Sustainability
Suitably packaged?
Manufacturers need to stay on the path to sustainability at a time when consumers visit stores less, shop online more, and are currently near-obsessed about hygiene.
Taylors of Harrogate partners with Engage to showcase sustainability credentials
Uk, Leeds-based digital agency Engage has collaborated with tea and coffee company Taylors of Harrogate to develop an online content hub showcasing its work in sustainability.
Heineken UK rolls out new Green Grip can topper
Heineken UK is eliminating plastic from millions of cans as it rolls out its new 100% plastic free cardboard topper across thousands of UK retailers.
Local alternatives to soya and palm meal will help save rainforests, says SFT
The Sustainable Food Trust has said that, in order to reduce associated rainforest destruction, UK livestock farmers could use more local alternatives to soya and palm kernel meal, and consumers would do better to switch to cows milk.
77% of UK consumers hold supermarkets and manufacturers responsible for plastic pollution
App company Ubamarket is calling for smarter shopping after data emerges showing that over 40 million Brits hold supermarkets and manufacturers accountable for the amount of plastic polluting the environment.
Crown Holdings launches Twentyby30 sustainability programme
Crown Holdings’ new global initiative establishes twenty ambitious environmental, social and governance goals to be achieved by or before 2030.
KTC launches fully traceable and sustainable palm oil
KTC Edibles Ltd has launched Palmax IP – a fully-traceable, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified palm oil, as part of its ongoing sustainability programme.
A glimpse of the future
In recent months, demand on the food system means we’ve eaten our way through more fresh produce, shelf-stable products and health-added ingredients.
Sustainable Food Trust welcomes National Food Strategy
The Sustainable Food Trust has stated that it welcomes the first part of Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy for the UK, with chief executive Patrick Holden stating that it is “an excellent first step in transforming our food systems.”
Cortec develops recyclable moisture barrier coating for food packaging
Cortec Corporation has developed EcoShield Barrier Coating, a greener alternative to polyethylene and wax paper coatings for the manufacture of moisture resistant paper and corrugated boxes.
Optima sets up sustainability department
The Optima Group based in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, has made sustainability one of its central tenets by setting up a Sustainability Department.
Edible insects – the future?
Food & Drink Technology talks to Thomas Constant about his company, BeoBia, which wants food for life and is developing an insect growing pod for people’s homes, providing a sustainable and healthy source of protein while reusing household food waste.
Nestlé Waters North America expands use of 100% rPET in additional bottled water brands
Nestlé’s Ozarka, Deer Park and Zephyrhills brands join Poland Spring in using 100% rPET bottles in multiple sizes.
Optima develops sustainable capsule system with Wipf and säntis packaging
The new equipment features a single-material capsule with recyclable lid film and a compatible packaging system.