Aug 20, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
Aldi is to save approximately 265 tonnes of plastic a year as it starts to use recyclable clear trays containing its fresh fruit and vegetables. The supermarket is phasing out hard-to-recycle black plastic trays on a range of fresh produce and replacing them with...
Aug 2, 2018 | Food Packing, Ingredients, News, Retailing
Iceland has become the first supermarket chain in the UK to sell plastic-free chewing gum in a bid to reduce its single-use plastic consumption. The primary ingredient in most chewing gum is ‘gum base’ – a non-biodegradable substance made with synthetic polymers...
Aug 2, 2018 | Brexit, Food Packing, News, Retailing
More than three quarters of manufacturers expect input prices to rise during the remainder of 2018, according to a survey from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). More than half of those polled had seen increased ingredient costs (62%), increased packaging costs...
Jul 5, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
With the recent carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage meaning Warburtons had to suspend the production of crumpets, the company has now announced it is bringing crumpets back to the shelves. It was recently announced that British baking firm Warburtons had to suspend...
Jul 3, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
With a shortage of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) currently impacting on food production, Campden BRI has launched a project exploring the effects of reducing CO2 concentration in modified atmosphere packed (MAP) foods. The project will investigate the effects of...
Jun 29, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
It has been confirmed that British baking firm Warburtons has had to suspend production of its crumpets at a number of bakeries until CO2 supply returns to normal. Crumpets are a product affected by the recent CO2 shortage due to a lack of gas available for packaging....
