Edina, a leading supplier, installer and maintenance provider for combined heat and power (CHP), gas, and diesel generation solutions, has launched its newly redesigned website. The new Edina website (http://www.edina.eu) offers
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- Deposit Return Scheme surpasses 20 million drinks containers collected since launch Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Re-turn, has achieved a significant milestone, collecting over 20 million drinks containers since its inception on February 1. This achievement was reached on March 29. Re-turn recorded...
- Leading lubricant manufacturer removes PFAS from entire product range One of the world’s biggest food lubricant manufacturers ROCOL has announced it will be removing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the formulations of its entire FOODLUBE product range. From April...
- Solar powered soft drinks: 75% of the electricity used to make Britvic brands in Britain now comes from the sun 75% of the electricity now being used to make Britvic soft drinks in Great Britain – from Fruit Shoot to Tango, Robinsons to J2O – is coming from a 160-acre...
- Food and drink makers secure Made Smarter backing SME manufacturers in the UK food and drink sector are the latest to secure backing from Made Smarter’s trailblazing adoption programme. Brightside Brewing Company, Just Bee Honey, Studio Bakery, Chandley...
- Ahascragh Distillery awarded Origin Green Membership Ahascragh Distillery has been recognised as a verified member of Origin Green, Ireland’s national food and drink sustainability programme. The membership further highlights the distillery’s commitment to sustainable practices and...
Those working in the food and beverage industry will have masses to see at Packaging Innovations and Luxury Packaging London, which returns to Olympia, London, on 13 & 14 September
The food protection and preservation capabilities of X-Hance film from RPC bpi protec have been acknowledged in a major sustainability awards programme. X-Hance has been named the winner in the
Mondelēz International has published its 2016 Impact for Growth Progress Report. The report highlights how the world’s leading snacking company met several of its well-being targets ahead of schedule, further
Arla Foods UK is repositioning its Arla® Organic Farm Milk brand to highlight its free range credentials to consumers. Following the dairy company’s successful brand launch earlier this year, Arla is renaming its
Key stakeholders in the Irish Dairy sector have endorsed the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam, which is a commitment to the sustainable development of the dairy sector. Dairy has an important
Bühler Insect Technology will build its first industrial plant to process black solider flies for animal nutrition together with its partner Protix in the Netherlands. Bühler will deliver the technology,
Nestlé Waters, Nestlé Group’s bottled water division and the national leader in the bottled water market in France with seven brands, has announced an ambitious plan to increase production at
The Atritor Turbo Separator de-packaging system is designed to separate packaging from its contents, increasing product recovery and cutting back on waste. Coventry-based Atritor has supplied over 180 systems worldwide,
Advanced 3D modelling techniques and engineering innovation led Britvic to significantly reduce wastewater discharge, far exceeding their original targets. This modified system, built around existing technology and fully integrated with
By Francisco Pedrosa, National Clean Steam Specialist at Spirax Sarco While quality and purity of steam used in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries has been an important consideration for years,
Greene King, the UK’s leading pub retailer and brewer, has announced a new target of zero waste sent to landfill by 2020 – the first pledge of its kind in
The Carlsberg Group has committed to eliminating carbon emissions and halving water usage at its breweries by 2030 as part of its new sustainability programme – Together Towards ZERO. An
Xergi is to deliver its largest biogas plant to date, which will supply Danish dairy company Arla Foods with green energy for the production of milk powder in Videbaek in
MEPs are supporting efforts to halve food waste in the EU by 2030, by lifting existing restrictions on food donations and eliminating confusion about ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labels.
Tna has launched the tna ropac® 5, a ground-breaking, ultra-high-speed case packer for flexible bags that is capable of industry-leading speeds of up to 300 bags per minute. Part of
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has launched a major renewable project, with all electricity generated by a brand new solar farm being used to support production of its famous brands at
Dawn Meats has become the first Irish food manufacturing company to achieve the coveted Business Working Responsibly Mark at its Carroll’s Cross site in Waterford. A significant milestone on its
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company, has announced that it now uses renewable electricity for more than a third of its total annual consumption worldwide.
Teagasc will host the International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), in collaboration with University College Cork. This prestigious global Congress will be held in the Rochestown Park Hotel
Details of a unique initiative, launched by Kerry Group and the World Food Programme (WFP), the food assistance branch of the United Nations, have been announced. Under this partnership, the
CEFLEX is a new project organized by a consortium of European companies representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging. The project mission is to make flexible packaging even more
In a bid to reduce carbon emissions Diageo has teamed up with its suppliers to commission a new gas powered
Cargill has celebrated the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) – Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Ltd – in Ghana,
Sustainable plastics manufacturer Aquapak Polymers Limited is helping food manufacturers (dis)-solve the issue of how to reduce its plastic packaging
Cargill’s malt business has announced a partnership with Zuidnatie, a Belgian logistics service provider, to build a new logistics platform
Dawn Meats, which has operations in seven locations around Ireland, and many more across the UK and Europe, has achieved
The European Commission has reached an important milestone in its objective to save the Mediterranean fish stock and protect the
The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC UK), has announced that leading UK paper cup manufacturer, Benders Papers
Dublin is one of seven European cities chosen to take part in an exciting pan-European TRiFOCAL project designed to reduce food
A first-ever ‘farm to fork’ programme for shrimp production has been announced, offering consumers DNA based assurance on the origin
A major new Bord Bia campaign to support Irish beef exports to Germany has been launched by Bord Bia (Irish
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is long established within the food industry. Offsetting grid based power supply and producing hot
BIM, Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has launched a new certification standard to drive sustainability in the Irish Fishing Sector. The
Pro2Pac and Waste-Works have revealed an exciting line-up of high-profile speakers for the three-day event which returns to ExCeL London
The impact of climate change represents a significant opportunity for Ireland’s dairy Sector but also poses a threat, a special
A new Bord Bia report has revealed that 220 major players in the Irish food, drink and horticulture sector, representing
Tetra Pak has pledged that by 2030, the greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations will be at least 40%
Inland Fisheries Ireland has published a new report called The Celtic Sea Trout Project (CSTP) which addresses significant knowledge gaps
Nestlé has been recognised as a global leader in reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change across its supply chain.
Lamb Weston/Meijer, a leading company in the area of high quality potato products, has published its sustainability report for 2015-2016.
Arla Foods is teaming up with a number of partners to launch the ‘Food Reform for Sustainability and Health’ (FReSH)
The RSPO has published its 2016 RSPO Impact Report, providing a detailed look at RSPO’s sustainability efforts and outcomes from
The majority of Europeans say they eat fish because its healthy. Fish consumption is increasing, with 42% Europeans eating fish/aquaculture
Danone and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the global transition to a circular economy.
One year after announcing its bold ambition to become carbon positive by 2030, Unilever has taken another significant step on
Arla Foods Ltd production facility is the most environmentally friendly dairy in the world. Situated outside Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, this ambitious
Heat sealing manufacturer Proseal has successfully supplied Cargill with equipment for an extended period of 15 years, producing over 150
Water treatment has always been a major topic of interest for the food and beverage industry within the UK. The
Pentair Haffmans has won the 2016 UK AD & Biogas Award, hosted by the Anaerobic Digestion Association (ADBA), in the
Irish agri-tech business BHSL has agreed €13 million in sales of its pioneering manure-to-energy technology which is aimed at transforming
Nestlé and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are partnering to help farmers in Ghana produce high quality
Tetra Pak has launched a new version of Tetra Brik® Aseptic 1000 Edge with Bio-based LightCap™ 30. This is the
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, has published its new sustainability strategy “Forever Chocolate”
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