All Plastic & Sustainability articles – Page 12
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Features and analysis
PriceWatch tackles food waste with Gander app
PriceWatch is the latest retailer to join forces with the Gander food waste app.
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Product News
Tennent’s puts ‘enjoy sustainably’ on cans
Scottish lager, Tennent’s, has created a new can with a prominent ‘enjoy sustainably’ message on its side.
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Features and analysis
Increase in carrier bag charge in NI angers retailers
Environment Minister Edwin Poots announced that the Carrier Bag Levy charge in Northern Ireland will increase from 5 pence to 25 pence from 1 April 2022.
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Features and analysis
Unilever and Co-op partner for refillable products trial
The trial is taking place in Co-op two stores and offers Unilever brands in a refillable format.
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Features and analysis
Are consumers shopping more sustainably?
A Co-op report has revealed how shoppers have moved towards ethical and sustainable products.
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Features and analysis
Spar Scotland launches green community cashback campaign
The sustainability-focused initiative will take place during COP26.
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Podcast
The Recipe For Plant-Based Success: The Convenience Mix Podcast
The plant-based category is going from strength to strength, how can convenience retailers get in on the free-from act?
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Product News
Campo Viejo introduces eco-friendly packaging
The Spanish wine brand re-designs its bottles and labels in a bid to be more sustainable.
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Product News
Santa Maria launches vegetarian seasoning mix
Santa Maria has introduced a new Tex Mex range of seasoning mixes to cater for vegetarians and flexitarians.
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Product News
Bonds reduces plastic in confectionery bags
Bonds of London is re-launching its children’s sweet bags in new reduced packaging, as well as adding several new flavours.
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Interviews and Profiles
How I’m saving £6,000 a year with my new green chillers
Sunder Sandher explains how energy efficient units are better for the environment - and his bottom line
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Product News
Plymouth Gin improves bottle sustainability
The new bottle design will roll out from this month across Plymouth Gin’s full range.
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Features and analysis
James Hall expands partnership with Too Good To Go
The Spar wholesaler is using the food waste reduction app in all its company-owned Spar stores
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Features and analysis
Co-op trials technology recirculation partnership with Spring
The technology recirculation partnership will be trialled in 20 London Co-op stores.
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Opinion
The new convenience store – with added charging stations
Checkit CEO Kit Kyte discusses the evolution of forecourts in the UK.
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Features and analysis
CJ Lang & Son to invest in energy-saving technology
Its biggest-ever store investment will focus on energy-saving refrigeration in stores.
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Interviews and Profiles
Inside Sustainability Retailer of the Year: Mulkerns EuroSpar, Co. Down
Mulkerns EuroSpar in County Down was crowned Sustainability Retailer of the Year at The Convenience Awards 2021 in a category that saw some tremendous entries. We take a look at what set them apart from the competition when it comes to sustainability.
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Product News
UK Cadbury Dairy Milk to use recycled plastic packaging
Mondelēz International says the packaging will contain up to 30% recycled plastic.
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Product News
Kingsmill embraces circular economy with new bread bag
The equivalent plastic of 750,000 bags will be removed from Kingsmill’s supply chain during the trial of the new bag.
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Product News
Britvic on-the-go bottles to switch to 100% rPET
To celebrate Recycle Week, Britvic has announced that a number of its brands will be moving to 100% rPET (recycled plastic).