Food & Agriculture
Carting Away the Oceans: April 2011
What retailer has the most sustainable seafood? Read More
Safeway Tops Seafood Rankings as Whole Foods, Kroger Tighten Policies
An unexpected grocery chain takes the top spot in Greenpeace's rankings that rate stores on sustainable seafood practices. Read More
Barramundi Fulfills Elusive Promise of Sustainable Seafood
What makes Australis such an interesting company is that its product -- farm-raised barramundi -- is an environmentally-preferable alternative to most farmed fish. It doesn't need to eat a lot of other seafood to grow, it doesn't make a lot of waste, it doesn't require a lot of antibiotics ... and it tastes O.K., too. Read More
US Foodservice to Power SC Fleet with Waste Cooking Oil
US Foodservice acquired Bluffton, S.C.-based WVO Industries with an eye on turning the waste vegetable oil used in its customers' deep fryers into biodiesel to power its fleet. Read More
Walmart Zero Waste Program a Boon for Texas Recycler
Walmart needed to find a home for its food waste that didn't involve a landfill. No such infrastructure existed so Walmart built one, with the help of Quest Recycling Services from Frisco, Texas. Read More
PepsiCo and Naked Juice: Confused About GMOs
What principle is guiding Naked Juice's avoidance of GMOs? Read More
View from the C-Suite: Campbell's Doug Conant and Denise Morrison
The outgoing and incoming CEOs of the iconic brand discuss the legacy of sustainability in the food industry, how Millennials are shifting the company's focus, and why they changed the "M'm! M'm! Good!" slogan. Read More
Costco Strengthens Seafood Policy Following Wave of Criticism
The company revealed it would stop selling a dozen at-risk species in its wholesale club stores, while also committing to buying canned tuna and farmed species that meet emerging sustainability standards. Read More
Heinz and Coke Team up to Squeeze Ketchup into PlantBottles
The Coca-Cola Company today announced a partnership that will license the beverage giant's plant-based packaging to Heinz for use in its ketchup packaging. Read More
Unilever Sets 10-Year Goals to Cut Environmental Impacts in Half
On the heels of similar long-term targets set by rival Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company aims to double sales while cutting the water, waste and carbon impacts of its products -- and its customers' use of those products -- by 2020. Read More