Sustainability news – Page 24
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NewsIceland to extend ‘mystery bags’ food surplus trial with Olio
The £2 ‘lucky dip’ mystery bags contain a selection of close to sell-by date Iceland groceries, equivalent to £10
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NewsCentral Co-op renews tie-up with Retail Insight to tackle food waste
The society will work with the software provider for a further three years, having first adopted Retail Insight’s WasteInsight platform in 2021
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NewsAppleby Westward trials Too Good To Go’s AI-powered platform to optimise markdowns
The AI-powered software allows stores to streamline food waste management processes and optimise markdown decisions
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NewsTesco slashes road miles with launch of tenth rail service
Tesco said its latest train route – from Daventry in the Midlands to Widnes in the north west – will see the retailer move 600k cases a week
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NewsFilco scraps refill stations after finding them ‘waste of time and money’
Director Matthew Hunt told The Grocer he had dedicated six metres of room to position the stations in each store, with installation costing around £10,000
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NewsAccolade Wines overhauls bag in box packaging to shift format ‘out of the naughty corner’
The packaging is more compact and lighter than previous bag in box wines from Accolade
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NewsNew estimates of EPR costs issued by Defra
In the case of each material, the higher estimated cost has reduced compared with earlier estimates in August
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NewsSurplus-saving fmcg site Discount Dragon steps up advertising as revenue soars
Owner Huddled Group has also underpinned a ‘commitment to saving surplus stock from going to waste’ with the acquisition of new e-commerce sites
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NewsNc’nean claims ‘Scotland first’ with whisky bottle return scheme launch
Each bottle returned saves 280g of carbon, according to Nc’nean
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NewsAsda extends Too Good To Go partnership to nearly 1,000 stores
Asda’s rollout covers its supermarkets and Asda Express stores, as well as the foodservice sites located in Asda stores such as Leon, Greggs, Sbarro and Subway
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NewsAldi to run 30% of HGV fleet on hydrotreated vegetable oil fuels
It will cut 15,400 tonnes of CO2e a year, accoridng to the discounter
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NewsStudents in talks with BioPak after Deliveroo packaging competition win
Their design could now be made available for restaurant partners to buy on Deliveroo’s packaging webstore
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NewsOver £500m of British beef exports ‘under threat’ ahead of EU deforestation law
The EU’s anti-deforestation laws come into place at the end of December
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NewsCharities tackling food waste fear £15m fund ‘in limbo’ due to budget black hole
The fund is now in doubt as new environment secretary Steve Reed considers if it will form a part of his circular economy strategy
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NewsCoca-Cola to invest $1bn in Nigeria over five years
The company will expand its manufacturing operations in the African nation
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NewsWilton London brand rescued from liquidation by Boomerang Media
Wilton’s staff were notified the business had called in liquidators via email last month
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NewsNisa partners with Simble to help retailers control energy usage and spend
Using the company’s cloud-based analytics platform SimbleSense, retailers connect the software to their energy meters to access real-time information on their usage
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NewsSysco GB doubles solar power capacity with three new depot installations
The new panels are expected to save the wholesaler 600 tonnes of carbon per year
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NewsAldi net zero goals validated by Science Based Targets initiative
The group-level commitments make Aldi one of the first international grocery retailers worldwide to have GHG emissions targets SBTi-validated, according to the supermarket
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NewsNestlé invests £150m into Purina petcare factory in Wisbech
Upgrades are planned for completion in early 2025