A new campaign aims to help inform and raise consumer awareness on sustainable energy, on the benefits of carton drinks packaging and on the importance of pack recycling, claims Tetra Pak, and retailer, Carrefour, who are collaborating on the scheme
Multi-national packaging company Amcor Flexibles has won the 2008 Bioplastics Award in the category Best Bioplastics Application – Packaging for its NaturePlus compostable film used to pack Sainsbury's SO Organic Wild Rocket salad.
Sustainability in the bakery industry will be the focus of an event
to take place next month in the UK, which aims to bring together
ingredients makers as well as manufacturers of finished products.
Zip-Pak is expecting that the first use of its re-sealable zipper
on deli meat packaging in Europe will lead to a new trend that will
have sustainability and marketing benefits for food manufacturers.
Consumers do not seem to consider environmental and sustainability
issues when purchasing food and drink, according to a UK government
study released today.
A Danish production and delivery service providing organic food
directly to the customer was voted winner of the first Royal Green
Food Award last Friday in the Netherlands.
Transporting food and drink over long distances uses less energy
than domestic refrigeration and cooking, the UK food industry has
claimed. The Food and Drink Federation said consumers would not
support any moves to restrict the year-round...