Toronto-Outlook Resources Inc., producer of organic fertilizer from food waste and other renewable sources, has signed a letter of intent with Tropicana Manufacturing Co., a division of PepsiCo, that could lead to establishing production facilities to supply low-carbon fertilizers to Florida orange growers. The letter of intent is seen as an outgrowth of Outlook’s participation in an evaluation to identify a fertilizer for orange growers that makes a smaller contribution to global warming. Any production in the orange-production area likely would make use of wastes from harvesting and processing. Results of this exercise, which also involved Yara International ASA (GM March 22, p. 13), have not been disclosed as yet. But an Outlook Resources announcement states that the letter of intent outlines the intentions of both companies to establish such a facility and is part of Outlook’s strategy of working with the intentions of leading food and beverage companies to create a business relationship that would develop and operate production facilities to supply low-carbon fertilizers to orange growers in the state of Florida. “Outlook is bringing to market an innovative product with an innovative business model,” said Errol Farr, Outlook president and CEO. “This is possible only in tandem with forward-looking companies like Tropicana who share our vision for increasing the sustainability of agricultural practices.”
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