Transportation initiatives are a key part of a second global corporate responsibility report published by Kellogg Company.

ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., announced a five-year plan to reduce packaging, water, greenhouse gases and solid waste.

Frito-Lay's "Zero Landfill" plan helped it earn "most innovative company" accolades from Fast Company magazine. Editor Bob Garrison profiles six more intriguing and innovative operations in Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 10th annual “Food Plants of the Year” feature.

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) said it plans to present a GPEC 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award to Associated Packaging Technologies (APT), the Chadds Ford, Pa. -based maker of CPET and RePET™ (recycled PET) food trays.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) will partner with the Packing Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) and host GMA's first "Manufacturing Excellence Conference" during this fall’s PACK EXPO International 2010.

National Restaurant Association (NRA) officials say their annual survey of more than 1,800 professional chefs reveals that local sourcing of ingredients, sustainability and nutrition will be the hottest trends on restaurant menus in 2010.

Everyone hates traffic. It eats up time, wastes energy and emits harmful carbon dioxide. As population and urbanization increase, experts say traffic is only getting worse.

High Liner Foods Inc., Danvers, Mass., said it promoted Bill DiMento to corporate director of sustainability.

ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., said it recognized several of its internal groups and operations for  sustainable business practices, waste elimination and resource conservation.

Seventy-percent of U.S. consumers are motivated to buy products that are better for the environment but only 40 percent are willing to pay more for those products.