Sustainability news – Page 117
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NewsCoca-Cola falls into line over On-Pack Recycling Label
Coca-Cola Enterprises has agreed to add the widely used On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) to its bottles for the first time…
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NewsConsolidation scheme delivers Spar efficiencies
Spar suppliers have slashed the road miles they cover to reach the symbol group’s wholesalers by 85% after Spar…
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NewsGPS helps apple supplier to a bumper crop
Apple supplier AC Goatham is looking to roll out a new GPS-based system of fertilising its orchards…
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NewsEast End Foods tops Aston site with solar panels
East End Foods has installed Birmingham’s largest collection of solar panels on the roof of its new cash & carry at Aston Cross…
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NewsWelsh smoked fish to make bid for PGI status
Salmon and trout caught using a prehistoric fishing method could join Melton Mowbray pork pies and Scotch Beef…
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NewsKerry Group begins overhaul of van fleet
Kerry Group will be able to make more efficient deliveries of chilled food and drink to indies after upgrading its delivery vehicles.
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NewsThe Co-op Group defends Fiji Water listing
The Co-op Group has defended the stocking of Fiji Water after attracting criticism on Facebook. Shoppers used…
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NewsProduce World Rustler installs system to detect onion defects
The days of cutting into a bad quality onion could soon be a thing of the past as supplier Produce World gets set to install…
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NewsSainsbury’s claims solar panel record in Europe
Sainsbury’s is the largest solar panel operator in Europe, the supermarket has claimed.
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NewsSuppliers play up quality of 2012 peach crop
Retail buyers and shoppers can look forward to especially sweet peaches this year…
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NewsSodaStream targets Olympians with can-bashing eco stunt
SodaStream is targeting athletes and visitors in Britain for the Olympics with a display claiming to show the environmental impact of the soft drinks industry.
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NewsFears for dairy as rain keeps cows from grass
Crops have been hogging most of the weather-related headlines, but dairy farmers are warning the summer washout…
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NewsYoung's hires marine biologist to improve sustainability further
Young’s Seafood has added a marine biologist to its CSR team for the first time in a bid to bolster its sustainability expertise.
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NewsCalifornian brand Blossom Hill forced to source rosé from Italy
Cost hikes have forced Californian wine brand Blossom Hill to source some of its rosé from Italy instead of the US.
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NewsIt is rocket science: Chill Pod keeps food cool with NASA tech
Space age NASA technology is being trialled that can keep food in transit refrigerated for nine hours - without using any electricity.
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NewsDefra tells farmers: give chickpeas a chance
British farmers could grow more herbs, spices and chickpeas to make the most of the changing climate, a new government-backed report has found.
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News'Cropageddon' claim overstated but rain hitting UK produce
British produce has taken a severe beating following the recent torrential rains…
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NewsPig farmers to fight straw-powered biomass plant
Pig producers in East Anglia are gearing up for court action in a last-ditch effort to stop a new biomass plant in the area…
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NewsCarrier bag use rises for second year in a row
The number of plastic bags used by UK shoppers UK has risen for the second year in a row, according to new data released by Wrap.
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NewsMiers backs plan to feed pigs food waste
Former Masterchef winner Thomasina Miers has teamed up with food waste expert Tristram Stuart…