Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022 will introduce two brand-new interactive features, The Big Debate and the Sustainability Trail, when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 25 and 26 May. The features
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Sustainability, the packaging industry’s most contentious topic, is set to take centre stage at Packaging Innovations and Empack 2022, with the event organiser, Easyfairs, announcing the launch of ‘The Sustainability Trail’.
A new banana ripening and distribution centre, owned and operated by Irish banana distributors, Fyffes has opened and commenced operations in Balbriggan, North County Dublin. Representing an investment by Fyffes
Gordon Polson, Chief Executive of the Federation of Bakers has written to the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, calling for action
Bulk road tanker specialist Abbey Logistics has been awarded a new contract to transport all bulk flour produced at Premier Food’s mill in Andover to their bakeries throughout the UK.
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) has launched a significant recruitment push in order to maintain its first class customer service levels in 2022. Müller Milk & Ingredients aims to be Britain’s
The Teagasc Future Beef Programme – Sustainable Cattle Production has been launched. The aim of the Future Beef Programme is to demonstrate to beef farmers how they can produce a
The global market size for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is set to reach a market value of $100 billion by 2030, with six potential opportunities capturing $78 billion in market
Following a period of unprecedented change and upheaval in the manufacturing and supply chain sector over the past 18 months the organisers of The National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference
The Irish Bakery Association has warned that despite the best efforts of the industry, bread prices will soon be forced upwards because of the impacts of Brexit on ingredients costs. Only
Mars UK has announced a multi-year partnership with logistics leader DHL. The landmark project will see the construction of two state-of-the-art warehousing facilities and the creation of a world class
When it comes to cocoa and chocolate, sustainability is taking on increased importance, influencing consumers’ purchase decisions and their perceptions of the brands they buy. New research from Cargill finds
New research1 from Aldermore bank reveals that nearly half (47%) of SMEs who import goods and services from the EU and two out of five (43%) SMEs who export to
MAKEit, the EIT (European Institute for Innovation & Technology) Food project, has launched a new partner programme to accelerate research and development (R&D) innovation across food supply chains. The initiative
A new report on the Irish dairy industry and its position relative to a number of leading EU countries as well as New Zealand has been launched. The new report
Since 2015, Roust has partnered with William Grant & Sons UK to manage the distribution of Russian Standard, Green Mark and Żubrówka vodkas across Off and On-Trade channels in the
OSI Europe’s Operations Director and Head of Sustainability, Claire Donoghue, has been named Board Chair of the European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability (ERBS). As Board Chair, Claire Donoghue will oversee
The UK food and grocery market is set to grow by 10% – or by £19.1 billion to £211 billion – between 2019 and 2022, according to the latest market and
Arla Foods, the UK’s leading dairy co-operative, has announced a new partnership with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). Through the collaboration, Arla UK 360 farmers are working
Starch Europe has welcomed the much anticipated publication of the European Commission’s EU Farm to Fork Strategy. Starch Europe and its members strongly support the Commission’s climate neutrality ambition and
The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system.
The new coronavirus will have an enduring disruptive impact on supply chains as consumers revert to the one large, weekly shop typical around a decade ago and stockpile essentials, the
Organisers of the largest exhibition for the UK’s logistics and supply chain sectors (IMHX 2021 – NEC, 14th – 16th September
From ending hunger and obesity to protecting our natural resources, the food and agricultural industry has a huge role to
By Dr Felix Flemming, TOMRA Food The scale of the global food waste problem is staggering. According to reports, 1.6 billion
The efficacy of DNA traceability to deliver trust and confidence to the pork industry has been confirmed in a recent
HKScan, the Nordic meat and food group, is building a new model to its value chain, in particular to its
Farmer-owned Danish Crown is setting a new direction towards a more sustainable future from farm to fork. A new brand
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler, is piloting robotic technology at Alton Towers Resort in England to
Growth has triggered UK and Ireland specialist multi temperature supply chain operator and responsible family business, Oakland International, to launch
Star Refrigeration has been commissioned a second time to work with Scottish multinational craft beer company BrewDog as it continues
Having banned unfair trading practices and improved producer co-operation, the European Commission has presented the third element to improve fairness
Samworth Brothers, the family-owned British food group, has launched a new food-to-go business and delivery service – Fresh Food For
Waitrose & Partners has announces plans to treble the size of its successful online grocery operation to a £1 billion
At the beginning of every year there is a flurry of industry forecasts with every brand, restaurant and manufacturer throwing
Each year around 20% of food produced in the EU is lost or wasted, causing unacceptable social, environmental and economic
Nine in ten (90%) UK dairy farmers say they are aware that light damages nutrients and taste in milk with
Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI), Britain’s largest producer of branded and private label fresh and flavoured milk, cream, butter and
Milk & More, which is part of Müller UK & Ireland, is set to become the largest operator of electric
The European Parliament has approved a new set of EU rules that will blacklist practices, such as late payments for
A Cotswolds-based supermarket has experienced a flood of customers wanting to use new provenance-scanning technology after it became the UK’s
A new report from the UK’s leading sustainability experts WRAP shows for the first time the scale of milk wastes
When sourcing pallets for handling spirits and other alcoholic beverages, safety in the supply chain is a primary consideration. The
AB InBev is opening a new automated warehouse with space to store 23 million pints of beer at its largest
One of the UK’s leading suppliers of branded soft drinks is enjoying substantial environmental savings, thanks to the use of
Soft drinks group and Refresco and Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn have made the supply chain of Albert Heijn’s own
Valio is the leading dairy product manufacturer in Finland, and the Haapavesi plant processes and packs one of Scandinavia’s favourite
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, and XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions,
“The Blockchain, can change…well everything.” That was the prediction of Goldman Sachs in 2015. There has been a lot of
Highland Spring Group, the UK’s largest supplier and producer of natural source bottled water, is enjoying significant environmental savings thanks
Irish and international food group Dawn Meats has been awarded the McDonald’s Global “Scale for Good” Award. This Global award
Growing consumer demand for new levels of transparency are set to disrupt the food industry in the wake of continued
It’s one of the world’s favourite food exports and it’s important to keep the whisky flowing at all times. As
Lidl is championing local suppliers with the roll-out of their Kick Start Supplier Development Programme aimed at giving food and
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