environment
Mars invites Mondelēz International, Nestlé and General Mills into key climate action group
Mars, Incorporated has alongside industry partners, invited nine major global brands including Mondelēz International, Nestlé and General Mills, to the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LoCT) consortium, designed to drive action on delivering net-zero greenhouse gases, writes Neill Barston.
GNT unveils major report on driving sector sustainability
Netherlands-based colouring foods group GNT has released a key new report exploring its key drive to become a leader on delivering sustainability within in its field, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Tomra celebrates 50 years of developing sorting and collection systems
Tomra, the global provider of advanced collection and sorting systems, has confirmed an ambitious new mission to “transform how we all obtain, use and reuse the planet’s resources to enable a world without waste,” as it marks its 50th anniversary today, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Urgent confectionery sector action on stemming deforestation needed
The last few years within the confectionery industry have seen an increasing spotlight being placed on the sustainability of the cocoa sector, with farming communities at the heart of the supply chain in West Africa facing considerable challenges.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Industry top trends for 2022 identified by FMCG Gurus
Health and wider wellbeing have emerged as continued major topics in FMCG Gurus latest top ten consumer trends studies on shopper behaviour, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Sustainability
Schubert reports resilient performance and targets business carbon neutrality
German-based packaging equipment and systems company Gerhard Schubert has recorded a strong performance for 2021, as it looks to continue its growth pattern into the New Year, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Mondelēz makes progress on UK Plastics Pact, as initiative warns of key challenges
Mondelēz International has reported key progress as part of its environmental improvement measures as part of the UK Plastics Pact, as the collaborative industry venture expresses broader concerns that ‘there is still a long way to go,’ in attaining overall targets, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
India’s Kocoatrait gets in festive spirit with its plum cake chocolate release
A ‘guilt free, sustainable and plastic free Christmas’ is promised by Indian business Kocoatrait’s latest festive release in the form of its plum cake chocolate bar, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Mars Wrigley’s removal of PE liner from Maltesers targets cut of 82 tonnes of plastic waste
A recent introduced initiative from Mars Wrigley UK involving the removal of the black PE liner from Maltesers boxes is anticipated to deliver the a total of 82 tonnes of plastic being eliminated every single year, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cocoa coalition of key confectionery brands welcomes EU progress on deforestation legislation
A cocoa coalition of chocolate companies including Ferrero, Hershey, Mars Wrigley, Mondelēz International, Nestle, and Tony’s Chocolonely, alongside Fairtrade International and Rainforest Alliance have welcomed EU progress on deforestation regulations, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Syntegon set to unveil key jelly confectionery production lines at ProSweets Cologne
German-based Syntegon Technology is set to continue its equipment development for confectionery packaging, using ProSweets 2022 to showcase a number of systems including a newly developed line for jelly production, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Former Barry Callebaut CEO Antoine de Saint Affrique returns to its board, as company presses sustainability targets
The Barry Callebaut group’s annual general meeting has seen a return for former CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique as a board member of the company, and the reelection of Patrick De Maeseneire as Chairman, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Unions offer renewed environmental concerns over Nestlé plans to close Fawdon UK production plant
UK workers unions GMB and Unite have raised further concerns over proposals to close Nestle’s Fawdon site near Newcastle.
Food and Drink Federation releases handbook to guide manufacturers to net zero emissions
With a renewed spotlight on environmental performance in the wake of COP26, the UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has unveiled a handbook to help food and drink manufacturers, including confectionery firms, on their journeys to net zero emissions.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Sustainability