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Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam

20-Nov-2009 - Food sector at the forefront of sustainability, says Oxfam ... Food and beverage manufacturers are driving sustainability in the supply chain, says an Oxfam ... Food and beverage manufacturers are driving sustainability in the supply chain, says an Oxfam ... their contribution to development. Sustainability has become core business, and companies’ activities can bring large -scale change and help them be competitive. Dr Lea Borkenhagen, head of Oxfam’s Sustainable Livelihoods ... Oxfam, FMCG, sustainability

Ethical economic model spells opportunity for food firms

19-Nov-2009 - Sound business sense, and not consumer demand, is driving food firms to build sustainability ... Sound business sense, and not consumer demand, is driving food firms to build sustainability ... conference in Paris on Tuesday. "We must be sustainable to be present on the market in fifteen years . Growing awareness among consumers about sustainability issues - ranging from recycling to fair wages ... Malongo, sustainability, Findus

Food firms: cash number one barrier to innovation

19-Nov-2009 - firms questioned currently hail from exports. Health and sustainability hold the biggest potential on developing their sustainability axis as well as new technologies or processes that will allow them to reduce

Dispatches from ADICT by SIAL Paris

Food innovation success demands consumer perception of benefits

18-Nov-2009 - awareness of the environment, and its fragility. Firms are today eager to demonstrate their sustainability

Food firms should tap opportunities in developing countries

16-Nov-2009 - of basic calories and proteins in a sustainable way, the second to generate reliable incomes for farmers important challenge to "sustainable production of food is water". And in a statement released

Barry Callebaut profits grow as chocolate market shrinks

13-Nov-2009 - that “sustained double-digit sales growth in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, partly compensated

First shipment of UTZ cocoa reaches Europe

10-Nov-2009 - sustainability, as well as social and environmental practices, and includes a training programme for farmers involved training 1,590 farmers in responsible and sustainable agriculture practices. Daan de Vries

Industry wants more moves on food sector competitiveness

30-Oct-2009 - for action: Promoting sustainable and market-based relationships between food chain stakeholders; increased

NIZO management buy-out breaks with the past

29-Oct-2009 - and quality and sustainability projects, and to support health claims. In 2008 it opened a new

Commission tackles food price transparency and fair practices

29-Oct-2009 - sets out three main areas for action, the first of which is the need to promote sustainable and market

Sidel claims world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottle

20-Nov-2009 - lightweighting advance and one that allows companies to be more sustainable and save on material costs,” Sidel

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PureCircle raises $67.18m for stevia investment

18-Nov-2009 - for its stevia products driven by the need to cut sugar intakes, improve sustainability and the desire to reduce sugar consumption by 25 per cent by 2012.” Also, stevia can be produced far more sustainably

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Coca-Cola packaging redesign spearheads global strategy

18-Nov-2009 - , sustainability efforts, strategic partnerships and the debut of successful juice products in additional markets

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Coca-Cola begins global launch of plant-based PET bottle

17-Nov-2009 - as a “major step along our sustainable packaging journey”, chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent said Coke of sustainable resources for the climate group, said: "While Coca-Cola is just beginning to bring its plant ... PET, sustainable

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GM soybean oil increases omega-3 EPA in blood, says research

17-Nov-2009 - , researchers are on the look out for an alternative, more sustainable source of the heart friendly fatty acid

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Arla plans billion litre milk processing plant near London

16-Nov-2009 - processing facility in the world, with top environmental credentials. “Incorporating the most sustainable

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High energy prices prompt fourfold rise in bioplastics demand

16-Nov-2009 - will be consumer demand for more environmentally-sustainable products, the development of bio-based feedstocks . Other factors underpinning the rise will be consumer demand for more environmentally-sustainable

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Report reveals green packaging progress and potential

13-Nov-2009 - Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Dairy UK published its first ever Sustainability Report this week, ahead of the Copenhagen

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Silver-coated poultry crates help cut bacteria contamination

13-Nov-2009 - suggest that BioCote protection is sustainable throughout the cycle of the crates, from contact

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News in brief

Dairy UK publishes first sustainability report

10-Nov-2009 - Dairy UK publishes first sustainability report ... Dairy UK has published its first ever Sustainability Report, ahead of the Copenhagen climate ... Dairy UK has published its first ever Sustainability Report, ahead of the Copenhagen climate ... sustainability report, Dairy UK

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