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No risk it, no biscuit
UK Food and Beverage M&A market activity is back with a vengeance.
Carbon call
The failure to deal with carbon emissions has incurred a vast debt that will now have to be repaid with interest. Will a carbon food tax happen?
Filling up on food and drink
Food and drink manufacturers are reacting and meeting the expectations of their consumers for authentic, healthy, better-for-you products that fit in with their lifestyles.
A marker we can’t refuse
The findings of a recent study from University of Glasgow that vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eaters offer real food for thought.
Blue is the colour
German startup Blue Farm has launched the first oat milk you can self-mix.
Clearly labelled?
Eco-Score takes into account a product’s packaging, and a score reduction of up to 15 points is applied to products with packaging that is not recyclable. Is it good for the environment?
Clear vision
PEF (polyethylene furanoate) offers a sea of change for food and beverage packaging and a number of important advantages over the PET currently used.
Ready for lift-off
Molson Coors’ latest move shows RTD makers have clear intent to match and outdo the quality and choice elsewhere.
Data receptors
Data-sharing technology could help expose and tackle problems from incorrect labelling and widespread food fraud to tracing contaminated food.
School’s in
The UK’s new School of Sustainable Food and Farming will support and further develop production systems research geared towards more sustainable farming.
In with the new
According to a new consumer survey from iD, 84% of UK consumers want to try new brand experiences post-lockdown, but with that comes new challenges for food and drink businesses.
A path to circularity
The challenges and opportunities for the food industry to become more sustainable are outlined in a white paper Food Packaging Versus Food Waste – Moving Towards a Circular Economy, sponsored by Ishida Europe and Aston Business School.
Under pressure
Tesco has committed to increase its sales of healthy food to 65% of total sales by 2025 following pressure from some shareholders to set targets.
Creatively sustainable
Food and drink companies have achieved a 55 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions – five years before the target was due to be reached.