A guaranteed supply of raw materials cannot be taken for granted as the population expands and the climate changes, the UK boss of meat processing giant Vion UK told delegates at the IGD Convention in London yesterday.
Energy services company Dalkia's recent commission to build a combined heat and power (CHP) facility at Dairy Crest’s Davidstowe creamery reflects an increasing appetite for sustainable, efficient energy within the food industry.
The recent Loughborough University report on oxodegradable plastics was supposed to draw a line under the long-running argument between the champions of different types of degradability.
Denmark’s leading supplier of anaerobic digestion (AD) technology will start commissioning a new AD plant in Scotland this year after striking a £13.5m deal with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).
A dairy processor in the UK is installing an anaerobic digestion (AD) system to convert waste into energy as the government considers how best to encourage others to follow suit.
Marks & Spencer ready meals supplier RF Brookes will be powered by energy produced from its own food waste next year following the installation of a £5m anaerobic digestion facility at its site in Rogerstone, Newport.
Schemes recycling food waste will only make commercial sense if manufacturers can utilise all of the waste stream to create a range of different food...
