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Company unveils a new line of organic, grass-fed beef products at the 2019 Annual Meat Conference.

In December 2016, Smithfield Foods — the world's largest pork processor and hog producer — made known to the world its plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent across its entire supply chain by the year 2025.

Standards establish practices for management systems to ensure animal welfare, health, feed, housing and husbandry.

Tray packaging has been used for meat, poultry and seafood products for decades. Yet, even though it is well-established, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the status quo for the packaging type or style. New designs and technology are improving performance and eliminating the need for components such as absorbent pads, thereby streamlining the packaging operation and eliminating the cost of the pad and the risk of the product picking up fibers from the pads.

Energy efficiency is always on the agenda for ENERGY STAR, and with many companies approaching their 2020 energy and climate goal deadlines, the question now is, what’s next?