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Analysis of Upstream Sustainability Trends Within the Food Production Industry
Abstract
Sarah Dallas, Jessica Lam, and Nora Stabert analyzed sustainability trends among U.S.
pasta manufacturers with Philadelphia Macaroni Company (PMC) as a case study. PMC,
founded in 1914, is a private, pasta manufacturer with an annual capacity of over
170 million pounds of pasta. It sells to customers including but not limited to the
Campbell Soup Company, Annie’s Homegrown Pasta, and General Mills. Recently, PMC has
been contacted by top customers regarding sustainability and recognizes the growing
trend within the industry. This master's project advises the company on the definition
of sustainability as it applies to PMC and recommends an approach for sustainability
in the future. This project provides a comprehensive overview of the penetration of
sustainability for pasta manufacturers, evaluation of PMC's current operations, the
expectations of its customers, and the prioritization of sustainability by its top
competitors. The final deliverables are (1) market analysis of key competitors, (2)
current sustainability initiatives amongst PMC's customers, (3) customized greenhouse
gas calculation tool, and (4) analysis of supply chain actors and interactions.
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(2013). Analysis of Upstream Sustainability Trends Within the Food Production Industry. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6763.Collections
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