GOING GREEN: MISSION FOODS TORTILLA MANUFACTURER

Mission Foods’ commitment to finding better ways to both reduce carbon emissions and lower their manufacturing costs.

Their facility in Panorama City, California was awarded LEED Gold certification. The recent renovations will avoid over 1,300 metric tons of direct carbon emissions annually.  They also installed preheat combustion air for corn and flour tortilla ovens and preheat cooking oil for fryers.  This will save approximately 250,000 therms of natural gas per year!

The plant’s sustainable efforts include rooftop solar panels for generating some of its own electricity, heat recovery systems, and systems that minimize water usage. Click Here for more information.