Crystal Creamery served mint chip ice cream, fittingly enough, at a gathering that celebrated its efforts to go green.
The company, formerly known as Foster Farms Dairy, has sharply reduced its solid waste output and is conserving water and energy. It has been certified by the Stanislaus Green Team, a program of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce that shows how caring for the planet can go hand in hand with profit.
The honor was presented this week at the headquarters plant on Kansas Avenue, where about 350 of Crystal’s 865 employees work. They handle about 100 million gallons of milk per year, turning out fluid products, butter, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, powdered milk and other items.
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