Sustainability

 

INGREDIENTS: Weekly round-up

Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. DSM has published a Global Insight paper, stating that consumers demand dairy products such as yogurt prepared with simple and familiar ingredients Premium Ingredients is presenting […]

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Cargill supports New York Declaration on Forests

At the United Nations’ Climate Summit in Manhattan on September 23 this year, Cargill joined dozens of other companies, governments and society groups from around the world to support the New York Declaration on Forests. Endorsers of the declaration pledged to do their part in slowing, halting, and reversing global forest loss, while enhancing food […]

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Investing in future generations

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has underlined its continued commitment to youth development with the launch of a new £810,000 Education Centre at its Milton Keynes site in the UK. The opening marks a total of £4 million invested by CCE in its national education programme since 2011 which to date has reached more than 300,000 young […]

Palsgaard raises CSR bar

Danish-based food ingredients manufacturer Palsgaard has released its 2013 CSR report, detailing a list of CSR goals and initiatives. The 48-page report outlines the latest steps in four key areas (energy and environment, employees, corporate governance and products) where Palsgaard has significant efforts well underway to address its impact on the environment, its people and […]

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UK brewery launches energy centre

A new energy centre has opened at Molson Coors’ brewery in Burton, UK as part of a five-year capital investment plan to modernise its brewing infrastructure and technology. Molson Coors says the new energy centre will support the business’ global ambition to cut energy consumption by 25% and 15% of its greenhouse gas emissions by […]

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New commissioner nominees outline reforms

Irish environment minister Phil Hogan has been nominated as the new agriculture commissioner for the European Union (EU) with responsibility for ensuring a smooth production of food ingredients across Europe. Assuming he is confirmed by the European Parliament, he should start his new job on 1 November. Meanwhile, Vytenis Andriukaitis of Lithuania will become the […]

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Industry-wide food waste campaign

A new initiative called Working on Waste has been launched, aiming to bring together food and grocery companies throughout October in a coordinated bid to help their employees reduce household food waste. Spearheaded by food and grocery research and training charity IGD, the campaign will use the scale of the industry collectively to talk directly […]

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IFT and Tate & Lyle launch competition

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and Tate & Lyle Food Systems has announced a new student competition that will foster student innovation and scientific exploration of global food science issues. This new partnership focuses on the need for talented food scientists to meet future global demands for safe, nutritious and affordable food. “This generation […]

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New cultures keep mild products fresh

DuPont has unveiled an expanded lineup of the Holdbac Protective cultures range to target contamination in the mild acidic environments of cheese and fresh yogurt manufacture while maintaining flavour. Holdbac YM-XP Protective cultures are designed to provide optimum protection against yeast and mould, specifically in the mild acidic pH conditions typical in cheese and mild yogurt. […]

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Latest sustainable fish ratings revealed

The Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) latest update of its sustainable seafood guide reveals continuing problems for wild caught Atlantic salmon. In England and Wales, the number of rivers assessed as meeting their conservation targets in 2013 was 30% compared to 53% the previous year. In Scotland, lack of appropriate management measures to prevent overfishing of […]

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FDF backs resource efficiency funding

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed the announcement from Innovate UK (formerly Technology Strategy Board), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), who will invest up to £11 million into new business projects to improve the resource efficiency and resilience of the UK […]

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New printers and labellers from Sato

Sato has introduced two new printing and labelling solutions for the food industry. The new TH2 All in Box is a ready-to-use pack which includes a TH2 printer and labels so users can start labelling quickly while meeting stringent food preparation and labelling regulations. The new Judo Food handheld labeller is a flexible labelling solution enabling […]

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