ProFood World Magazine Set to Honor Conagra Brands Inc., Smithfield Foods, and Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods for Outstanding Sustainability Achievements.

Chicago, IL — ProFood World, a publication of PMMI Media Group, a division of PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth annual Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards.

The award-winning programs and projects were completed and operational between November 2020 and December 2021 and include the following:

Program Category
1st Conagra Brands Inc., Oakdale, CA – Tomato & Jalapeño Waste Reduction
2nd Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods Milwaukie, OR – Wasted Food Rescue & Materials Management
3rd Conagra Brands Inc., Troy, OH – MEGA Pizza Yield Improvement

Project Category
1st Conagra Brands Inc., Irapuato, MX – Saving Water for the Future
2nd Smithfield Foods, Milan MO – Reusable Combos
3rd Conagra Brands Inc., Marshall, MO – Blast Cell Air Optimization

The peer-reviewed awards recognize facilities for projects or programs that improve sustainability efforts in food and beverage manufacturing operations, focusing on pollution prevention, compliance assurance and environmental protection. Recipients are awarded for reduction in water and energy use, waste conservation, pollution prevention and packaging reductions.

“Sustainability continues to be a major initiative for the food and beverage manufacturing industry,” states Joyce Fassl, senior executive editor of ProFood World. “Whether it is focused on packaging and waste reduction, or saving energy and water, the food and beverage industry is focused on net zero goals, renewable electricity, renewable packaging, reducing waste, conserving water, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and using regenerative agricultural practices.”

The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, October 23 during PACK EXPO International, October 23-26, at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

Past award-winners include B&G Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Campbell Soup, McCormick, Hormel, Hiland Dairy, Land O’Lakes, and more.

To learn more about the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards, visit pfwgo.to/sema.