The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework was formed three years later to provide credible assurances for consumers
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was founded to measure and recognize Canada’s leadership in sustainability. The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as CRSB Certified, was created in 2017 to recognize sustainable practices and provide credible assurances to consumers regarding the production, processing and sourcing of beef […] Read moreTag Archives PepsiCo
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Regenerative agriculture resumes bottom-up approach
MINNEAPOLIS — In 2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of artificial intelligence, David Montgomery was encouraging farmers and the agricultural industry to make a major shift. The University of Washington geologist and author of the book Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations was a regular speaker at farm conferences across North America. Related stories […] Read more
Sustainability has a problem
MINNEAPOLIS — Mars has a problem. Not the red planet, but the company. It’s one of the largest human and pet food companies in the world, posting $50 billion in revenue last year. Related stories in this issue: Global sales have been increasing, and this year the privately held company acquired the Kellogg’s line of […] Read more
New program to provide master class on soil agronomy
WINNIPEG — Soil health has become such a large part of agriculture that it even has its own glossary of terms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a list of soil health terminology, which includes things like “aggregate stability,” “soil respiration” and a tool called an amoozemeter. In addition to the amoozemeter, which measures […] Read more
India is next big growth bet for food
REUTERS — India has become the next big bet for PepsiCo, Unilever and other packaged goods giants looking to fill the vacuum left by an uneven recovery in China. As India’s economy expands at the fastest pace among major emerging markets, companies strive to serve its diverse palate with new flavours and size variants to […] Read more
Major U.S. research project conducted in southern Sask.
South East Research Farm conducts cover crop trials for Pepsico and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
REDVERS, Sask. — If research is going to be ground-truthed to make sure it applies to the real world of farming, it needs to be truthed on the kind of ground farmers actually farm. That was probably one of the keys to the South East Research Farm (SERF) landing a major research contract from food […] Read more
PepsiCo revenue misses mark
REUTERS — PepsiCo missed expectations for second-quarter revenue as a series of price hikes and competition from private-label brands slowed sales of its snacks and soda, mainly in the United States, its largest market. Analysts have said that product prices, which are starting to normalize after nearly two years of multiple hikes, are still higher […] Read more
Program incentives boosted for marginal acre conversions
Company supports FCC and Ducks Unlimited in their efforts to convert low productivity farmland into perennial cover
Glacier FarmMedia – Ducks Unlimited Canada and Farm Credit Canada have a new partner for their sustainability initiatives. DUC announced in late May that multinational food company PepsiCo will help support FCC’s Sustainability Incentive Program. It links with DUC’s efforts to encourage producers to convert low productivity farmland into perennial cover. DUC’s Marginal Areas Program […] Read more
PepsiCo’s financial results beat analysts’ expectations
REUTERS — PepsiCo beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit as demand for its sodas and snacks such as Cheetos and Doritos in international markets drove growth even as it witnessed a slowdown in the United States. Consumers across Europe, Asia Pacific and China shelled out money for PepsiCo’s pricey sodas and chips, […] Read more
