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Nestle UK and Ireland to sell 100% sustainable cocoa
IT WILL be a happier new year for some cocoa producers in the developing world as from the 1 January 2016, all Nestlé Professional UK & Ireland confectionery brands, including Kit Kat, Aero and Smarties, will be produced using certified…
89% of big UK firms cutting carbon
NINE IN EVERY 10 UK companies in the FTSE350 now have activities in place to lower their carbon output, compared with less than half in 2010. The percentage of businesses with absolute emissions reduction targets has also increased from 31%…
Kids’ advertising leaves sour taste
CONFECTIONERY, CEREALS and soft drinks aimed at children are now worth £50bn globally, but promises made by manufacturers to clean up their act have been broken. …
My viewpoint: That water is an essential resource for food businesses is a well-understood concept. Much less so is the risk presented by shortages, says Cate Lamb.
COCA-COLA, BUNGE and Kellogg’s are just some of the major food and drink players moving to strategically address water related risks and opportunities through CDP, the global disclosure system through which a growing number of investors is calling on companies…
Living wage could hurt future profits, says pub group
MITCHELLS AND Butlers has raised concerns over the impact of the National Living Wage after posting overall sales growth in its third quarter trading. The pub group…
Unilever saves 1m tonnes of C02 and commits to using 100% renewable energy
UNILEVER HAS revealed that innovations such as using waste marmite to make energy has helped the company’s factories to save more than a million tonnes of CO2 and €244m since 2008. …
In training for a sustainable future…
“In our industry, ‘being sustainable’ is more than an expectation. It is taken as given. However, to truly embed it in the ways of working, the concept has to be introduced and practiced at grass roots level.” …
Now for fair pay
AFTER FAIR trade and fair prices, the living wage is the next source of pressure for retailers and caterers. The local Co-op supermarket in North Berwick…
Nestlé and Unilever collaborate to improve recyclability rates
FOOD GIANTS Nestlé and Unilever have announced a collaborative effort on a new project which aims to improve the recyclability of food packaging. As it stands ‘flexible packaging’, such as sweets and…
Footprint Forum Report: City living is under threat
CLIMATE CHANGE poses a real risk to the world’s growing urban populations, according to experts gathered at Footprint Forum. The sight recently of athletes running the Beijing marathon wearing gasmasks…