more net income per employee than the bottom 10.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 21, 2016 -
How production and processing motor choice could boost profitability
Between energy efficiency and improved sanitation, manufacturers can save on energy costs, earn tax credits, and reduce production downtime needed for cleaning equipment.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 13, 2016 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Food Dive
The food and beverage industry is changing rapidly and the actions companies take this year are likely to play a major role in defining their future.
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4 international entrepreneurship lessons for food and beverage manufacturers
Diversity, balanced agility and goal-setting, open lines of communication, and acceptance of failure are key to growing and maintaining a strong business.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 12, 2016 -
Nestle outlines achievements, challenges in 2015 Creating Shared Value report
The CSV and its companion reports also point out struggles that leaders face in achieving and maintaining sustainability throughout vast global supply chains.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 7, 2016 -
World organizations introduce global food waste measuring and reporting standards
With a common language to use in measuring, reporting, and managing food waste, manufacturers can more rapidly collaborate on solutions at the supply chain and consumer levels.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 6, 2016 -
Unilever tops Gartner's supply chain top 25, boosted by CSR initiatives
Without this year's CSR component, Gartner's rankings may have looked different for food and beverage companies.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 6, 2016 -
Brand purpose, job flexibility, female empowerment dominate Ad Age's Women to Watch roundtable
Mondelez's global head of e-commerce said pay is still of utmost importance to employees, but location and flexibility beat out even benefits in their minds.
By Carolyn Heneghan • June 3, 2016 -
Consumer education a critical strategy in food waste reduction efforts
Educational outreach efforts by manufacturers could be key in solving the biggest problem in food waste.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 25, 2016 -
Nestle, General Mills in favor of national food dating standard; shelf life impact questions loom
Reducing food waste isn't just an environmental issue — it can also protect sales and the bottom line.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 18, 2016 -
Coca-Cola treads lightly when pushing for wastewater reuse
In a Fortune interview, the company's chief sustainability officer mentioned wastewater as a circular resource the company may pursue.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 18, 2016 -
How manufacturers can respond to Oxfam America report about poultry industry
Oxfam's report sheds light on practices at several poultry processing plants.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 12, 2016 -
How juice wastewater could be a viable beverage packaging solution
Being able to repurpose waste created during processing could mean an economic boost.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 5, 2016 -
Packaging innovations that can shrink manufacturers' environmental impact
Aside from materials, packaging shape and design can also make a difference in reducing waste.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 5, 2016 -
Pod culture: Single-serve product manufacturing still has a future
Food and beverage pod producers still face whether to use proprietary pod technology, in addition to environmental and waste concerns.
By Carolyn Heneghan • May 4, 2016 -
Dannon announces ingredients overhaul, says no to GMOs for flagship brands
This announcement also extends the GMO commitment further down its supply chain.
By Carolyn Heneghan • April 27, 2016 -
PepsiCo CEO to co-chair industrywide gender parity initiative
The $5 million capital campaign intends to encourage gender parity via investments in technology.
By Carolyn Heneghan • April 25, 2016 -
10 largest food, beverage companies ranked on sustainability: Oxfam
Unilever topped this year's Behind the Brands list, again, while Danone and Associated British Foods Plc tied for last.
By Carolyn Heneghan • April 25, 2016 -
Food waste to premium water: AquaBotanical offers potential lucrative opportunity
To create premium water brand AquaBotanical, Dr. Bruce Kambouris collected the water removed from fruits and vegetables when they are condensed into concentrate.
By Carolyn Heneghan • April 22, 2016 -
Keurig to launch new recyclable K-Cup, but environmental concerns remain
K-Cup production still produces a larger carbon footprint than traditional coffee production.
By Carolyn Heneghan • April 18, 2016 -
Nestle's CA proposed water permit hinges on public comment, environmental analysis
Nestle must perform environmental analysis and await public comments while working toward approval of a U.S. Forest Service permit.
By Carolyn Heneghan • March 21, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Sustaining profits: The financial benefits of sustainability initiatives
Food and beverage companies are embracing sustainability initiatives — and with the potential to drive profits, why wouldn't they?
By Carolyn Heneghan • March 15, 2016 -
ReFED report: Tackling food waste could unlock $100B in economic value
About 9.5 million tons of food scraps can be diverted annually from landfills by investing in infrastructure for anaerobic digestion and composting, training, and policy, according to the analysis.
By Arlene Karidis • March 10, 2016 -
Carton Council survey: Consumers dependent on packaging for recycling info
Most consumers want to recycle, but clear communication on what can be tossed in the bin is key in order to encourage participation.
By Arlene Karidis • March 7, 2016 -
Deep Dive
What manufacturers can do about the rumored cocoa shortage
Manufacturers have two basic strategies when trying to sustain margins during a commodity shortage like this one: eat the costs — pun intended — or "become smarter," the director of industry and solution marketing at PROS said in an interview.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 12, 2016 -
End of an era? Economy rebound, environmental concerns slam coffee pod, pod machine sales
Keurig reported its pod machine unit sales fell 7% over the holiday season as compared to last year.
By Carolyn Heneghan • Feb. 5, 2016
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