Carbon Dioxide

CFA blasts carbon reduction label

CFA blasts carbon reduction label

By Sarah Britton

The Chilled Food Association (CFA) has dismissed the carbon footprint labelling of individual products as “misguided”, “expensive” and...

New currency to replace euro

New currency to replace euro

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...

Water, water everywhere ...

Water, water everywhere ...

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

Pallet hire goes hi-tech

Pallet hire goes hi-tech

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...

Government eyes up food eco-labelling

Government eyes up food eco-labelling

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...

Ozone eaters

Ozone eaters

The livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions than transport, according to a new report from the UN Food & Agriculture...

A chilling tale of poor forecasts

A chilling tale of poor forecasts

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

Going the distance

Going the distance

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,...

Communication breakdown

Communication breakdown

Cleaning factories would be a whole lot easier and quicker if engineers thought more about hygienic plant design, says Elaine Watson

Dairy

Dairy

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...