Sustainability

The manufacturer will partner with its packaging supplier to invest toward a new bottle production area at its largest laundry plant.

Coca-Cola Co. will sell its water brand in aluminum cans and bottles as part of sustainable packaging initiatives the manufacturer is planning over the next year aimed at reducing plastic waste.

A tectonic shift in consumer attitudes toward plastic waste have brands harking back to bygone days when environmental sustainability — like the neighborhood milk man — was standard business practice.

The U.S. giant will buy Pioneer Foods for roughly $1.7 billion as a way to expand its global footprint.

Publix has deepened its ties to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership and the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative, as a way to further support seafood sustainability and transparency practices.

The pilot will trace milk back to its origins as a way of bringing more transparency to the food and beverage company's supply chain.

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