Westpak are exhibiting at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo
Westpak will be exhibiting at this year’s Responsible Packaging Expo, which takes place at ExCeL London from Tuesday 10th – Wednesday 11th October 2023.
Westpak are shortlisted for the ‘Sustainable Packaging Initiative’ category at the FDF Awards
Westpak are thrilled to be announced as shortlisted for the category of ‘Sustainable Packaging Initiative’ at this year’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards. The FDF Awards highlight excellence across various areas of the UK’s food and drink industry with entrants representing each stage of the supply chain and a total of twenty-two prestigious award categories.
Restaurants’ delivery and takeaway sales stabilising after post-COVID slide
Year-on-year delivery and takeaway sales by value have now fallen for 18 months in a row but research suggests that consumer demand is starting to stabilise.
Starbucks to open sustainability learning and innovation lab
Starbucks has announced plans to develop a new sustainability learning and innovation lab at Hacienda Alsacia, in Costa Rica – the company’s global agronomy headquarters for research and development. The lab will serve as a learning hub for employees, students, researchers and industry leaders to innovate and scale sustainable solutions for issues including climate adaption and agricultural economics.
Westpak are ‘Highly Commended’ at the 2023 Footprint Awards
Westpak Group Ltd have been recognised as ‘Highly Commended’ for the ‘Innovations in packaging’ award at the 2023 Footprint Awards. Taking place on the 8th June at the at the RIBA headquarters in London, the awards ceremony celebrated the foodservice and hospitality sector’s leading responsible business initiatives across a total of 12 prestigious award categories.
Westpak shortlisted at the 2023 Footprint Awards
Westpak Group Ltd have been confirmed as shortlisted for the category of ‘Innovations in Packaging’ at the 2023 Footprint Awards. This nomination centres on the key manufacturing and sustainability innovations behind Westpak’s ‘Crave’ foodservice packaging range. The Footprint Awards are run by ‘Foodservice Footprint’, a leading online website, community and publication resource providing in-depth insights […]
Grocery sustainability metrics have the potential to redefine the role of food packaging
It’s nearly a decade ago that the familiar ‘traffic light’ labelling system started appearing on supermarket items signalling key health metrics around calories, sugar, salt and fat content. Fast-forward to now, and a similar emphasis is emerging in the grocery industry around the signalling of environmental sustainability data for food items.
Domino’s Pizza Group among the first group of companies to have net-zero target approved by Science Based Targets initiative
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced it has committed to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2050, which has been assessed and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) net-zero process validation. Domino’s is among the first group of businesses to have its net zero target approved through the […]
Delivery & takeaway growth at 107%
The CGA by NielsenIQ & Slerp Hospitality at Home Tracker has revealed that delivery and takeaway sales remain well above pre-COVID-19 levels, with growth of 107% in May 2022 compared to May 2019.
Profitability, reliability, differentiation and sustainability… are these your foodservice packaging headaches?
Profitability, reliability, differentiation and sustainability – through close discussion with our foodservice customer-base, these pillars have emerged as the prominent issues facing the UK’s foodservice industry. As we’ve discovered, an innovative approach is the key to overcoming these distinct challenges. Profitability, as potentially the biggest challenge the industry faces, is shaped by a multitude of […]
