Unravelling True Packaging Sustainability
PRESS RELEASE | OPINION PIECE. Author accreditation: Westpak Group Ltd Sustainability remains one of the core trends driving the UK packaging industry. However, ‘sustainability’ is a term that is often presented in broad terms as well as regularly being used interchangeably with a range of other terminology. This can create confusion amongst consumers and can […]
Furlough Costs The UK Hospitality Industry In Excess Of £542 Million A Month During Lockdown
Furlough has been a lifeline for so many businesses in the hospitality sector and beyond. However, despite all that the scheme has done to ease the mass redundancies and retain jobs in the sector, it is clear that furlough is not the free lunch it is sometimes portrayed as. That’s according to S4Labour, a provider […]
Wasting Food Feeds Climate Change, Says Wrap
WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability charity, has announced names of the first strategic partner organisations committed to the inaugural Food Waste Action Week. Food Waste Action Week will take place between Monday 1st to Sunday 7th March, with activities happening across the whole of the UK. The Week will link organisations across the food supply […]
2021 Becomes Veganuary’s Biggest Year Yet
Veganuary, a global organisation encouraging people to try vegan in January and beyond, has released the final figures for its 2021 campaign. 582,538 people signed-up, compared to 400,000 in 2020, far exceeding the group’s 2021 target of 500,000. The campaign was given a huge boost in December when Jane Goodall, Ricky Gervais, Paul McCartney, John […]
Greens Become Trendy Thanks To Lockdown And The Vegan Revolution
They’ve been famously despised by kids down the ages but greens have finally shaken off their loathsome image thanks to lockdown and the vegan revolution, agues Tesco. Greens such as cabbage, spinach and even sprouts have become very trendy as homebound, lockdown Brits, with more time on their hands, return to scratch cooking. And the […]
Coronavirus, Sustainability And The Evolving Role Of Packaging
PRESS RELEASE | OPINION PIECE. Author accreditation: Westpak Group Ltd The coronavirus pandemic continues to change consumers’ perceptions around the packaging industry. But this adjustment in thinking is anything but straightforward. On one hand, we are seeing an increased dependance on traditional forms of packaging as one of the key lines of defence for preventing […]
Asda Trials Vegan Butcher Concept As Plant-based Eating Grows In Popularity
ASDA has recently announced a partnership with vegan concept creator, Kbox Global, to trial a supermarket vegan butcher counter named ‘Veelicious’. Situated at the supermarket’s Watford store, the counter will open in early 2021 on a six-month trial period to coincide with this year’s Veganuary. The service will offer a consistent vegan offering including ‘facon’, […]
Up To 30,000 Workers To Help Reap 2021 Harvest
The government has announced that the number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for harvesting. The Seasonal Workers Pilot, originally launched in 2019, has been extended and expanded for an additional year with 30,000 visas available for those wanting to come and work […]
Veganuary 2021 Hits Record-breaking 500,000 Sign-ups As Supermarkets Share Reasons To Try Vegan This January
Just a few days into January and this year’s Veganuary is already the biggest since the pledge began in 2014. More than 500,000 people have already signed-up for the 31-day vegan challenge – surpassing 2020’s total of 400,000. But perhaps a bigger landmark in this year’s campaign is the involvement of Britain’s major supermarkets in […]
Tesco Removes One Billion Pieces Of Plastic From Its UK Business
Tesco has announced that it has removed one billion pieces of plastic from its UK business. In 2020, by working with its suppliers, plastic that Tesco has removed includes: Plastic shrink wrap around branded and own-label tinned multi-packs e.g. soup, tinned tomatoes. Secondary lids from yoghurts, fresh cream, picnic salads and baby wipes Plastic wraps […]
