All Sustainability and environment articles
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NewsGraze cuts plastic by 75% in packaging update
The packaging refresh forms part of a wider overhaul of the brand, including a rebrand and new product launches
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Category Report‘Holistic’ personal care goes beyond functionality
Which categories are pushing premiumisation most successfully? And how is that shaping what sits on retailer shelves?
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NewsUK faces worst harvest on record after summer drought
In the latest crop numbers from AHDB, spring barley is down by 17% compared to the UK five-year average, while oats are down 14% and winter wheat 11%
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NewsSysco launches online tool to support customers with sustainable sourcing
The initiative highlights products that carry robust, product-specific, third-party sustainability certifications
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Partner FeaturesFive ways to future-proof packaging
As packaging regulations change, so must your strategy to make sure your business is fully future-proofed.
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Partner FeaturesHow an SME can accelerate the ecommerce opportunity safely
Discover how invaluable insight from an online retailer has enabled SMEs to successful e-commerce growth.
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NewsOver 240 million litres of milk lost in record summer heat, data shows
Analysis from the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit showed that dairy farmers delivered over four days’ less milk than would be expected, equivalent to more than a billion school milk cartons
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NewsCo-op rolls out coffee pod recycling points to more than 200 stores
The recycling points, supplied by coffee pod recycling service Podback, are being installed in stores across the south west of England and South Wales
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NewsFyffes launches updated sustainability strategy
Among the commitments is the target to achieve gender parity in senior leadership and at least 30% female representation in supervisory operational roles by 2035 in its own operations
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Comment & OpinionHow Food Nation 2040 sets out a framework for change
The proposals will set out how industry, government and wider stakeholders can work together, says IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury
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NewsIceland Foods to use AI to calculate yellow label markdowns and cut food waste
The technology, from Retail Insight, save store staff time and ‘protect margins’ on products, by ensuring that close to expiry lines are identified more quickly
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NewsAnya Hindmarch launches Universal Bag with Waitrose’s Dish podcast
The limited-edition Universal Bag, available in an exclusive pink colourway, will be available from the end of September at £15
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NewsFood strategy enters next phase as Food Nation 2040
The IGD revealed today it has been asked by Defra to oversee the rollout of the new strategy
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NewsBooths hopes ‘market-style’ loose produce bays will help cut food waste
By increasing the amount of loose veg it sells, Booths hopes to cut food waste and improve choice
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NewsFears mounting over climate impact on food supplies, reports Fairtrade Foundation
Some 84% of UK consumers were concerned about the impact of climate change on food supplies, Fairtrade said
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S launch ‘game-changing’ AI truck collaboration
Collaboration between retailers and suppliers uses spare capacity in delivery trucks
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NewsWaitrose named partner for Amol Rajan’s new media platform
The Amol Rajan Connection is being described as a modern media platform built around people, ideas, and future opportunities
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Comment & OpinionHas high protein ‘jumped the shark’ with Lidl’s new meat range?
Is it the latest sign we have reached peak protein? Or is there a genuine case for Lidl’s ‘high-protein meat range’?
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Louis Hockton de Castañeda, senior partnerships specialist, Too Good To Go
‘Seeing first-hand the impact the app could have on a single bakery gave me a much more tangible understanding of the business’
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NewsTesco’s Olio food waste partnership hits 100 million meals
Tesco began a trial with Olio across 250 stores in 2019, and in 2020 rolled out the partnership nationally