Knouse Foods installs 19-acre solar project at its Pennsylvania facility

February 22, 2011
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Knouse Foods has prides itself on striving to produce quality foods while maintaining an environmentally conscious manufacturing facility. Recently at its Peach Glen, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility Knouse Foods activated a 19-acre project that uses over 14,000 solar panels. The project is owned and operated by the company and is anticipated to supplant more than four million kilowatt hours of purchases electricity yearly.

“Our goal is simple,” stated Ken Guise, president of Knouse Foods. “We promise to continue offering a variety of the highest-quality, most delicious products for our customers while furthering our sustainability efforts. We want people purchasing our products to feel good knowing they’re supporting a company with a commitment to bettering the future of the world around us.”

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