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A newly released Ipsos survey commissioned by ClientEarth has revealed a gap between consumer perceptions and the environmental reality of plastic packaging. The study (all survey results can be found here) conducted across France, Germany, Great Britain and Poland highlights how recycling claims on plastic packaging mislead consumers into thinking plastic products are environmentally friendly. This comes as global…
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Entrepreneur Urs Bühler has passed away at the age of 82 on August 1, 2025. With his passing, Bühler loses a figure who significantly shaped the company as an owner, chairman of the executive board, and chairman of the board of directors since 1970, overseeing more than five decades of its successful development. In 2014,…
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Image courtesy 123rf Hyperscaler Google has reached an agreement with Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) that could serve as a model for future demand response structures between utilities and large load customers. I&M, an American Electric Power (AEP) company, recently filed a special, joint contract with Google that is designed to support I&M’s capacity needs through…
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Ignacio Galán, executive chairman of Iberdrola. Image courtesy Iberdrola. Global utility giant Iberdrola is selling assets in Mexico to Spanish multinational water and energy company Grupo Cox for $4.2 billion. The deal includes 15 power plants with a combined capacity of 2.6GW, comprising 1,368MW of combined-cycle and cogeneration plants, 1,232MW of renewable energy assets, and…
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Image: IonQ US quantum computing company IonQ and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory report having demonstrated how the power of quantum can support grid operators to meet emerging challenges. The demonstration involved the application of a hybrid quantum-classical approach to address the ‘unit commitment problem’, which is becoming increasingly complex in an expanding decentralised system…
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Image: 123RF The impact of the different components of the regulatory framework on innovation is evaluated in a new paper by the DSO Entity’s task force in investment funding and finance. The aim of the paper is to facilitate the innovation required to deliver long-term efficient grids that deliver for consumers while delivering affordable and…
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The first item in Fox’s Burton’s Companies’ (FBC) cookie line to be non-HFSS (not high in fat, salt, or sugar) is Maryland Delightfully Good. The new range, Maryland-FBC-Cookie-Delightfully-Good, represents a turning point in the brand’s development, offers health-conscious consumers the distinctive flavour of a Maryland cookie while having more than 30% less sugar than its…
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The team at a Middleton on the Wolds-based chicken business is celebrating after winning three prestigious awards for the taste of its chicken. Soanes Poultry’s Red Tractor-assured Grain Fed and Higher Welfare chicken were awarded the accolades in the Guild of Fine Foods’ Great Taste competition 2025. The business’s Higher Welfare Whole Chicken and Grain…
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This Infrastructure Pipeline will provide real time updates on 780 planned private and public sector projects, giving industry the clarity needed to plan for the long term and creating good quality jobs and supply chain capacity necessary to deliver the government’s infrastructure ambitions and the Plan for Change. It will support our modern Industrial Strategy, boosting business…
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The Middleby Corporation has announced the acquisition of Frigomeccanica, expanding its portfolio of Middleby Food Processing equipment. The worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen industries, said Frigomeccanica is a global leader in equipment solutions for drying, defrosting, fermentation, refrigeration and preservation used in the food processing industry. Based in…
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