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Asda seeks to boost retained shelf-life in chilled

Asda seeks to boost retained shelf-life in chilled

By Elaine Watson

Asda has identified more ways to increase the retained shelf-life of its chilled food offer by looking again at purchase order cut off times for suppliers and allocation cut off times for its depots.

Unilever slashes 1,200 SKUs in waste reduction drive

Unilever slashes 1,200 SKUs in waste reduction drive

By Elaine Watson

Unilever reduced its range by more than 1,200 stock keeping units (SKUs) last year as part of a bid to cut its long tail, prioritise top sellers and reduce waste, supply chain bosses have revealed.

Off to a tea

Off to a tea

Four Greenbank compactors are helping Typhoo Tea recycle 100% of its waste at its UK headquarters on the Wirral.

Roger White

AG Barr embarks on rail freight initiative

By Elaine Watson

Irn Bru maker AG Barr will start shifting its first deliveries by rail this month after striking a three-year warehousing and distribution contract with Eddie Stobart.

Firms shun heavy recycled packaging

Firms shun heavy recycled packaging

Some retailers and manufacturers are refusing to use heavier recycled materials in food packaging, in a bid to meet reduction targets agreed with the...

Life on a green planet

Life on a green planet

By Sarah Britton

With a sustainability initiative underway, Mars is on track for a 10,000t packaging reduction by 2010. And that's just for starters, says Sarah Britton

Unrecyclability myth is exploded

Unrecyclability myth is exploded

The official opening of a Dagenham recycling plant for plastic bottles highlights the hotly-debated fate of mixed plastics, reports Paul Gander

Reprieve for landfill

Reprieve for landfill

While government plans to ban the landfilling of many waste foods next year are to be reviewed, pressure to find alternative disposal routes will intensify, claims Jon Reeds

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