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Sustainability enters the dairy supply chain spotlight

Dairy processors can appeal to the large base of eco-conscious consumers by emphasizing sustainability throughout their supply chains, but compliance can be complex.

Richard Mitchell

July 8, 2021

Taking steps to manage sustainability along the supply chain makes good business sense for dairy processors. Indeed, 2018 research by The Nielsen Co. LLC, New York, reveals that 81% of global consumers and 69% of those in the United States say that it’s very important or extremely important that companies implement programs to help the environment.

Dairy plants seek sustainability solutions

Dairy processors have a plethora of options to green up their operations.

Anna Boisseau

June 24, 2021

A company’s environmental sustainability story — or lack thereof — is increasingly influencing consumer purchasing habits. In fact, a recent survey from IBM Institute for Business Value found that 54% of consumers “are willing to pay a premium for brands that are sustainable and/or environmentally responsible.”

Go with the eco-friendly flow in dairy processing operations

Dairy processors are in a position to reduce water and energy volumes, but taking advantage of the opportunities will require the proper attitude.

Richard Mitchell

June 4, 2021

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important subject for dairy processors. With more operators seeking to “go green” to meet the growing eco-focus by consumers, retailers, and business partners, the ability to reduce wastewater and energy during production can cut costs while enhancing a company’s “eco halo.”

3-A SSI China trademark attorneys issue advisory against counterfeits

A new advisory, published in English and Chinese, aims to stop Chinese companies that are falsely advertising themselves as being 3-A SSI authorized from marketing or sending such products to the United States.

September 15, 2020

3-A Sanitary Standards Inc. (3-A SSI), McLean, Va., announced the publication of a special advisory by King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), the trademark attorneys of 3-A SSI in China, to caution counterfeiters against violating the new General Exclusion Order (GEO) of the U. S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to block the imports of falsely advertised food processing equipment.

Clear Seas food and beverage company coronavirus research

Food and beverage manufacturers expect long recovery from COVID-19-related challenges

Exclusive coronavirus-focused BNP Media survey shows that more than a third of food and beverage manufacturers believe it will take seven or more months to get their business back on track.

Kathie Canning

May 8, 2020

More than a third of food and beverage companies surveyed between April 30 and May 4 — 39% — said they believe it will take seven months or longer to get their business back on track considering current COVID-19-related challenges, according to a May 6, 2020, Clear Seas Research report titled “Food & Beverage Manufacturing Industry, Industry Perspective on the Challenges of Today.”

Kroger resource helps food manufacturers navigate next phase of pandemic

The company shares the steps it’s taken to safeguard plant employees.

April 30, 2020

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced the release of the latest version of its resource for helping food and beverage manufacturers and retailers navigate the next phase of the coronavirus pandemic.

Dairy execs weigh in on coronavirus-related efforts and challenges, Part 2

Dairy processors continue to operate as part of a subset of industries deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability.

March 30, 2020

As of March 30, at least 27 U.S. states had issued stay-at-home orders, and many “nonessential” businesses had closed. But food and beverage manufacturers, including dairy processors, continue to operate as part of a subset of industries deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability.

Dairy execs weigh in on coronavirus-related efforts and challenges, Part 1

Dairy processors continue to operate as part of a subset of industries deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability.

Kathie Canning

March 27, 2020

As of March 26, 22 U.S. states had issued stay-at-home orders, and many “nonessential” businesses had closed. But food and beverage manufacturers, including dairy processors, continue to operate as part of a subset of industries deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability.

Meet the challenges of dosing viscous products

From product diversification to small batches and biomonitoring, the increasing demands of consumers and the industry require flexible dosing systems.

Peter Müller

February 4, 2020

Anyone investing in a dosing system today wants to be sure that it can keep pace with future developments.

Darigold’s Portland, Ore., plant is solving the puzzle

Producing over 150 SKUs, Darigold’s ultrapasteurized milk plant in Portland, Ore., has to stay flexible and organized to manage its complicated production schedules.

Anna Boisseau

January 6, 2020

Some residents of Oregon's largest city have sought to "Keep Portland Weird," a motto based on safeguarding the city's reputation for farmers markets, artisanal craftworks and an eccentric literary/arts scene. But before it became the de facto capital for millennial hipsters, Portland had a long history of industrial production.

2019 is a big year for Turkey Hill Dairy’s Conestoga, Pa., plant: It’s the year it became one of the first major ice cream or ice tea facilities to be run on 100% renewable energy.

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