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Pasta Prima Powers Operations With 100 Percent Solar Wind

Company earns Green-e certification for investments in renewable energy.

U.S. Foodservice-San Francisco Activates Solar Panel System To Power Warehouse

The largest rooftop and carport solar power system in Northern California, it is expected to provide 40 percent of the distributor's power needs during daylight hours.

Fuel Efficiency

Plug Power GenDrive Sales Into Food Distribution Centers Up

One of North America's largest food distributors places orders for hydrogen fuel cell lift trucks at sites in Boston, New York and San Antonio.

Ryder Reaches Key Milestone In Major Alternative Fuel Initiative

Ryder System, Inc.

Orders more than 200 heavy-duty natural gas trucks as part of a project estimated to displace 1.5 million gallons of diesel fuel with 100 percent domestically produced natural gas.

Carbon Footprint

MHIA Releases Results Of Sustainability Study During ProMat 2011

Finds that social responsibility is the number one driving force behind supply chain sustainability.

Safeway Becomes A Founding Member Of The Sustainability Consortium

Consortium is conducting research on the life cycle impacts of various categories within the non-food, food and agricultural categories.

Carbon Footprint

EPA Recognizes PepsiCo As 2011 Partner With Sustained Excellence

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

PepsiCo honored for continually working to address the issue of climate change, from scaling up its use of renewable fuel sources to reducing energy consumption.

Tetra Pak Leads Earth Hour 'Lights Out' Community Activity In Texas

Local organizations joining in to promote action to climate change this Saturday, March 26th.

Waste Reduction

Food, Beverage And CPG Firms To Eliminate Four Billion Pounds Of Packaging By 2020

Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)

More than 1.5 billion pounds have already been avoided since 2005 through improvement initiatives that included package redesigns and increased use of recyclable inputs.

IDFA CEO Expresses Concerns About Trade Implications Of New Dairy Import Tax

International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)

Claims U.S. dairy farmers will be required to promote dairy imports.

Walmart Canada Opens Largest Sustainable Refrigerated Food Distribution Center in Canada

Walmart Canada opens up the largest sustainable refrigerated food distribution center in Canada.

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Trucks On The Runway

Advanced technologies help truck manufacturers roll out products offering higher operational efficiencies.

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