Sustainability & environment news and analysis – Page 11
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Sushi Daily trials chopstick sleeves made from surplus salmon skin
The limited-edition product is made using salmon skin offcuts taken from some of its French stores
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Comment and Opinion
Green energy can save retailers money – if they do it right
Most retailers have now tackled what might be considered ‘low-hanging fruit’ in green energy, says Megan Paul, partner, commercial team, Charles Russell Speechlys
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Comment and Opinion
After Pringles and Flora, is 2024 the year of the paper packaging?
While the improvements are overdue, their impact will be massive
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Sainsbury’s launches EV charging business in supermarket first
Smart Charge will be fully owned and operated by Sainsbury’s
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‘War room’ head Chris Tyas handed key Defra role
Tyas has been given a three-year term to help provide strategic and corporate leadership to the department under secretary of state Steve Barclay
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M&S expanding returnable packaging scheme to 25 stores
Branches now set to gain the retailer’s ‘Refilled’ initiative include Liverpool One, a full-line M&S store that opened at the end of last year
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Upfield launches world’s first plastic-free, recyclable tub for plant butters and spreads
The Flora owner has begun transitioning to paper packaging across its portfolio
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Joe Farrar, senior brand manager, Oggs
‘Every 50ml of our egg alternatives we sell removes the need for a chicken egg’ says plant-based brand manager Joe
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Analysis and Features
How a fifth-generation butchery created award-winning ready meals
Launched in May 2022, Althams Fine Foods’ Supper Club last year scooped six golds at the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards
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Beefeater 24 undergoes ‘striking’ refresh to cut plastic and aluminium content
The new look boasts of improved sustainability credentials
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More imported vegetables likely as flooding hits key growing areas
Carrots, parsnips and leeks are among crops affected by ‘a recent surge in flooding’
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La Vie launches plant-based ham into UK with Tesco partnership
The new smoked and non-smoked hams launch in the UK following success in France
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Pringles launches kerbside recyclable paper tubes into Tesco
The move has involved an investment of £86m into new technology
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Sainsbury’s swaps mushroom punnets from plastic to cardboard
The swap marks the retailer’s biggest single plastics removal in its history – equivalent to the weight of 43 full London double-decker buses
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Analysis and Features
How Britain’s biggest brewers are faring and their plans for the future
Britain’s top brewers face a barrage of challenges in 2024, but what will drive their success?
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Comment and Opinion
Why ‘regen ag’ must be more than a buzzword in 2024
The food and farming system must work to bring nature back across the UK, says Mark Varney, head of Fair to Nature at RSPB
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Georgie Cella, partnerships manager, Fairtrade
Partnership manager Georgie gives insight on her role connecting brands with Fairtrade and her past working to fight food waste
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Zoflora launches concentrated multipurpose cleaning pods into Asda
The pods can be mixed with warm water to create an antibacterial cleaning spray
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Better Foodie brings vegan honey alternative to the UK
The NPD contains a ‘proprietary plant extract blend’ designed to emulate the flavour notes from wildflower nectar
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BrewDog advert banned for failing to substantiate environmental claims
BrewDog had failed to make clear in the ad on what basis its beers could be called carbon negative, the ASA said