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BrewDog, the independent craft brewer, has revealed plans to knock Guinness off its top spot as the number one stout brand. Since launching in March 2023, BrewDog’s new stout Black Heart has achieved 13% of Guinness sales in pubs and bars and is now the UK’s #2 stout brand. BrewDog said Black Heart has “significantly…
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The British Crisp Co. has launched the World’s first fully recyclable crisp bag, made of paper. More than 8 billion crips packets are currently sold every year in the UK, the majority of which end up in landfill – with each packet capable of remaining intact in the environment for up to 33 years. This…
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Proper Snacks, proud makers of Propercorn, has launched a new range of Properchips, powered by chickpeas in a range of three new flavours. Tongue-tingling Ghost Chilli & Yuzu, spicy and tangy Jerk Sauce, and mild and moreish Katsu Curry flavour all draw inspiration from a range of popular global cuisines as consumers continue to look…
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Image: Accesswire Gridtractor, Monarch Tractor and Borg Warner have successfully demonstrated vehicle to grid (V2G) capabilities from a Monarch MK-V tractor. The consortium team, which consists of Gridtractor, a platform to optimise rural and farm vehicle charging, MK-V supplier Monarch and bi-directional tech developer Borg Warner, got $3 million in funding from the California Energy…
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Lacey Montague, Chief Strategy Officer at IMServ The UK electricity industry is undergoing the biggest change since privatisation in 1991 with the rollout of the national Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) programme, writes Lacey Montague, chief strategy officer at IMServ. Since the national smart meter rollout started in 2011 the UK has inexorably been moving towards…
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Ishida Europe has further strengthened its presence and offering to customers on the African continent with the acquisition of specialist South African packaging equipment manufacturer National Packaging Systems (NPS). Established in 1983 and based in Pinetown, near Durban, NPS has built a strong reputation for the design and manufacture of high-performance and reliable vertical form,…
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The Natural & Organic Products Expo (NOPEX) is the go-to event for the latest eco-friendly and sustainable products around food, drinks, cosmetics and eco living. With such a stage for innovators to showcase product launches and buyers to get ahead of the latest trends, DTM Print, international OEM and solution provider for specialty printing systems,…
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The push for smart factories, where machines communicate about their various attributes such as production output or anticipated maintenance, is an industry-wide ambition. Aside from production optimisation and energy saving, various environmental legislation from the UK to the EU are forcing the hand of even the least willing to adopt the concept. Yet, going from…
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Image courtesy SSEN British energy regulator Ofgem has provided provisional approval for funding of Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) at approximately £4.3 billion ($5.4 billion). Project partner SSEN Transmission is calling it the single largest-ever investment in electricity transmission infrastructure in Great Britain. Ofgem approved the expenditure needed for the HVDC subsea superhighway, a 525kV…
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Christopher J Wiernicki, chairman and CEO of ABS, has stated that a universal, global carbon tax on shipping is coming, as alternative blue fuels made with carbon capture emerge as a critical step in the energy transition at sea. “We need to recognize that there is an intermediate step in the energy transition,” he said. “Last…
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