Supply Chain Management

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Eighty-five percent fresh lean ground beef patties sold under the Shaw's label are the subject of a recall issued this week by the manufacturer, Asheville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms, according to published reports.

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Eighty-five percent fresh lean ground beef patties sold under the Shaw's label are the subject of a recall issued this week by the manufacturer, Asheville, N.Y.-based Fairbank Farms, according to published reports.

CASTROVILLE, Calif. -- Ocean Mist Farms, based here, a leading grower of artichokes and other fresh vegetables, has created a new staff position dedicated to environmental stewardship. Afreen Malik, currently food safety manager, will take on additional responsibilities for managing the company's environmental activities.

ATLANTA -- In a major bid to boost its sustainable business practices, Coca-Cola said yesterday it is investing more than $60 million to build the world's largest plastic-bottle-to-bottle recycling plant and support recycling in the U.S.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. here is said to be tapping into two major consumer trends -- organics and locally produced foods, with the introduction of the Wegmans Organic Research Farm, which is in its first year of production.

ATLANTA -- In a major bid to boost its sustainable business practices, Coca-Cola said yesterday it is investing more than $60 million to build the world's largest plastic-bottle-to-bottle recycling plant and support recycling in the U.S.

ATLANTA -- In a major bid to boost its sustainable business practices, Coca-Cola said yesterday it is investing more than $60 million to build the world's largest plastic-bottle-to-bottle recycling plant and support recycling in the U.S.

DENVER -- Aurora Organic Dairy, one of the nation's largest organic milk producers that supplies milk to leading supermarkets and natural foods stores, has been ordered to reduce its herd to comply with grazing rules under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to published reports.