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Conagra Brands Cuts Water Usage for Its Cherry Fresh Pack Product

The company receives third place in program category of ProFood World's Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards.

Replacing valves to limit water losses saved millions of gallons of water for Conagra Brands’ Fennville, Mich., plant.
Replacing valves to limit water losses saved millions of gallons of water for Conagra Brands’ Fennville, Mich., plant.

In 2020, an intern at Conagra Brands’ Fennville, Mich., plant was tasked with reducing water consumption during the fresh cherry packaging season. The Fennville team has implemented several projects developed during the intern’s tenure to reduce the water usage by 2.5 million gal per year.

One project replaced valves to limit water losses, which will save $11,000 in water and wastewater treatment electricity costs. Another allows water from cherry grower trucks to be reused in the plant’s chilled water system, saving another $1,500.

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