Sustainability
Round-Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. Next week’s round-up will focus on Shelf Life news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Businesses could save £300m a year by tackling food waste
WRAP estimates that 1.9 million tonnes of food is wasted in the UK grocery supply chain every year.
FDF welcomes 500 guests to annual dinner
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has called on UK food and drink businesses to unite in the face of shared challenges, and do more to trumpet industry’s successes and contribution to consumers, communities and the national economy.
Staying power
More than 500 attendees gathered at the London Hilton, Park Lane, this week for the Food and Drink Federation’s (FDF) annual Food and Drink Industry Dinner.
Round-Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Online food supply chain platform Authenticate’s 75,000th product
Food supply chain data and software firm Authenticate Information Systems, one of the leaders in the fast growing area of food supply chain transparency, has mapped its 75,000th product and is now working with over 4,000 food businesses in 69 countries.
Warehouse management
Warehousing and logistics software provider Indigo Software has been awarded a contract by brewer Greene King to implement Indigo WMS with voice picking across its network of UK distribution centres.
Fowler Welch wins contract extension
UK logistics and supply chain specialist Fowler Welch has secured a contract extension with Marlow Foods, owner of meat-free brand Quorn.
Food waste concept recognised by Innovate UK
Food waste is the focus of one of the winners of Innovate UK’s Future Retail Innovation contest.
Sweet maker Aldomak goes from strength to strength
Scottish food producer Aldomak is on track to increase sales by 50% as it embarks on a period of sustained expansion of its product range backed by a major, UK focused rebranding campaign.
PinK teams up with Kent packaging company
Actionpoint Packaging has teamed up with Produced in Kent (PinK) as an associate member.
New glass range
Origo Glass, a producer and supplier of glass bottles for the craft beer industry, has announced a new product range for craft brewers.
What can a comprehensive traceability solution do for you?
Everyone knows traceability systems trace products from farm to fork, but these systems are capable of so much more, says Jack Payne
The robots are coming
Last week I attended an event at the University of Lincoln’s National Centre for Food Manufacturing, hosted by OAL, to hear how robotics and automation are set to change the future of food processing.