Striking the right balance between environmental, economic and
social factors in developing a sustainable food supply was the
focus of a symposium held in Edinburgh earlier this week.
Consumer interest in eating locally-sourced produce is encouraging
food manufacturers to develop ready-meals made with ingredients
sourced from the same region in which the product is sold, says
analyst Datamonitor.
The Food and Drink Federation has said that many of its members are
clued up on waste- management issues, with programmes already in
place to reduce waste, minimise packaging, and increase recycling.
Novozymes has taken the top position in Dow Jones Sustainability
Group Index's biotech category, while DSM tops the list for the
Chemical Industry sector.
The UK food and drink industry has welcomed the publication of
Defra's Food Industry Sustainability Strategy (FISS), which sets
out proposals on how the food industry can tackle some serious
challenges ahead.
Sustainable development will steadily advance over the next 10
years according to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report - an issue
that the food industry must positively address.
A major review in the UK of food in the public sector will throw up
questions about environmental issues, food production methods,
local suppliers and nutrition. Government hopes the review will
lead to more environmentally-friendly...
Producers, wholesalers, caterers and retailers in the UK are to
work with the government on a joint strategy to improve the food
and drink industry's economic, environmental and social
performance, so announced the government...
'Sustainable development' are buzz words on the lips of politicians
and industry leaders across the world. A new report from the
Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries (CIAA) suggests that
the food industry is no...
The UK-based Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) has
called on the country's supermarket groups to increase their
sourcing of local food to 5 per cent of all food lines and 5 per
cent of sales by 2005.
On July 17, British and German agriculture ministers said they
would push for radical restructuring of the European Union's
agricultural policy to take account of the environment as well as
food production.
