Just as Ben & Jerry’s has made eating ice cream a bit more guilt-free (with it’s cleaner, greener freezers), Pepperidge Farm is making those cookies a little better for you. Ok, maybe not for your waist line, but having teamed up with FuelCell Energy Inc. and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fuel Fund, Pepperidge Farm is looking out for the environment. Together, they’ve created the nation’s largest fuel cell at Pepperidge Farm’s Bloomfield, CT bakery. The fuel cell can provide the 260,000 square foot facility with 57 % of its electrical needs. Combined with a smaller, existing fuel cell, the bakery will see 70% of its power needs met through this technology. So, if you’re wondering whether you really need another Milano cookie, let’s just say it’s for the environment!
Fuel cell technology has been touted as more efficient, more reliable, with a lower environment impact than fossil fuel. The cells produce electricity electrochemically (without combustion) with near-zero emissions. Standard facilities, powered by fossil fuel, operate at about 35% electrical power generation efficiency, whereas fuel cell-powered plants, like the Bloomfield location, operate at about 80% overall efficiency. According to Pat Callaghan, Pepperidge Farm President, the fuel cell initiative “reflects the strong commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability that is held by both Pepperidge Farm and our parent company Campbell Soup Company.”
Monday, 20. October 2008
what about Pepperidge Farms Brussels cookies?! anyone?! Delicious AND socially conscious! i like it.