Food waste

Three ways smarter reporting transforms manufacturing waste management

By Tom Wright, manufacturing waste expert at sustainable waste management company Biffa  In manufacturing, efficiency is everything – and that extends beyond production lines. As...

Pharmaceutical trends: 2020

Adrian Pittock, marketing director at pharmaceutical consumables supplier Valley Northern, looks at pharmaceutical trends for 2020 Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly popular...

Zero touch strategies help F&B firms improve safety, quality and efficiency

By Patricia Torres, industry marketing manager food & commodities EMEA at OMRON PLEASE do not touch! You have probably encountered prompts like these while shopping....

Our ‘vision’ for a more sustainable future

By Dr Russell Sion, Jenton Dimaco – part of The Jenton Group SUSTAINABILITY is one of the most important issues concerning food producers in the...

Digital age heralds new era of packaging innovation

By Clodagh Hurrell, head of business EMEA at XDS Brand WHILE packaging has been around for hundreds of years, it has evolved and changed to...
Metal detector checking food

Why routine testing of metal detectors is essential for food safety

By Rob Stevens, market manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline Metal Detection METAL detection is a crucial technology for food safety, helping manufacturers maintain high quality standards while...
Ted Baker box

Brands must act now to improve sustainability of packaging

By Teresa Del Re, NE head of marketing and innovation at DS Smith THE environmental impact of our industry has been thrust into the media...
Roger Wright, Biffa

Biffa warning: waste reporting needs to be taken seriously

As Scottish packaging businesses look towards 2026, Roger Wright, waste strategy & packaging manager at Biffa, says that the policy landscape remains one of...

Covid-19: Developing a food service business continuity plan

As Bunzl has been nominated by the UK Home Office as a ‘critical supplier’, Tri-Star Managing Director Alex Noake looks at the effects of...

The plastic packaging financial time-bomb

By Dom de Ville, senior consultant at Sancroft, an international sustainability consultancy, which works with companies to improve their environment, ethical and social impact Plastic...