First order of business—congratulations to Hormel Foods Corp. for receiving Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2013 Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year award. We received a great deal of online nominations from some top-name processors, however Hormel Foods showcased exemplary efforts in surpassing its own sustainable measures.
Nominate your company or a refrigerated and/or frozen foods processor/customer today for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ annual Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year award.
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville, Ark., said it plans to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015.