Sustainability
Student design helps battle food waste at home
Student product designer Kai Wang has been offered a work placement with a global tech company after he created a clever kitchen gadget to turn leftovers into tasty fresh meals.
AMC Group showcases plant-based and allergen-free production facility
AMC Group has unveiled its first purpose-built factory for freshly-squeezed juice and a variety of plant-based and free-from products.
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Border Biscuits removes 90% of plastic from its packaging
Biscuit manufacturer Border Biscuits has removed 90% of plastic from its packaging as part of a wider £1.6million investment into its products and processes.
HelloFresh chooses Tetra Recart cartons for its products
HelloFresh, a meal kit company, has chosen Tetra Pak’s Tetra Recart carton package for use in European markets for its environmental advantages.
Mondi makes recyclable pouch
Mondi Group has developed a fully-recyclable polypropylene construction for thermoforming applications with a 23% reduction in carbon footprint compared to existing packaging.
Solero trials wrapper-less packaging
Unilever has launched a trial of the first wrapper-less ice-cream multipack for its Solero Organic Peach, using 35% less plastic compared to the original Solero Organic pack.
Coca-Cola to use bottles made from 100% rPET
Coca-Cola has announced its Honest, Glacéau Smartwater and Chaudfontaine brands will all be sold in bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET).
Vegan energy sweets win gold at student competition
A team of students from University of Reading has won the gold prize at Ecotrophelia for their vegan energy sweets for endurance athletes.
UK government opens plastic waste innovation fund
The government is inviting organisations to apply for funding under a multi-million pound grant scheme to help boost the recycling of plastic packaging.
Kellogg’s to upcycle discarded cereal into beer
Kellogg’s has teamed up with Salford brewery, Seven Bro7hers, to turn its ‘less-than-perfect’ Rice Krispies and Coco Pops into beer.
Free From Functional & Health Ingredients sees record year
Free From Functional & Health Ingredients (FFF&HI) saw its biggest year yet when it welcomed more than 7,800 key buyers and decision makers from the free from food, drink and sustainable packaging industries
Beers brewed using vertical farming
Microbrewery Lab Culture, has partnered with vertical farming company, Vertivore, to produce a range of eco-friendly and vegan specialty beers.
Compostable bottle scoops innovation award
A new compostable bottle that completely breaks down in the natural environment has picked up an international plastic-free innovation design award.
Mr Lee’s Noodles – new recipes and recyclable packaging
Instant noodle brand, Mr Lee’s Noodles, has reformulated its recipes and improved its packaging to be 100% fully recyclable