Sustainability
Cleantech startup secures £142,000 in pre-seed funding for sustainability matchmaking for food & drink SMEs
Greener takes a network-based approach to solving sustainability problems by connecting food and drink SMEs with sustainability providers.
ULMA develops sustainable LeafMAP packaging solution
ULMA Packaging UK has recently developed a more sustainable Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solution for low-height sliced products like meat and cheese.
Sente Foundry & partners launch FoodTech: Health & Wellness programme
Sente Foundry is launching its new startup programme in partnership with leading food product development company Griffith Foods, global food and retail company Yildiz Holding, and leading ingredients company Ingredion.
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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?
Bureau Veritas urges hospitality industry to tackle waste amid reopening
With Stop Food Waste Day around the corner (28 April), Bureau Veritas is reminding hospitality, catering & food businesses of the importance of minimising food waste as the industry opens back up following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
Strength2Food launches first Strategic Guide on Sustainable Food Quality Schemes
The tool will allow practitioners, policymakers and researchers to explore the links between sustainability and food quality schemes (FQS).
Graphic Packaging International supports Estrella Damm’s plastic replacement initiative
Graphic Packaging International has partnered with Estrella Damm to replace 100% of its plastic shrink wrap packaging with paperboard alternatives on multipack cans.
Waitrose opts for CO2 refrigeration systems at new fulfilment centre
UK supermarket Waitrose has commissioned a CO2 refrigeration system from Isentra as part of a full suite of systems provided by DD Cooling.
Consumers ready to take and demand action on Earth Day
New research from 3 Sided Cube reveals strong consumer sentiment for green action as global warming surges towards 1.5 degrees.
New OPRL Refill labels offer consumer reassurance on reusable packaging
With brands and retailers increasingly offering refillable packaging as alternatives to single use models, OPRL is launching a new labelling range to support consumers in adopting new behaviours.
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.
Molson Coors removes plastic rings from all major brands
Molson Coors in the UK is removing plastic rings and introducing a fully recyclable cardboard sleeve for can multipacks across all its major brands.
Sealed Air develops designed-for-recycling shrink packaging
Sealed Air has developed a designed-for-recycling shrink packaging solution to support an increasing number of food companies moving to a circular economy.
New Arla partnership to reduce malnutrition with dried papaya snack
Arla Foods Ingredients has joined Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) partners to develop a new business model for affordable nutrition in Ethiopia using papaya waste.