waste
£15k donation for Waste Aid
The RWM Ambassadors has announced that Waste Aid, a new organisation that connects vulnerable communities to waste management resources and expertise, will receive the first £15,000 Ambassadors’ fund. The donation was made by the RWM event organiser (i2i Events) to help encourage new initiatives in resource management and help support the sector, and another £15,000 […]
Arla Foods Ingredients reboots smoothies
Arla Foods Ingredients has launched a new ingredient concept that makes it easy to produce healthy, convenient and environmentally friendly Greek-style yoghurt smoothies that are rich in both protein and real fruit. Nutrilac YO-8075 is a natural whey protein derived from cow’s milk. It gives manufacturers the ability to use their existing equipment to formulate […]
New shellfish butter
A new Irish culinary butter, which has been prepared using organic shellfish, has been launched. iASC Irish Shellfish Butter, developed by the Irish Atlantic Seafood Company, promises to deliver layers of flavour with a flexible, zero-waste, butter-based ingredient. It is made from mussels, crabmeat and Irish butter using natural ingredients, including foraged wild Dillisk seaweed. The […]
Amsterdam summit highlights challenges
Some key challenges were discussed in the European edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit.
Take home boxes help reduce food waste
Harvey Nichols’ OXO Tower in South Bank, London, UK has introduced take home boxes as a way to reduce food waste, as well as giving customers the opportunity to take something home to remember their experience at OXO. The boxes have been manufactured and printed in the UK by eco-friendly packaging specialist Biopac. Kerri McGuinness, […]
Compostable, recyclable paper cup
AkzoNobel’s new coatings technology EvCote Water Barrier 3000 – which itself is made from plant-based oils and recycled PET bottles – is allowing restaurants to select a more sustainable paper cup to serve their cold drinks in. The cups don’t require any modification in the current recycle stream or special handling, and are fully compostable […]
Cutting portions, cutting costs
Snacking may have received bad reviews in recent decades, but all that is changing with consumers adopting a more balanced and healthy approach to mini-meals. Consumers crave convenience and are migrating away from ‘big is better’.
Sidel involved in LiquiForm development
Sidel has announced its early participation in the development of LiquiForm technology. LiquiForm is a patented blow moulding and filling manufacturing technology that uses consumable liquid instead of compressed air to hydraulically form and fill plastic containers on one machine simultaneously, reducing cost and waste. It has the potential to be employed for a wide […]
Anti-slip board for FMCG transit
UK manufacturer of recycled paper honeycomb Dufaylite has added a new anti-slip board to its Envirolite range that is designed to meet retailer and supplier demand for improved, secure transit packaging. Created using the brand’s signature honeycomb technology, the board features a simple yet effective coating which forms a film on the surface of paper, […]
Nestlé Waters achieves zero waste to landfill
Nestlé Waters UK has announced that it has achieved independently verified zero waste to landfill at both its factory in Derbyshire and head office in Hertfordshire. In a category committed to improving its environmental performance, these actions have seen the company divert 500 tonnes from landfill in the last 12 months. Nestlé Waters, which produces […]
Sustainable packaging one step closer to commercialisation
The PlantPack project, coordinated by the PRA, has successfully developed a natural and sustainable spray coating to solve the challenge of providing food protection which meets increasing environmental pressures regarding municipal disposal. Food packaging waste has reached around 45 million tonnes per year in Europe, with more than one third going into household bins and […]
Effective condition monitoring
As companies look to reduce costs, key considerations include optimising asset utilisation, reducing waste, lowering energy consumption and maximising uptime.
Greek yogurt process promises an end to 1 million tons of acid whey
Greek yogurt manufacturers could cut their acid whey output by a collective 1 million tons a year simply by converting it into value-added dairy products, according to Arla Foods Ingredients. Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a processing solution – based on a Nutrilac protein derived from milk – that enables producers of Greek yogurt to use their acid […]
Peeling off the layers
The latest developments in the fruit and vegetable industry – from processing, handling, new products and logistics.
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