This post is a summary of an excellent article about designing packaging to reduce food waste from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). SPC is a membership-based collaborative that “believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable” and “our mission is to bring sustainable packaging stakeholders together to catalyse actionable improvements to packaging […]
ProCarton is the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard (ECMA) manufacturers. Every year ProCarton Awards runs the Carton Excellence Awards, with winners in different categories and an overall winner. Its main purpose is to promote the use of cartons and educate stakeholders about cartons. In this post, we bring you a selection of the awards […]
The need for the world to reduce the use of fossil-based plastics is well documented and it is estimated that between 90% to 99% of plastic in the world is from fossil fuels (Source: Fossil Fuels & Plastic – Centre for International Environmental Law (ciel.org) ) Beginning of the End for Fossil Based Plastic? In […]
Food Safety Live Conference This is a free, one-day online and in person conference that places some of the food and drink sector’s current major challenges in the spotlight. By assessing and debating some of the industry’s most challenging topics – including pesticides, sugar analysis and mycotoxins – it aims to shed light on the […]
In this post, we summarise an article by Joshua Minchin on the New Food Magazine website about the trends predicted for 2022. We look also at the effects on the food industry of the war in Ukraine. Five Food and Beverage Trends 2022 Consumer Indulgence will Continue During the pandemic, consumers turned to sweet treats […]
Now in its sixth year, Food Integrity 2022 (formerly known as Food Fraud) will take place in March. This is an ONLINE event. According to the Food Integrity website, this is the largest Food Safety event in the world. FREE passes can be applied for by people in the following categories: Food and Beverage Manufacturers, […]
ProCarton is the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard (ECMA) manufacturers. Every year ProCarton Awards runs the Carton Excellence Awards, with winners in different categories and an overall winner. Its main purpose is to promote the use of cartons and educate stakeholders about cartons. In this post, we bring you a selection of the awards […]
FSAI – World Food Safety Day Webinar To mark World Food Safety Day, the FSAI is hosting a “Breakfast Bites” webinar. See the key Information below. Date: June 7th Duration: 10.00am to 10.40am BST Cost: Free Location: online Content: “Lisa O’Connor (FSAI) will outline what a Food Safety Management System is and why you must […]
A recent article on the Mintel website by Ophelie Buchet reported on 5 surprising trends in the food and drink industry that went “viral” during recent lockdowns. As a result of people spending more time at home, home cooking increased along with an increase in the adoption of the social media platform Tik Tok where […]
Now in its fifth year, Food Integrity 2021 (formerly known as Food Fraud) will take place on 19th – 23rd April 2021. This is an ONLINE event. According to the Food Integrity website, “consumer trust in food is falling. Only 33% of consumers are confident about the safety of the food they eat…..Food Integrity […]
