News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Guest Article
Customers can be quick to condemn a brand when it is associated with unethical labour, health and safety, environmental or business practices. Organisations have to guard their corporate social responsibility aspirations vigilantly, turning their gaze...
Food companies are beginning to win over hyper-critical green NGOs thanks to their efforts to tackle climate change and improve animal welfare.
Packaging provider Coveris has unveiled a £1m investment plan at its linerless labels facility in Spalding, England, which will see it increase capacity by over 20% in order to meet growing demand for the sustainable pack format.
With high levels of consumer trust in organic foods, the sector is viewed as something of a gold standard for ethical production. This excitement is spurring innovation.
A significant new study from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reveals mixed consumer attitudes to seafood sustainability, demonstrating demand for independent ethical labels but also a trend for price to motivate purchase.
UK-based networking group Meat Business Women has been offered support by businesses in the processing industry.
Brazilian poultry has had another setback after 10 consignments of frozen chicken were rejected by border controls in the UK, the Netherlands and Germany.
UK animal rights campaigners are calling on the government to introduce a compulsory labelling system for meat and dairy products that would show how animals were farmed and reared.