Collaboration

Nicholas D'Agostino III, president and COO of D'Agostino Supermarkets, will be one of the high-profile participants in an April 23 event held by Animal Welfare Approved and Alfred State College to unite New York City chefs and food purveyors with local farmers and agricultural experts to plan a supply chain from western New York state farms to the New York City market.

At a time when consumers are more concerned than ever about the environment and how their favorite products are manufactured and presented to the public, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of the Charlottesville, Va.-based nonprofit institute GreenBlue, is helping to make a difference.