Energy and Environment

February 06, 2009

Is the recession the death of the organic dream?

Consumers are turning away from organic food in favour of cheaper ethical alternatives as the recession bites. Is this the beginning of the end for organics? On its website, the Soil Association highlights its desire to turn the UK 'organic by 2050'. A...

February 06, 2009

National Potato Council elects Washington Potato Grower Ed Schneider as 2009 President

Washington potato grower Ed Schneider has been elected to lead the National Potato Council. The organization advocates for the economic well-being of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental and trade issues. In addition,...

January 21, 2009

Sabritas inaugura planta de tratamiento de aguas en su planta de México

Con la presencia del Gobernador de Sonora, Eduardo Bours Castelo, y el Presidente de Región Sabritas en México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, Pedro Padierna Bartning, este jueves fue inaugurado el sistema de tratamiento de aguas residuales de la Planta Ob...

January 14, 2009

Las cadenas de comida rápida del Reino Unido generan grandes cantidades de residuos en las ciudades

Las cadenas de comida rápida McDonald's, Greggs, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) y Subway son las que más ensucian en el Reino Unido, según un informe realizado en el marco de la campaña para la reducción de residuos urbanos "Keep Britain Tidy"(...

December 19, 2008

'Vales Sovereign' Potato variety of Greenvale wins Tesco Fresh Produce Variety Of The Year 2008 Award

Vales Sovereign, a new potato from Greenvale AP, won 'Variety of the Year' in the Tesco Fresh Produce Category. The coveted Variety of the Year award looks at all produce, including fruit as well as vegetables, and the Greenvale team was overjoyed whe...

December 19, 2008

EU Parliament, member states reach deal on toxic pesticide ban

A deal on two pieces of EU legislation banning a number of highly toxic chemicals within pesticides and reducing pesticide use has been reached between MEPs and representatives of European Union member states.Under the first, according to the agreement...

December 19, 2008

National Restaurant Association releases 2009 trends forecast

Research released today by the National Restaurant Association shows that Americans are looking for healthier options and "greener"restaurants when they dine out, in addition to an increased interest in value and convenience. Surveys of resta...

December 01, 2008

Potato supplier becomes first food producer to receive the Carbon Trust Standard

The UK’s leading supplier of potatoes has become the first food producer in the country to receive the Carbon Trust Standard. Branston Ltd., which supplies over 400,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes every year, was awarded the accolade in recognition of its...

November 20, 2008

University of Bath research will seal the future of green packaging

Researchers at the University of Bath and the food &drinks research centre at Campden BRI are leading a project to create a new high speed environmentally-friendly packaging process that will use recycled materials and reduce the amount of plastic...

One of the three windturbines at McCain Foods Whittlesey (courtesy: Michael Trolove)

November 18, 2008

McCain Foods (GB) winner of the Green Business Award 2008 in the category Best Consumer Goods

In 2007, McCain launched major investments in renewable energy at one of its manufacturing plants, resulting in a reduction of 7,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide in six months. The company is continuing to explore further opportunities for eco-innovation a...

November 04, 2008

ConAgra is committed to sustainability and is improving its packaging to make it more environmentally friendly

ConAgra Foods, one of the world's largest packaged foods companies, is changing its environmental programs from compliance-driven to proactive sustainability initiatives.With manufacturing facilities around the globe, ConAgra has implemented an integra...

November 04, 2008

Palm Oil group RSPO aims to ship sustainability to Europe

The palm oil industry is claiming a major triumph in terms of sustainability ahead of an incoming shipment of the product to Europe next week, which is seen by some as a milestone for ethical sourcing. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a ...

October 23, 2008

Ethanol No Longer Seen as Big Driver of Food Price

Heavy demand for corn from ethanol makers was seen as a key driver of corn futures to record highs in June, but since then the sharp decline of corn along with other commodities shows that belief was mistaken.Corn is down about 50 percent from its reco...

October 23, 2008

Energy conservation tops list of investment plans US Food manufacturers

Productivity improvements and energy efficiency schemes will constitute the majority of new projects next year in the US food and beverage manufacturing sector, claims a report from a US market analysis firm. Industrial Info Resources predicts a scale ...

October 22, 2008

Keystone Potato Products: sustainable potato dehydrates

Keystone Potato Products is committed to sustainability: In 2000, co-op members began looking at building a dehydrated potato processing facility in Pennsylvania – which would be the first dehy plant on the East Coast. A local plant would provide a ma...

October 20, 2008

McCain Foods applies new technology for biogas production

McCain Foods Ltd., the multinational food processing company based in Florenceville, N.B., tapped into a new energy source this spring, when it began construction of a new biogas digester for its Whittlesey french fry factory in Britain. "There'...

October 08, 2008

Bio Driven offers sustainable solutions for waste cooking oil

Bio Driven, an innovative UK company dedicated to the production of high quality, compliant biodiesel, has launched a series of new facilities and strategies to provide sustainable solutions for the food industry. It has been calculated that 225,000 ...

October 05, 2008

Global warming troubles Peruvian Potato Farmers

For the first half of his life, potato farmer Gregorio Huanuco used the same formula that had dictated the survival of his ancestors for generations. Huanuco, 48, waited for rains to fall on his small parcel of land to sustain his crops of potatoes as ...