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Cook, d’Arta, Peppadew and itsu [grocery] won the top accolades at the 36th annual British Frozen Food Awards, which took place last night (Thursday 20 June) at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Hosted by the British Frozen Food Federation, the awards celebrate quality, innovation and success across the frozen food industry, and this time have…
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Thai Union has announced the launch of John West’s Ecotwist packaging that it said is designed for ease of use, sustainability, and minimal waste. Launching in the UK, one of Thai Union’s major markets, the group will consider rolling out Ecotwist in other countries while British consumers can find Ecotwish in all Asda stores, with…
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Up to 2 million tonnes of food waste could be avoided by usage of redistribution solutions within the next five years, according to a new report from leading sustainable waste management company Biffa. The report – The UK Journey to Circularity – launched alongside Biffa’s Waste Net Zero conference at the Birmingham Hippodrome on 11 June. Working with consultancy…
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On September 18 and 19, 2024, Südpack, SN Maschinenbau and Menshen are inviting manufacturers and packagers to take part in an in-house exhibition will be held at Südpack’s cutting-edge site in Erolzheim, Germany. The focus of the event will be on the in-house production of spouted pouches for packaging liquid or pasty foods. The event…
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Supreme PLC has acquired the trade and assets of Clearly Drinks Limited. The acquisition broadens Supreme’s product range, bringing non-vape annualised sales to over £100 million (£250 million, including the group’s vaping division). Clearly Drinks, based in Sunderland, is a long-established, independently run manufacturer of canned and bottled-at-source spring water and soft drinks. The company…
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Cathedral Park in Chișinău, Moldova. Image courtesy 123rf Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting and engineering services in water, environment and sustainable infrastructure, has been awarded $85 million to integrate a BESS in Moldova to strengthen the country’s power grid infrastructure. The funding comes courtesy of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase…
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Source: Huawei. Credit: Shutterstock ID 1493123198 Huawei has launched the first fgOTN-compliant optical transmission product for the power sector and other industrial applications. Over the past few decades, SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) technology, which features high reliability and deterministic low latency, has been widely used in private networks in industries such as electric power and…
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Image showing previous damage to power infrastructure. Image credit: DTEK Ukrainian private energy company DTEK has released a statement confirming significant damage to a thermal power plant following Russian drone attacks on Thursday. The attacks mark the 7th large-scale attack on DTEK’s infrastructure since 22 March 2024, when Russia launched its biggest offensive against Ukraine’s…
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Image courtesy 123rf In what they are calling an Australian first, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AU$3.2 million ($2.1 million) in funding to Amber Electric to trial battery electric vehicle (BEV) smart charging and provision of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services with residential customers. Through the trial, Amber is developing a software solution to…
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SAFE has launched a campaign on acrylamide, a chemical compound that is formed during most high-temperature cooking processes, and calls for urgent action on limiting the substance in food. SAFE is strengthening its efforts on raising awareness of acrylamide and advocating for the establishment of strict limits for the presence of the substance in food.…
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