Drinks Sector News

The project is an initiative to build a global community of industry leaders united in the goal of creating a fully bio-based and recyclable paper bottle. To further sustainable innovation within the bottling industry, The Absolut Company is thrilled to be joining Paboco, the Paper Bottle Company, alongside leading industry names Coca-Cola, Carlsberg and L'Oréal. Paboco, which originally launched back…

Launching last night, the Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards brought together the great and good of the drinks supply chain to celebrate excellence in sustainable business practice. Hosted at RIBA The Royal Institute of British Architects in London, the newly-established awards are a barometer for sustainability and responsible business practice across the out-of-home drinks industry. With…

Total CO2 emissions from the UK’s brewing industry fell 42% between 2008 and 2018 – a reduction of 202,952 tonnes – according to new research conducted by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).  In 2018, emissions were 284,194 tonnes, compared to 487,146 tonnes in 2008. In 1998, they were 698,543 tonnes. In the past…

Molson Coors has set a target to reduce carbon emissions from its packaging by 26% by 2025, against a 2016 baseline. “We’re working with our top 10 packaging suppliers to obtain packaging-specific greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data and improve our carbon footprint by packaging type and by material,” the brewer noted in its annual sustainability…

Calls for a 10% higher tax on alcohol products would “devastate the pubs industry”, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). A study published last week by the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute and the Institute of Alcohol Studies concluded that raising alcohol taxes could benefit the UK economy and society by…

The next generation will be “drinking less, but better”, choosing local independent craft beers over mass-produced brews, according to a new report by the Society of Independent Brewers. The Craft Beer Report 2019 showed a 0.8% increase in the volume of beer being produced by SIBA members to 2.86 million hectolitres. However, craft beer has…

The average person is consuming a credit card’s worth of plastic every week in products such as shellfish, beer and salt, new research has found. People are consuming up to 11,000 tiny pieces of plastic every year, equivalent to around 250 grams a year or 5 grams each week, according to the study commissioned by…