The time to prepare for DRS has arrived
With less than one year to go, Mark Brill, UK & Ireland VP sales and marketing for TOMRA, looks at what retailers need know about the deposit return scheme.
Times mags are ditching the plastic
News UK, the publisher behind The Sun and The Times, has introduced a new paper band solution aimed at tackling plastic waste
Vegan confectionery helps growth
Vegan can be sweet. That’s the view of sugar confectionery manufacturer Swizzels.
Committed to making change
SUSTAINABILITY matters; it matters to the environment, but also increasingly to beer drinkers.
It’s a cracker!
Aldi and Highland Fine Cheeses join forces to find the cheesiest joke
Aldi Scotland and Highland Fine Cheeses have launched a hunt for the nation’s...
Euro growth
POLISH shoppers looking for a taste of home and British shoppers looking for new flavours helped grow the world foods category in the UK...
Smart shops for savings
Shopfitting solution experts Danfoss weigh in on how to introduce more smart options to c-stores and save cash on energy in the process.
Drive to do good for all of society
As part of the Suntory Growing For Good project, Lucozade Ribena Suntory is taking steps to drive sustainability.
Vegan NPD blitz
Vegan alternative brand Violife has been firing on all cylinders when it comes to NPD, with the launch of three new dairy-free cheese SKUs and an alternative cream product.
Appealing to the youth
QMS campaign aimed at young adults
Super bowl challenges
WHAT’S on the typical c-store’s breakfast cereal shelves? Chances are you’ll see a number of the big brand cereals, perhaps in price-marked packs. But...
Goodbye to plastic on packs
Molson Coors plans to remove plastic from Carling and Coors Light packaging by 2021. The brewer made the commitment as part of its overall global packaging strategy.
Barr predicts bumper sales
IRN-Bru manufacturer AG Barr is going all out to capitalise on the events of the coming year.
“Glasgow 2014 will focus worldwide attention on...
No more landfill
HAGGIS producer Macsween has changed its manufacturing process so that no waste products are sent to landfill.
Earlier this year the company was recycling 90%...
Discounter makes its ethical mark
THE Fairtrade scheme is, essentially, an accreditation system. To carry the Fairtrade mark products must meet a series of standards through their production and...
Binning the plastic
AG Barr has taken its sustainability pledge one step further by announcing all of its consumer multipacks will be packaged in 100% recycled shrink wrap by the end of this year
