Despite living on a planet with 50,000 edible plants, 60% of our energy intake comes from just three: rice, maize and wheat. What is this lack of dietary diversity doing to our health and the environment?
Tritordeum - the Mediterranean cereal that is sweeping up supporters for its nutritional, agronomical and organoleptic benefits - has added another accolade to its belt.
Allboxes Direct launches bio based polymer packaging
Allboxes Direct, which works with Baked By Melissa, Milkbar, Farmigo, and Jacques Torres Chocolates, has launched a bio based polymer packaging to replace petroleum based polymers for the manufacture and production of plastic packaging.
Bakers can take simple steps to go green by switching to eco-friendly cleaning products and it's surprising it hasn't happened already, says the CEO of Green Endeavor.
Snack packs shimmer with color; screaming temptation and fun but you’d need to look a little closer to find out if the material is recyclable or made from renewable compounds.
The UK and Ireland claim the highest number of eco-friendly packaging launches in the past year, according to Benjamin Punchard, senior packaging analyst at Mintel.
The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) has launched a brochure on the value of packaging, a web-based knowledge mapping tool and established two new committees at its annual meeting.
A free online course that aims to increase environmental awareness in the food and drink sectors could help processing and packaging SMEs save money and boost their green credentials, said the body championing the initiative.
UK Government-funded research has challenged the environmental credentials of oxo-biodegradable plastics and said the materials are suitable for neither conventional recycling nor composting.
With recent research suggesting retailers like Wal-Mart are actively driving US manufacturers to adapt ‘greener’ packaging, one organisation says European counterparts need a more holistic supply chain approach to bolster their eco-goals.
