Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Packaging innovations to cut food waste - WRAP

03-Sep-2009 - Key players in the food industry such as Tesco, Premier Foods and Asda have teamed up

UK carrier bag use halves in three years

20-Jul-2009 - -operative Group (now incorporating Somerfield), Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose - pledged

Calls for supermarkets to publish packing stats rubbished as publicity stunt

13-Jul-2009 - revealed details about how much packaging they produce, said the LGA. Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons

Supermarkets still using too much packaging, says survey

01-Jul-2009 - , Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. The average total for the items came to 636g of plastic or carton , said Waitrose, with Tesco adding it had 3,500 packaging reduction projects currently in progress

Audit may boost light weighting of packaging

02-Apr-2009 - Tesco said the results of the six week trial offering consumers the opportunity to remove what , Tesco now wants consumer help in pinpointing other product packaging they believe could be improved upon ... Tesco, suppliers, landfill

New training facility aims to drive food sector innovation

31-Mar-2009 - operational benefits. UK-based retailer Tesco recently announced it was working with one veterinary

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Allergen management focus of upcoming seminar

25-Mar-2009 - Matthews Farms, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose, according to the food research group

Grocers pledge to cut UK food waste

09-Mar-2009 - , Waitrose, Warburtons, Tesco and ASDA. Welcoming the campaign, Liz Goodwin, WRAP chief executive officer

Excessive packaging hindering war on waste, says LGA

17-Feb-2009 - with Tesco having the lightest. Lidl had the least recyclable packaging on the products, according

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Paragon aims to cut carbon footprint on packaging

04-Nov-2008 - &S and Tesco.

Packaging innovation aimed at low scale confectionery makers

13-Nov-2009 - environmental concerns. The new boxes, which will be trialled only in Tesco stores, also replace Cadbury

http://www.confectionerynews.com/

Cadbury cites eco concerns for tin swap

05-Nov-2009 - more widely and is currently trialling the cardboard boxes with UK retailer, Tesco. The move to see Cadbury and Tesco working together to help consumers and the environment.”

http://www.confectionerynews.com/

Use sustainable palm oil or suffer consequences, warns WWF

28-Oct-2009 - , Waitrose, Boots, Morrisons, Co-op and Tesco. While no company achieved the maximum 29 points, amongst

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Kellogg's refutes sugar laden cereal claims

27-Oct-2009 - Tesco jam doughnut contained 8.6g of sugar while 30g of Kellogg’s Frosties includes 11.1g of sugar

http://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/

Science rises to the gluten-free challenge

10-Sep-2009 - launched in the UK to much acclaim. Exclusive to retailer Tesco, the bread is formulated with water, potato

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Barry Callebaut builds on Acticoa success

03-Sep-2009 - supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury and Waitrose as well as Harrods and delicatessens from October 12. Product

http://www.nutraingredients.com/

Premier Foods and WRAP team up to tackle bread waste

03-Sep-2009 - players in the food industry such as Tesco and Asda have also teamed up with WRAP to develop new category

http://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/

Cereal makers lobby FSA to stop salt warning ads

03-Sep-2009 - 100g of Tesco Special Flakes contains the same amount of salt as 100g of Walkers Ready Salted crisps

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Tesco sticks carbon footprint labels to milk bottles

21-Aug-2009 - Tesco sticks carbon footprint labels to milk bottles ... Tesco has begun displaying carbon footprint labels on milk bottles as part of a series ... Tesco has begun displaying carbon footprint labels on milk bottles as part of a series ... they would seek lower carbon footprint products when shopping. Greener choices Tesco said footprint labelling. The hope is that by adding the labels Tesco will persuade people to make greener ... Tesco, carbon footprint, milk production

http://www.dairyreporter.com/

Commission raises alarm over dairy supply chain imbalances

24-Jul-2009 - that the collusion had cost consumers £270 million. Tesco and Morrisons both denied involvement in price fixing

http://www.dairyreporter.com/