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Sustainable jars soar for Peter Pan
At the forefront of sustainability initiatives, giant packaged food supplier ConAgra Foods, Omaha, NE, has moved to a more sustainable plastic jar for Peter Pan® peanut butter products. The company says the new Peter Pan jars use about 12 percent less plastic across core jar sizes, which equates to eliminating enough plastic to fill more than 24 garbage trucks each year with solid waste. More
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Phillips Foods has been awarded the exclusive right to package and sell crab meat in a black can. The brand became a target for look-alikes when it became the biggest selling crab meat.
Kum & Go stores introduce artesian water in biodegradable bottle
Hiland Premium Artesian Water, exclusively available at Kum & Go convenience stores, is now available in the ENSO biodegradable plastic bottle. The bottle is designed to biodegrade in a landfill and can also be recycled with standard plastics, says the company.Pinnacle Foods Group to acquire Birds Eye Foods
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