Sustainability

Nutreco said it has also advanced circularity efforts, with 90% of its packaging now classified as recyclable, reusable or compostable.

The Nutrex 7 Series builds on Bühler’s twin-screw extrusion technology, which has been used for more than 40 years in the production of cereals, snacks, pet food, meat alternatives and food ingredients.

The company aims to accelerate automation, AI-driven production, and low-carbon manufacturing to counter rising supply chain and energy costs.

The Irish-funded research will examine how such additives perform across different production stages, providing long-term data on effectiveness and potential scalability.

The Lithuania project builds on earlier clean energy investments by Mars, including solar developments in Poland and wind energy agreements in Sweden and the United States.

Improved traceability systems are also increasingly linked to feed system efficiency, enabling better planning of feed resources, animal movement, and supply chain coordination.

Under the updated sourcing policy, 2 Sisters will procure soybean meal only from farms where no deforestation or land conversion has occurred for more than 18 years.

The program is expected to benefit around 15,000 households in the Savannah, Upper East and North East Regions.

With the introduction of MI5.7, the MI5.5 program is being gradually phased out.

The system replaces natural gas-based steam with an electrically driven process