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  • Brunswick Aces makes its debut in the UK

    A recently launched, award-winning Australian gin is now available in the UK. This gin was specifically distilled to provide the same enjoyable experience for both drinkers and non-drinkers. Brunswick Aces is the world’s first gin to have been created in both alcohol-free and a 40% ABV versions and is available through UK drinks collective Virtus…


  • Earth and space weather energy sector impacts set to be better understood

    Image: TenneT New initiatives have been launched to research the impacts of the Earth’s weather and climate and of space weather. The Dutch TSO TenneT has sealed a collaboration with the country’s meteorological organisation KNMI to develop a joint research agenda at the intersection of energy and climate. The aim, with the increasing dependence on…


  • Thai Union opens Innovation Hub in the Netherlands

    Thai Union has officially opened its Innovation Hub in Wageningen, Netherlands, marking the latest expansion of its global innovation network. The Innovation Hub focuses on product and packaging innovation for the Group’s ambient seafood brands. Around 40 product, process and packaging developers, nutritionists, sensory and consumer scientists, and innovators are working at or for the…


  • OPRL keeps watching brief on Defra following mandatory labelling delay

    In response to Defra updating industry on mandatory labelling will not now be included in the first stages of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR), Jude Allan, interim managing director at OPRL, said she was encouraged that Defra had highlighted the need for brands to continue to use labelling to help customers recycle in the…


  • Kerry tool calculates the benefits of using egg reduction enzyme for baking

    Kerry’s Egg Reduction Guide allows manufacturers to calculate the monetary and environmental savings achieved by using  Biobake EgR. To combat market price volatility and supply chain issues, Kerry created its proprietary Egg Reduction Guide to provide manufacturers indicative financial and sustainability savings available by executing a reduction in egg content using Biobake EgR, without compromising…


  • UK energy network operators abolish 10GW of ‘zombie’ connection projects

    Image courtesy ENA Electricity network operators in the UK have abolished 10GW of so-called ‘zombie’ projects since December 2023, finds the Energy Networks Association (ENA). According to ENA in a release, the achievement has been possible thanks to work being undertaken by network operators, the regulator and the system operator through ENA’s Strategic Connections Group,…


  • Sea Cheetah unveils plans for hydrogen-electric wing-in-ground-effect vessel

    USA-based Sea Cheetah Corporation has entered a strategic partnership with Toulouse-based hydrogen solutions expert H3 Dynamics to develop what the partners state to be the world’s first hydrogen-electric wing-in-ground effect vessel and an ecosystem of fueling points. Wing-in-Ground-Effect vessel Sea Cheetah provides a transportation ecosystem centered around its Wing-in-Ground-Effect (WIGE) vessel, which leverages proven technology…


  • Pukka launches grab-and-go food parcels inspired by global flavours

    Pukka is launching a brand-new range of grab and go parcels, inspired by iconic flavours from across the world, in what it says is set to be its biggest launch yet. In a bid to bring “innovative, full-on flavour” to the typically functional savoury pastry category, the Pukka team travelled across the world to discover…


  • The perfect sustainable Neapolitan pizza

    ADM has teamed up with Ooni to deliver a high-quality pizza flour while advancing ADM’s regenerative agriculture program. Launched in 2023, this initiative was designed to partner with farmers and focus on “an outcome-based farming approach that protects and improves soil health, biodiversity and water resources while also supporting business development” explained Ashley Fuller, ADM’s…


  • Zonneplan and Liander test automatic control of home batteries against congestion

    Image courtesy Liander Energy company Zonneplan and grid operator Liander are jointly starting a pilot against grid congestion in Arnhem, the Netherlands. By automated and software-based control of solar panels, charging stations and home batteries, they are going to reduce local congestion on the electricity grid. The pilot starts this month and will run until…