_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Automation
Sustainability has become a must in the food supply chain, as businesses work to comply with growing regulations, attract eco-conscious consumers, and do their part to protect the planet. Across the food industry, we’ re seeing investments in technologies to support sustainable practices from the farm down to the retail level.
In warehousing and distribution, food businesses are making significant strides in sustainability through automation. Traditional logistics practices rely heavily on inefficient operations that lead to excess food waste, resource consumption and carbon emissions. Now, automation is revolutionizing how food moves from farm to table, enabling food companies to tackle their biggest environmental challenges.
Fighting food waste
Food waste is one of the biggest environmental issues today. In the United States alone, more than one-third of food produced for human consumption ends up as waste, and food is the largest category of material sent to landfills. As food waste decomposes, it produces massive amounts of greenhouse gas: the equivalent of driving 54 million cars. foodchainmagazine. com 15