Inside food & drink manufacturing
Olga Rivas, global ESG manager at LRQA, explains how ISO 14060 will help food and beverage producers measure real progress as individual company targets and the UK’s 2050 net zero ambition edges ever closer.
The meals producer has dismantled a set of older buildings, with materials on-site to be used to build a new regenerative food manufacturing plant.
Fairtrade tea producers descended upon Number 10 Downing Street earlier this week calling for urgent action to make the tea industry fairer for its growers.
GroceryAid, the industry charity, has unveiled a brand refresh designed to broaden its reach within the sector.
There is a disconnect between sustainability goals and financial execution which is posing a real risk to businesses. Dr Scott Kelly, SVP Environmental Analytics at Risilience explores...
Tate & Lyle is expanding its supply chain resilience with the launch of a regenerative agriculture programme to support corn suppliers in France.
In the food industry, standards and audits are only as credible as the governance behind them, writes Michael Jackson, independent governance board member for Safe to Trade.
Fibre, and own-label meat free and plant-based milk sales at supermarket chain Lidl have surged as part of its strategy to promote healthy and sustainable diets.
A new interactive tool developed by the Changing Markets Foundation is said to be the first to track agricultural methane emissions of both companies and countries.
Confusion and concern linger over the new fees for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) which came into force in October, whilst additional ‘surprise’ fees hit hard.
Supermarket chain Waitrose has said it has taken a “significant step” in extending support to British farmers with new partnerships with the Soil Association Exchange and Regenified.
The nut butter brand has launched a new charitable foundation to tackle food poverty and loneliness.
Protesters descended upon Sysco Europe’s London office in Covent Garden earlier this week as campaign group The Humane League demanded clarity from Sysco’s subsidiary, Brakes, over its cage-free hen commitment.
The European Commission is driving ahead with its plans to implement the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) despite previous announcements it was to be postponed.
PepsiCo and Soil Capital have announced a partnership to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture among rapeseed oil farmers in the UK, France and Belgium.
Planting wheat earlier in the spring to avoid crop damage from ever-hotter summers may not keep harvests on pace with current levels, new research has found.
The 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission has published its Report on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food Systems which sets out guidance to feed a growing population without breaking planetary boundaries.
The EU Commission has announced a further delay to the anti-deforestation rules citing IT issues.
All 10 of the confectionery giant’s European snacking factories, which includes Twix, Snickers, M&Ms, Skittles and Extra gum, now run on renewable sources.
Food Manufacture partners with Lumina Intelligence to spotlight the most significant consumer trends in sustainability, and to explore how the food and drink industry is responding to growing demands from both the public and policymakers.
As the pressure to be sustainable intensifies, Richard Singleton, Menzies LLP’s finance & sustainability director looks at how food and drink manufacturers can lead with integrity, avoid regulatory pitfalls, and build lasting trust through credible...
Simon McKeating, programme manager at the Scotland Food & Drink Partnership’s Net Zero Commitment, explains why sustainability deserves the same strategic focus as NPD.
Nestlé Professional is making its Nescafé furniture units from used coffee grounds and waste plastic sourced from its supply chain.
The environmental charity is concluding its operations this month after a decade of campaigning against plastic pollution.
The European Parliament has given the final green light to new measures that aim to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.
Non-profit organisation the Rainforest Alliance has announced the launch of a regenerative agriculture standard for coffee farmers and companies.
Dozens of international media titles across William Reed Ltd come together to amplify the conversation around sustainability in food and drink.
Against the backdrop of climate change, Food Manufacture’s editor speaks with Win-Win’s CEO about its groundbreaking chocolate alternative that tastes, acts and looks just like the real thing.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are no longer peripheral concerns in corporate transactions – they are central to deal-making, particularly in the food sector, argue Ed Savory and Arwa Salman from the corporate team at Birketts LLP.
Supermarkets need to prioritise sustainability and accept when this costs more, writes Nick Behari, country manager UK & IE for Vion Food UK Ltd.
Wyke Farms is using artificial intelligence to measure and improve biodiversity across its supply farms and own farms.
Julia Ocampo, vice president of sourcing and sustainability at Luker Chocolate, discusses delays to the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and ways businesses can ensure they are compliant.
Members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have urged the UK Government to champion the introduction of targets on reducing the production of plastics during upcoming negotiations in Switzerland.
There was a time when the EU declared its intention to lead the world in green legislation and initiatives. Although the intent might remain, a number of high-profile green U-turns appears to have tainted the vision.
The report from the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) calls for a ‘bold redesign’ to food systems as it reveals the alarming extent to which fossil fuels are flooding into food systems.
Last Friday (20 June) saw the European Commission announcing it will be withdrawing from the Green Claims Directive days before it was due to be finalised.
A specialist manufacturer of insect farm technology believes it holds the key to addressing two critical sustainability challenges.
Asda has announced that it will more than double its electric grocery home shopping fleet thanks to a £1.3 million investment.
A new report has argued that the current climate action plans in place at JBS, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Mars and Danone are ‘unlikely to lead to structural, deep emission reductions’ within the food and drink sector.
Seven student teams have made it to the finals of the Ecotrophelia UK heat this year.
The shift to renewable sources of energy is a crucial component of the wider bid to reach net zero. But how is the food and drink sector supporting the transition towards a greener future?
Sarah-Jane Dobson, a partner at Ashurst LLP, discusses the implications of the recent Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) rulings on adverts for Lavazza and Dualit coffee pods.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) is calling for evidence on issues around the Global Plastics Treaty.
Avara Foods has completed the switch to a new agriculture programme that will reduce the number of birds placed on each of farm supplying the poultry processor.
From 6 April the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be granted new powers to penalise companies for breaching consumer protection laws.
The city of Nijmegen has announced plans to prohibit meat and fossil fuel advertisements in public spaces.
AI adoption is on the rise within the food and drink industry, but business fail to see its potential to help them achieve their sustainability goals, according to supply chain consultancy Foods Connected.
A new pesticides action plan has been launched in the UK aimed at reducing environmental risk from pesticides by 10% over the next five years.
Levent Ergin – chief strategist for climate, sustainability and AI at cloud data management service Informatica – discusses incoming regulations and strategies for managing Scope 3.
Kellanova UK has completed a ‘first-of-its-kind’ hydrogen demonstration at one of its Kellogg’s factories.