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9 of Top 50 U.S. Green Power Purchasers Are Food Businesses

Posted in Green by mmathews on 04/29 at 04:22 PM

The EPA Green Power Partnership quarterly update shows food-related businesses represent almost 20% of the top green power purchasers.

According the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nine of the top 50 green power users in the U.S. are in food-related businesses. These businesses range from food produceers to wholesalers to retailers, spanning the entire food production and distribution chain.

The nine food-related businesses are:
PepsiCo
Whole Foods Market
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Starbucks
PepsiAmericas, Inc.
The Dannon Company, Inc.
WhiteWave Foods Company
Safeway, Inc.

Many of the remaining top 50 businesses have substantial food-related operations as part of their business. These include branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, many colleges and universities, and a number of vacation resorts.

Businesses on the list and located in the region near Imperial’s manufacturing facility include Oregon State University; California State University System; City of San Diego, CA; Los Angeles Country Sanitation Districts; Cisco Systems, Inc. ; Intel Corporation; and many local offices and retail outlets of other large corporations on the list.

Seeing so many companies involved in the move to more efficient use of energy is heartening. We are doing our part at Imperial, both in our manufacturing facility and in the products our customers use. It’s a good feeling to be a part of this green movement, especially helping our customers save money on energy use and obtain rebates on walk-in cooler and freezer upgrades.

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