Sustainability news – Page 48
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NewsGrowUp opens new site and kicks off recruitment drive
The farm, with production capacity equivalent to 1,000 acres, expects to begin delivering its first harvest of salad leaves to UK supermarkets early next year
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NewsHunt’s Food Group reduces carbon footprint by 76% after biodiesel switch
Hunt’s began moving away from conventional diesel in March.
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NewsTesco threatened with legal action over supplier connection to River Wye pollution
Charity River Action has called on the retailer to implement a series of improvements within its egg and poultry supply chains
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NewsNorwegian Seafood Council appoints Christian Chramer as new CEO
Chramer will take up the role on 1 October, but in the meantime Børge Grønbech will work as acting CEO
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NewsVeg Capital team launches new £30m impact fund for plant-based start-ups
Sentient Ventures will focus on early growth-stage companies developing the best plant-and fermentation-based products, ingredients and technologies to replace animal products.
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NewsFood industry saved 250 million meals from going to waste in 2021
From 2020 to 2021, the increase of 14,500 tonnes was equal to food worth over £45m, or enough to provide 34 million meals
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NewsCosta Coffee and McDonald’s co-fund cup recycling scheme across Roadchef sites
Cups from any brand – not just McDonald’s and Costa – can be recycled using the system
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NewsMSC-approved octopus becomes available in UK market for first time
The Old Fisherman’s Octopus is sustainably harvested from the Cantabrian Sea, and is fibrous, with a dark colour
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NewsAmazon launches London hub for e-bike and walking deliveries
A spokesman told The Grocer there are “more hubs planned across the UK in the coming months”
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NewsChef Monica Galetti appointed first ever Scottish seafood ambassador
Galetti will lead the campaign to encourage buyers, restaurant owners and chefs from across the UK to purchase and serve more Scottish seafood
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NewsUK and EU milk supplies falling despite global production rise
European milk production is set to decline further due to challenges around sustainability regulations and soaring input costs
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NewsNestlé tops supplier ranking for impact on diet and environment
The Better Food Index, which is the first ranking of its kind, scored the 30 UK food & drink suppliers and manufacturers with the highest turnover
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NewsDairy UK unveils new sustainability-focused ad push
The ‘It’s What We’re Made Of’ campaign focuses on the sector’s progress against the UK Dairy Roadmap sustainability initiative
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NewsSaputo/Dairy Crest hit with £1.5m environmental fine over pollution breaches
The Cathedral City owner was hit with the huge fine over a catalogue of incidents at its Davidstow plant in Cornwall
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NewsScotmid becomes first UK Costa Express partner to sell its reusable travel cups
The society said the move reflected its ambition to reduce the use of single-use coffee cups in its stores
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NewsSainsbury’s rolls out clothing return partnership with Newlife to all stores
The parties first joined forces in 2019, with Sainsbury’s donating over 65 tonnes of clothing to the charity since then
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NewsElectric bike hiring service launched in central London for last mile couriers
Tech firm Port has launched what it calls a “dark hub” within a Leicester Square car park owned by Q-Park
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NewsCastell Howell Foods partners with Just Perfect Catering in sustainability drive
The partnership is designed to align the different members of the supply chain in a structured programme to create systemic change
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NewsFareShare partners with KFC to distribute millions of meals
Move follows a successful eight-month trial at 20 KFC restaurants in the Midlands, the north east and Essex
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NewsEU on collision course with UK supermarkets over new eco labelling system
A coalition of MEPs and senior opposition figures from UK parliament has claimed having rival, post-Brexit systems is a recipe for mass confusion