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“The extreme heat that Europe is currently facing is a loud alarm bell: our food system is in trouble,” the executive director of global NGO Crop Trust, Stefan Schmitz has…
Read MoreTesco shoppers have mixed reaction to 50% price increase for plastic bags
Tesco shoppers have had a mixed reaction to the supermarket’s 50% price increase for plastic carrier bags, which have risen in price from 20p to 30p.
Some shoppers have been…
Read MorePepsi scraps 100% recycled plastic bottles amid supply struggles
PepsiCo has rolled back its use of 100% rPET bottles, despite committing to transition all of its ready to drink products to recycled plastic by the end of the year.…
Read MoreThe FSA allows edible insects to remain on UK market
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released plans to allow edible insects to remain on the market while they undergo the Novel Foods authorisation process to assess their safety.
The…
Read MoreVegans spend more than meat-eaters on food at £14bn a year
Vegans are consistently spending more on groceries than the average meat consumers, with a total food spend of £14 billion a year.
According to VoucherCodes.co.uk Food Spend report, vegan consumers…
Read MoreMorrisons partners with The Prince’s Countryside Fund to reduce farmers’ carbon footprint
Morrisons and The Prince’s Countryside Fund have launchded the ‘Carbon Clarity’ programme which aims to support Cumbrian farming families reducing their carbon footprint.
The Big 4 grocer’s three-year commitment to…
Read MoreNisa launches 100% recyclable customer leaflets
Nisa has announced its paper consumer leaflets will now be 100% recyclable in a bid to improve its sustainability.
Made from recycled fibre, the FSC certified leaflets have replaced the…
Read MoreUK public bins almost 100bn pieces of plastic each year
On average each household throws away 66 pieces of plastic packaging a day, resulting in 96.6 billion pieces in the UK each year, according to the Big Plastic Count Campaign.…
Read MoreWaitrose to accept Free School Meal vouchers in £1.2m John Lewis charity push
Waitrose will be accepting Free School Meal vouchers this summer as part of a wider £1.2m charitable support package from The John Lewis Partnership.
The retail group has unveiled several…
Read MoreIceland misses plastic neutral goal as Richard Walker says he cannot “achieve the impossible”
Iceland’s managing director, Richard Walker, says the retailer will not achieve its goal of becoming the first UK supermarket to be ‘plastic neutral’ in 2022.
The frozen food retailer committed…
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