Sustainability news – Page 23
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NewsGreggs to roll Eco-Shop features out to 400 stores this year
Greggs opened its first Eco-Shop format in Great Billing, Northampton in July 2022
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NewsEnvironmental plans could add to price pressure, warns Aldi boss
’It’s about working with government because no one disagrees with the aims,’ says Aldi CEO Giles Hurley
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NewsWeetabix Food Company makes 100% of its packaging recyclable
The breakfast giant has reached the milestone two years ahead of its 2025 target
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NewsFishing group insists mackerel is still sustainable despite MCS downgrade
The organisation, which ensures stock sustainability for mackerel and herring, has dismissed the downgrade as an ‘overly harsh assessment’
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NewsFresh fruit supplier receives $300m investment with HSBC UK support
Westfalia Fruit Group claims to be the world’s leading avocado supplier and is looking to expand its sustainable avocado production
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NewsWaitrose installs first EV charge hub for employees
Waitrose has installed 14 rapid charge points at its Bracknell distribution centre
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NewsFish Said Fred launches oven-ready range into Tesco
The range includes a Cod Kyiv, Cheesy Smoked Haddock and Sea Bass Fillets with a Creamy Pesto Crumb
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NewsOddbox reports loss as it invests in winning wonky veg customers
Newly filed accounts for the year ended 30 June 2022 revealed the business fell to a £4.8m pre-tax loss, compared with profits of £540k in the previous financial year.
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NewsPheasant and partridge shortages loom amid lead ammo bans
The game sector has been reluctant to switch to steel-based alternatives despite major retailers having imposed bans on birds shot with lead ammo
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NewsRefillable roll-on deodorant brand Rollr makes market debut
The innovation aims to ‘challenge an outdated market’ that contributes approximately 26 million disposable deodorant containers to landfill every day
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NewsChocolate giants slammed over ‘grim reality’ of cocoa sourcing
Kellogg’s, Mondelez and Unilever have been accused of failing to show transparency in their cocoa supply chains
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NewsCake manufacturers face heavy palm oil disruption over EU deforestation laws
New due diligence legislation will require businesses trading in or with the EU to prove their supply chains are deforestation-free
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NewsTroubled Farmison seeks buyer or cash injection
The private equity owner of premium online meat retailer Farmison is seeking a buyer or new financing for the lossmaking business
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NewsGreen Cuisine partners with Team GB to make plant-based food more accessible
The brand will be supporting the team for a second time as it seeks to make plant-based foods more accessible
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NewsSupermarkets sign up to ‘unprecedented’ collaboration on climate change
It comes with estimates that food and drink consumed in the UK is responsible for around 35% of the country’s emissions
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NewsSoy traders face stricter EU laws on environment
Soy traders such as Bunge and Cargill will have to prove their supply chains are not linked to illegal deforestation
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NewsMoy Park unveils net zero ‘farm of the future’ site in Lincolnshire
The JBS-owned supplier’s new Beech Farm in Lincolnshire had been built ’from the ground up with sustainability in mind’
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: John Lewis, Fever-Tree, inflation
John Lewis keeps making headlines amid reports of its plan to sell a minority stake.
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NewsExiting food tsar Dimbleby launches new campaign to get Brits to eat less meat
The National Food Strategy author told The Grocer he has entered a partnership with advertising giant M&C Saatchi
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NewsPalm oil-free spread The Flower Farm secures Sainsbury’s listing
The Dutch-owned brand has expanded its presence in the UK with its first major retail listing