At this year’s Southeast Produce Council’s (SEPC) Southern Innovations, Shuman Farms is highlighting its sustainability efforts and has announced that Broc Davis has been named the company’s new sustainability and operations lead.

The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center announced five dairy processors are set to receive a total of $1.1 million in funding through the Dairy Product Packaging Innovation Grant.

Further expanding the range of its sustainability projects, Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV has launched regenerative agriculture pilot tests both in Mexico and the United States, said Daniel Servitje, chief executive officer.

JBS S.A. announced a new role within the company, global chief sustainability officer, which Jason Weller will fill. In this new position, Weller will oversee ESG (environment, social and governance) and sustainability strategies for JBS Global, including its net zero 2040 commitment.

As Flowers Foods, Thomasville, Ga., has grown its Dave’s Killer Bread (DKB) business, the company has looked for bakeries that can take on production to support the brand’s blossoming popularity. 

Novolex, a leader in packaging choice, innovation and sustainability, has announced that it is investing $10 million to expand capacity to recycle plastic bags and other polyethylene film at its recycling facility in North Vernon, Indiana.

A packaging provider for refrigerated dressing specialist Organic Girl has made a big commitment to packaging sustainability.

Walmart Inc. and Sustainable Beef LLC announced on Aug. 31 that the world’s largest retailer would take a minority stake in the company as it plans to start on a new $325 million beef processing facility in 2022.

Consumer concerns around climate change have increased as more people around the globe experience extreme weather events, according to a consumer survey from the market researcher Mintel.

Goat cheese maker Vermont Creamery announced it joined the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance, a collaboration involving US food industry companies that seeks to recycle more food waste and expand renewable energy production.