Grocery sector news updates

  • New waste tool launched for businesses

    THE WASTE & Resource Action Programme (WRAP) has launched a new tool to help businesses collaborate to cut down on waste and embrace a more circular approach to its practices.                    … Read More

  • Industry leaders ‘optimistic’ about 2015 prospects

    THE LATEST CGA Peach Business Leaders Survey has revealed that nine out of ten industry leaders feel optimistic about prospects for 2015.                     The annual report, which looks at business leaders’… Read More

  • Biofuel could generate 36,000 new jobs in the UK, according to new study

    The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) suggests that hundreds of new jobs could be created using ‘advanced biofuels’ produced by industries, farms, and households.                     First generation biofuels, which are… Read More

  • NFU launches political campaign

    THE NATIONAL FARMERS Union (NFU) has announced it will be launching a campaign in the run up to May elections to highlight the importance of the agriculture sector in the UK.                  … Read More

  • Climate and biodiversity schemes receive crucial investment

    THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have teamed up to help support member states tackle global energy, climate and environmental issues, by investing in two new schemes.                    … Read More

  • Food waste used to create graphene

    SCIENTISTS FROM the City University Hong Kong have discovered a way to turn food waste into a valuable plastic substance, graphene, which has the potential to revolutionise packaging innovation.                     In… Read More

  • Plastic waste entering oceans is on the rise

    A NEW report has warned that the amount of plastic waste entering the ocean will increase by up to 10 times its current level by 2015, if no new waste management policies are introduced.            … Read More

  • Aramark plants 121-tonne carbon reduction package

    ARAMARK FACILITIES management and uniform services, has unveiled significant carbon reduction figures for 2014 resulting from a transition to plant-based eco-packaging across many of its sites.                     In 2014, these sites… Read More

  • DEFRA negotiates dairy farmer support

    FOLLOWING A tough year for the dairy industry, the Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has asked that UK banks, tax authorities and the Rural Payments Agency to show support to farmers.            … Read More

  • Global benchmark on animal welfare rankings disappointingly low

    MARKS & Spencer, Waitrose and Coop Group (Switzerland) have been given top marks in a global annual farm animal welfare Business Benchmark report, with Burger King, Mars and Müller among 21 companies languishing at the bottom of the league table.… Read More