Diageo and Enterprise Ireland have formed a €600,000 partnership to bring the Nangor Road site in Dublin, where the Baileys brand is produced and bottled, onto the next level of
Environment
Climate protection and as the key challenges in food production. Food industry companies are increasingly confronted with the challenges of climate protection and sustainable development. More efficiency, less CO2 –
Carlsberg has announced a ground-breaking agreement to develop the world’s first fully biodegradable wood-fiber bottle for beverages. Carlsberg has initiated a three-year project with packaging company ecoXpac, with the collaboration
Europe’s leading workplace drinks provider, Eden Springs, has offset over 184,000 tons of CO2 since 2010 – the equivalent of nearly 378,000 economy-class flights from London to New York. Eden
The Board of dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina has informed the Members’ Council of the co-operative of forthcoming changes to the milk supply in relation to Foqus planet, FrieslandCampina’s new quality and
Diageo has announced 20 new sustainability and responsibility targets, to be achieved by 2020, in three core areas – leadership in alcohol in society; building thriving communities; and reducing environmental
Coca-Cola Enterprises has received the 2014 ‘Marianne d’Or’ sustainability award for its future green headquarters in Paris. The national competition has been running for 30 years and celebrates rigour, creativity,
Tetra Pak has launched a new Environmental Benchmarking Service to help food and beverage companies assess the environmental performance of their production operations, and to identify opportunities for improvement. The
Anaerobic digestion (AD) has grown significantly in the UK, according to the latest sector survey (ASORI), published by WRAP. WRAP’s comprehensive study of the AD sector (which complements the Scottish
Nestlé’s Wyeth Nutrition Infant Formula plant in Askeaton, County Limerick has become the first business in Ireland to create and open its own unique butterfly meadow. It has developed a
Dawn Farms, Simply Soups and Culinary Food Group have won the Industry Category Award at the Sustainable Energy Ireland Awards 2014. The award recognises the major investment made in energy
International alcohol firm Diageo has committed to dramatically reduce its water use through a 50% improvement in water use efficiency by 2020. The commitment replaces the company’s previous 2015 target of a
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has insisted its use of recycled materials in bottles will not drop following the sale of its 50% stake in the UK’s only plastic bottle recycling plant.
News that the revision to the ISO 14001 international standard has been approved for final draft status has been given a cautious welcome by Cedrec. However, the online legislation specialist
From January 2015, every new horizontal chest freezer Nestlé buys to store ice cream will use natural refrigerants rather than synthetic refrigerants. The new freezers are more energy efficient than
Curbing the world’s huge and increasing appetite for meat is essential to avoid devastating climate change, according to a new report. But governments and green campaigners are doing nothing to
500 delegates from food and drink businesses across the UK and Ireland attended the inaugural Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition, which was held at the Motor Cycle
Brussels, Nov. 24, 2014 –. Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and a brand ofIngersoll Rand, won the 2014 Original Equipment
The European Union has welcomed the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(ICCAT) decision to increase the quota for Eastern and Mediterranean Bluefin tuna by just under 20% a
In a first for larger-sized breweries in the UK, Heineken’s John Smith’s Brewery, in North Yorkshire is now being fuelled by solar energy. The installation, utilising an array over 4,000
The Barry Callebaut Group has switched its sourcing of core Cocoa Butter Equivalents (CBEs) from RSPO mass balance to RSPO fully segregated material across its European operations, as of November
When Diageo envisaged a major expansion of their St James’s Gate brewery one of the key bottlenecks was the effluent treatment screens. The existing Run down screens towered above the
Two thirds of the world’s largest companies are reporting exposure to water risks, some of which have potential to limit
RWL Water is a leading-edge sustainable water, wastewater and reuse solutions company. With more than 7,000 successful installations and strong
Coca-Cola HBC, the world’s second largest bottler of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been awarded an A rating by
After three years of activities and fields studies, the AMIGA (Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of Genetically modified plants on
Nestlé has opened its most water efficient factory in the world in Mexico, in a move that the company plans
Freezers across the UK are ‘neglected’, ‘under-used’ and ‘under-appreciated’, with younger shoppers dubbing them ‘graveyards’ for food that is soon
Time is running out to register to attend the inaugural Sustainable Food & Beverage Manufacturing Conference & Exhibition to be
Doosan Industrial Vehicle has launched five new 2.0t to 3.5t capacity forklifts incorporating Doosan’s revolutionary, award-winning G2 diesel engine. By
Juggling sustainability with customer expectations is a daily balancing act for brewery firms like Molson Coors. The solution it would
Swiss wine is one of the country’s best-kept secrets, a by-product of the fact that only around 1% of Switzerland’s
Nestlé has announced its endorsement of Caring for Climate, the world’s largest coalition on climate issues, as part of the
Coca-Cola HBC, the world’s second largest bottler of products of The Coca-Cola Company, has been named the industry leader amongst
PepsiCo has strengthened its commitment to action on climate change by announcing new goals for phasing out equipment with hydroflourocarbons
Mondelez International has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the tenth year in a row on the
Mondelez International has issued its first report highlighting the company’s progress against its global well-being goals. The report details important
Nespresso is to announce its 2020 sustainability strategy based on a new SFr500 million (Eur414 million) investment to improve farmer
Building on the company’s heritage, Kellogg Company has announced new social and environmental commitments that will enrich the lives of consumers
2 days ago UK based engineering firm Olympus Automation (OAL) were approached by the president of Azersun, the leading food
The ten Member States that declared having exceeded their fishing quotas in 2013 will face reduced fishing quotas for those
Viridor, one of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies, has installed a Babcock Wanson HEB 1050
Tata Global Beverages has announced plans for 100% sustainable sourcing by 2020. Tata Global Beverages’ sustainability strategy rests on five
The new £150 million Arla Process and Packaging Facility in Aylesbury will process up to one billion litres of milk
The cost of disposal of the plant effluent to the drain is often overlooked. Under the Mogden formula the cost
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is making a further investment in the Scottish drinks industry. The project at Balmenach
Sainsbury’s is the first UK retailer to recycle its old food crates into more efficient ones made from 100% recycled
2degrees has been appointed by Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board), following a public tender process, to collaborate on the
UK waste management company Biffa and Sainsbury have unveiled an innovative facility that will allow the UK retail group’s Cannock
In the first loan of its kind, Sainsbury’s announced today (21 July) an agreement with Lloyds and Rabobank for a
Newly published research into soil microbes shows how, eventually, farmers might reduce greenhouse gas production through the way they manage
The UK needs to take bolder steps in tackling food waste to help future generations avoid resource scarcity challenges, according
Nestlé UK & Ireland, in partnership with Enval, SITA UK, LRS Consultancy, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Tesco UK, has received funding
SABMiller, the world’s second-largest brewer, is scaling up its globally-recognised sustainable development programmes with a set of ambitious new targets
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