Category: Features & Interviews

Removal of external car park bins increased average recycling rates from 18% to 49% Partnership delivered cost savings, operational efficiencies, and improved staff engagement Demonstrates how evidence-led redesign can deliver measurable improvements in recycling performance in complex, public-facing retail and hospitality environments Reconomy Connect, a brand by the leading international circular economy specialist Reconomy, has […]

Scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are cooking up a healthier, greener vegan cheese. Professor Stephen Euston has been working with a food innovation company for almost 10 years to make vegan cheese healthier and more sustainable. The team has just received funding from the UK Research and Innovation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council […]

Every year, 80 million Easter eggs are purchased in the UK. Waste management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk have calculated that a whopping 5,672 tonnes of packaging will be binned. 25% of your Easter egg is actually just packaging By analysing ten popular high street Easter eggs, experts uncovered that on average, most products are just 75% chocolate, […]

By Matt Hale, Global Business Development Director, HRS Heat Exchangers   Over the last decade business procurement has evolved significantly. Previously focused on achieving the best outcome in terms of performance and cost, procurement is now an increasingly strategic corporate function, with any new purchase needing to aid business performance and meet increasingly stringent compliance, […]

The global fermentation market is expanding rapidly, driven by demand for enzymes, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), biochemicals, probiotics and alternative proteins. As growth continues to accelerate, so does pressure on manufacturers to not only innovate but also to scale efficiently. While product concepts may be proven at lab scale, many companies encounter quality and variability […]

How weighing and inspection technologies actively enable hygiene. In the Food, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics industries, hygiene is not an option, but a prerequisite for safe products and stable processes. Modern weighing and inspection technologies make a decisive contribution to this: they ensure correct filling quantities, detect foreign bodies and support manufacturers in reliably maintaining […]

A growing disconnect between farmers and the wider food supply chain has been highlighted by new research, which shows 92% of farmers say their sustainability efforts go unrecognised.  Despite this, the research found that 61% of farmers are willing to make significant changes to how their businesses operate, while already implementing an average of eight sustainable […]

The latest update to KIT®, the intelligent tool and equipment management platform, introduces a more efficient and adaptable way to perform and record audits for customers across aerospace, automotive and food & drink manufacturing. In sectors where speed, accuracy and accountability are essential, teams need systems that evolve with their operational needs. This release introduces […]

In the fast-paced world of food and drink manufacturing, efficiency and cost control are essential. One strategy gaining attention is packaging supplier consolidation – reducing the number of suppliers a manufacturer works with and centralising packaging needs with a single trusted partner. Supplier consolidation can deliver measurable benefits across operations, cost, and sustainability. 1. Simplifying […]