Case summary:
FL Company is one of the leading snack food giant in the industry. The company is more focused on producing environmentally friendly snacks. The manufacturing unit of the company is designed in such a way that it considers the ecological impact. For instance, 50 acres of solar concentrators are built to generate solar power. This solar power is being transformed into heat and that is used to cook chips produced by the company. Also, biomass boiler is installed to burn the agricultural waste and this is also installed to provide an additional renewable fuel. The company follows biodegradable packaging and seasoning cans, bottles and bags.
To compare: Another company’s green policy with FL Company.
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