Climate change bill raises carbon profile
29-Apr-2008
Carbon emissions will assume an even higher profile once the Climate Change Bill becomes law and the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) is...
03-Mar-2008 By Sarah Britton
The Chilled Food Association (CFA) has dismissed the carbon footprint labelling of individual products as “misguided”, “expensive” and...
26-Feb-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Warehouse and logistics provider Gazeley, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wal-Mart, has committed as part of its sustainability strategy to make more...
26-Feb-2008 By Hugh Williams
Pounds are becoming kilos. You are probably thinking that I am about to re-launch the debate of imperial versus metric. I'm not. I'm talking about...
26-Feb-2008 By Rick Pendrous
... and so much do we waste. Rick Pendrous reports on Envirowise's FEED event designed to help food businesses save water and money
26-Feb-2008 By Paul Gander
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' (DEFRA's) new packaging recycling targets highlight the growing importance of overall carbon...
Industry leads drive to reduce water use
25-Jan-2008
An industry-wide framework to slash water use by food and drink processors, driven by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and Envirowise, was...
25-Jan-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Asda is planning to replace the traditional diesel-fuelled fridges in its transport fleet with an emission-free, silent running alternative, which,...
17-Dec-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Frozen food businesses are working together to identify ‘hero’ products, which will be used to introduce packaging innovations.This follows a...
Oxygen scavenging aids cut meat
26-Nov-2007
New oxygen-scavenging technology can increase the shelf-life of fresh-cut meat products from a few days to almost a month by virtually eliminating...
29-Oct-2007 By Rod Addy
FDF members will pitch in to do all they can to create an environmentally friendly future
Keep your dough cool without ice or CO2 gas
29-Oct-2007
VMI has launched the first spiral dough mixer equipped with a triple-jacketed rotary bowl cooled by circulating glycol water. Known as the Frostmix,...
Resource inefficiency greatest in primary food production, say researchers
10-Sep-2007 By Elaine Watson
Lifecycle analyses of food and drink products have revealed that manufacturers are responsible for only a tiny percentage of the overall carbon...
Switch in government’s carbon dioxide metrics
30-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The government is considering changing the date against which UK food and drink manufacturers will be targeted for carbon dioxide emissions...
Nestlé imposes sweeping environmental changes
23-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Nestlé has blazed an environmentally friendly trail for others to follow by significantly reducing the environmental impact of its operations,...
McCain invests £10M in renewable energy
25-Jun-2007
Potato processor McCain claims to be the first major food manufacturer to use wind turbines to generate a significant amount of electricity.The firm...
25-Jun-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Cuts of 20% in the £1.9bn social and environmental costs of domestic food transport by 2012 - between suppliers and supermarket shelves - are...
Eggshells offer cracking profit
25-Jun-2007
The processing of eggs for use in the manufacture of liquid and powdered egg products is an established industry worldwide.Every day, hundreds of...
11-Jun-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Industry Sustainability Strategy (FISS) ‘champions’ group’ on energy and climate change has urged government to provide the food...
08-May-2007 By Rick Pendrous
FISS environmental champions pessimistic on CO2 emissions cut
16-Apr-2007 By Rod Addy
Pallet hire company Chep has teamed up with major retailers and manufacturers to launch a project that will reduce the number of trips needed to...
27-Mar-2007
Concerns about whether eco-labelling of food and drink should take account of the social benefits of products to third-world producers are likely to...
Find the leaks in your MAP packs
27-Feb-2007
Witt Gas Techniques, the gas safety, control, mixing and analysis equipment supplier, will be exhibiting and providing information on a range of gas...
29-Jan-2007 By Rick Pendrous
Marks & Spencer's (M&S's) £200M bid to become carbon neutral by 2012 and Tesco's £500M move to label the carbon footprint of its products...
Ozone eaters
27-Dec-2006
The livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions than transport, according to a new report from the UN Food & Agriculture...
Carbon dioxide can replace liquid nitrogen for freezing
27-Nov-2006
Refrigeration specialist Starfrost has developed a way of using carbon dioxide to freeze seafood products that previously could only be frozen using...
The pie’s the limit with bakery’s £3M investment
30-Oct-2006
Sweet and savoury baker Wrights has invested £3M in modern pie and freezing lines at is main bakery in Crewe, Cheshire.The investment puts the...
Bowl choppers that chop a lot
30-Oct-2006
Union Food Machinery and Equipment (UFM)) has launched a new family of high capacity Laska bowl choppers, including 200 litre, 330 litre, 500 litre...
Revolutionary cold kill for pest control
29-Aug-2006
Insect control specialist Insect-O-Cutor has seen growing demand for its non-pesticidal method for tackling crawling pests.Its patented Cryonite...
07-Aug-2006 By John Dunn
New research hopes to cut the huge amount of waste generated by poor demand management in the chilled food supply chain. John Dunn reports
24-Jul-2006 By Rick Pendrous
The Food and drink supply chain could be in for a big shock if carbon rationing of individuals moves from being an environmentalist's dream to a...
26-Jun-2006
The term 'food miles' is a phrase often bandied about by the food industry, but is it an issue that's taken seriously?A recent Department for Food,...
01-Mar-2006
Cleaning factories would be a whole lot easier and quicker if engineers thought more about hygienic plant design, says Elaine Watson
20-Feb-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Food manufacturers in the south east of England could be forced to relocate to other parts of the country or even overseas to remain competitive if...
Research project underway to cut down carbon emissions in food manufacture
07-Nov-2005 By Sarah Britton
An £800,000 research project has been launched to investigate and reduce carbon emissions released by the food industry. Carbon dioxide secretion is...
Preservative analysis using ion chromatography
16-Sep-2005
Preservatives such as sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate enable soft drinks to have a longer shelf-life by inhibiting or arresting the growth of...
Testing times for Tango
12-Sep-2005
Britvic is still running tests to establish why batches of Tango Cherry and Tango Fruit Fling were at risk of exploding from a build up of carbon...
Sensitive analysis of food and drink
30-Jun-2005
Emerson Process Management has introduced two new Rosemount Analytical sensors with specific applications in the food and beverage market. The Bx438...
Banham Poultry appeals refusal of its plans for a £10m waste to energy plant in Norfolk
20-Jun-2005 By Rick Pendrous
Banham Poultry has appealed against Norfolk County Council’s decision to turn down its plans to develop a renewable energy plant using gas derived...
Cooling with carbon dioxide
07-Feb-2005
A new plant which is using the latest refrigeration technology and a natural refrigerant has been set up by Prosper De Mulder for the processing of...
Dairy
13-Dec-2004
In the high-stakes business of fresh milk, Robert Wiseman Diaries has been battling it out with Dairy Crest and Arla -- not without success.In this...