Sustainability & environment news and analysis
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NewsQuorn turnaround begins to take shape but losses continue
Revenues at parent group Marlow Foods slipped 1.2% to £184.5m on lower volumes in 2025 – compared with a 9% fall in 2024 – with sales in supermarkets down 2.7% and out-of-home by 3.7%, newly filed accounts revealed
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News‘The right thing to do’: Glebe Farm backs sustainable packaging
Part-funded by Huntingdonshire District Council and already operational, Glebe Farm said it would enable the producer to use more sustainable packing options across its retail product range
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NewsAsahi UK to support large-scale regenerative agriculture initiative
The initiative had been developed with the aim to lower greenhouse gas emissions from barley, Asahi UK said
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NewsProgramme to drive regenerative farming at scale clears pilot phase
Swiss non-profit food and drink industry membership network SAI Platform said the development paved the way for its Regenerating Together Programme to roll out in full by the end of 2026
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News20p deposit for single-use containers from 2027 confirmed
The fee is to be applied on all in-scope containers when the deposit return scheme launches in October 2027
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NewsRice shortages loom amid Iran conflict challenges
Rice producers in key growing regions are warning the impact of the war on fuel and fertiliser could lead to supply shortages
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Comment & OpinionIs this finally the start of the UK’s packaging revolution?
As Wrap’s new 10-year UK Packaging Pact launches, the industry’s focus must now go beyond making tweaks to driving system-wide change
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NewsFull-scale reuse model coming ‘within a year’ in new Packaging Pact
The successor to the Plastics Pact, which launched in 2018, aims to revolutionise the way consumers interact with packaging
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Category ReportAmbient suppliers experiment with new formats and global flavours
Canned isn’t typically prolific when it comes to NPD, but that’s beginning to change
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Category ReportPotts’ puts sauce in aluminium cans
Potts’ Partnership transitioned its range of stocks and gravies to aluminium cans in 2020
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Promotional FeaturesNothing wasted: How food and drink is unlocking the true value of surplus
With mandatory household food waste collections sharpening public attention, pressure is mounting on the food and drink sector to go further on redistribution. The good news: the tools, partners and models to do it are better than ever.
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NewsOcado launches sustainability focused ‘Future of Food’ aisle
Each product in the aisle – developed in partnership with not-for-profit platform Future of Food – has been assessed against three criteria, and verified by Ocado Retail and Provenance
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News‘No progress’ by major supermarkets on methane emission threat
Not a single supermarket out of 20 assessed even publicly reported their methane emissions or set a target to reduce them
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NewsMost farmed prawns mislabelled on origin, study finds
Research by non-profit World Forest ID found just 16% of farmed prawns at western supermarkets were from the country labelled on packs
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Infant & Childcare: 30 May
Trust is crucial in the infant and babycare category
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NewsGreggs saves six million meals from waste with Too Good To Go
The food-to-go chain first partnered with Too Good To Go in 2021
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NewsSmol invests for growth at expense of rising losses
Smol, which was founded by former Unilever directors Paula Quazi and Nick Green in 2018, continued to invest in direct marketing to win customers for its subscription service
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NewsHarrogate Spring Water bottling plant plans rejected by local council
The plan would have resulted in the felling of between 500 and 1,000 trees
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s new strategy: this time it’s (even more) personal
After posting another stellar set of results, Tesco’s unveiled a new strategy. What’s it all about?