Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship

1. Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship

2. Bell Carter OlivesCorning, CA. • Largest Black Ripe Olive Producer In World • Largest Olive Producer In United States • # 1 Lindsay Brand

3. Bell Carter Foods • Doing The “Right” Thing • In The Past • In The Present • In The Future

4. Long Term Sustainability is Bell Carter’s Strategy Environment People Economic Performance

5. Sustainability Management System • Environmental / Sustainability Policy • Sustainability Team (Grassroots Effort) • BC Commitment to Sustainability Projects • BC Commitment to Waste Water Innovation • BC Commitment To Renewable Energy • Drive Toward “0” Waste

6. Bell Carter Environmental / Sustainability Policy

7. Sustainability Team • Cross Functional Team • Operations • Maintenance • Wastewater • Engineering • Administration • Monthly Meeting • Map Material / Water / Energy Streams • Identify Opportunities • Track / Communicate Results

8. BCF Commitment To Sustainability Improvement • 58 Sustainability Projects Have Been Completed Since 2006 • 8 Sustainability Projects Are in Progress • 25 Sustainability Projects Are Being Planned For The Near Future • Focusing On: • Energy Reduction • Water Usage Reduction • Renewable Energy • Fruit Re-Use (Culls)

9. Black Ripe Olive Process • Sustainability Opportunities • Wastewater • Vinegar • Lye • Sodium • Large Volume Of Water • Byproducts • Pits • Culls • Oil • Olive Particulate

10. 3 Key Components To Our Sustainability Process Reduce Usage Or Re-Use Or Recycle

11. Reduce Energy Consumption 3% Reduction Is Equivalent To; 74 Cars Per Year (Off The Road) 90 Homes Per Year 532 Tons Of CO2 Emissions Per Year

12. Examples Of Usage Reduction Bell Carter Waste Water Facility

13. Wastewater TreatmentRequires Significant Energy • A Large Amount Of Aeration is Required • Continuously Working On Electrical Efficiency • Participate In Power Curtailment Program • Automated Power Management System

14. Recent Energy Control System • Recently Installed / Commissioned System • PLC Controls For D.O. Control • PLC Controls For Energy Management • PLC Controls For Aeration Control • 2,743,404 KWH Annual Savings • 788 Tons Annually Of CO2 Reduction • Equivalent To 497 Homes (@ 5,519 KWH / yr)

15. Public Recognition • PG&E Rebate = $114,475 • Newspaper / Web Based Articles • Chico Enterprise Record • Red Bluff Daily News • Environmental Leader .Com • PR Web • KHSL Channel 24 News (Chico) • D:\VIDEO_TS\VTS_01_1.VOB

16. Local Utility Supplier • Pacific Gas & Electric • Long Term Partnership • Quotes From PG&E “The improvements cost money and he appreciates that the company looked at the big picture” Tino Nava PG&E Account Manager “You’re an example of what we wish everyone would do” Lia White PG&E N Valley Exec Mgr “One of the things I like about Bell Carter is that they are a leader.” Lia White PG&E N Valley Exec Mgr

17. Examples Of Recycle Efforts • Cans • Plastic • Cardboard • Office Paper • Scrap Steel • Wood Pallets • Drums • Pits / Culls • Bio Solids

18. Recology Data • Bio Solids Removed Via Dredge / Centrifuge • Recology Site Vacaville, CA. • They Produce High Grade Mulch (S.F. Garbage) • Bio Solids Used To Support Operation As Daily Cover vs. Soil • High Grade Mulch Produced

19. Wheelabrator Shasta Energy Co. • Green Energy Producer (Anderson Ca.) • Use Forest / Agricultural Materials • 750,000 Tons Annually • 20,000 Tons From Bell Carter • Enough Power Generated By Our Pits/Culls To Power More Than 1811 Homes / Year (Approximately 10Million KWH / Year)

20. Completed Recycle Project Examples • Partner With City Of Corning on Electronic Recycling • Bio Solids To Recology Site • Pits To Wheelabrator

21. The Major Difference Between BCF and Other Processors

22. BCF Corning WWTP • 27 Acre Treatment Facility • Purely Olive Related Waste (no sanitary) • Daily Flow Can Reach1MM Gallons / Day • Biological (Natural) Treatment • Our “Process” Allows Us To Increase The Rate Of Natures (Natural) Water Process • Ultra-Filtration Technology • Discharge To River (For Re-Use)

23. Bell Carter Wastewater Discharge • Highly Regulated By State • Professionally Operated By Bell Carter Team • Significant Investment • Capital / Operating

24. Responsible Corporate Neighbor • Social = Great Relationship With Neighbors • Tailgate Meetings • Tours • Note Books • Contact Information • Positive Feedback From Neighbors • Over 5 Years With No Odor Complaints • Great Relationship With Regional Water Board • Great Relationship With Regional Air Board

25. Wastewater Related Capital 5Years = $4,428,304 • Committed To: • Compliance • Integrity • Innovation • Continuous Improvement • Doing The “Right” Things • Long Term Sustainability

26. Bell Carter “Re-Use Cycle” Pits /Culls Olive Pieces Olive Production Facilities Carbon Neutral Electricity Fly Ash Ag Soil Amendment Olive Particles Olive Oil Sodium Water “Green” Co-Generation Facility Sacramento River Ultra Filtration (As Needed) Biological Treatment System Treated Water Bio-Solids Recology Site Natural Biological “Organisms” Found In All Water (Puddles, Ponds, Lakes, Rivers) Agricultural Use Municipal Water

27. Bell Carter QualityContinuous Improvement • Packaging Innovation • Bowls • Pouches • Product Quality Emphasis • BC Differentiates From Domestic & Import Suppliers • Audits Of Co-Packers • Quality Controlled At Source (Variety, Quality Attributes) • SQF - Level 3 • 2009 • ISO - 2001 • 1999

28. Bell Carter Foods Going Forward • Bell - Carter Will Continue To: • Drive Continuous Improvement Through All Operations • Drive Technological Innovation In Corning • Remain Good Stewards Of Our Environment

29. Long Term Sustainability is Bell Carter’s Strategy Environment People Economic Performance

30. Bell Carter Foods • Doing The “Right” Thing • In The Past • In The Present • In The Future

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