Nearly 70% of consumers said they consider sustainable production when selecting food products.
An emerging issue for the food industry around the world, sustainability is impacting manufacturers and suppliers.
A report from the group Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF), “Driving Sustainability,” finds an overwhelming 82% of food companies surveyed in the U.K. regard sustainability as increasingly important. However, perhaps more telling is how those companies approach sustainability: only 19% monitor the sustainability of the products they source.