Fyffes Achieves 100% Use of Recycled Pallets in the Transportation of Melons

January 7, 2020 Fyffes

With the new 2019/2020 melon season underway, Fyffes continues to use recyclable pallets in its melon operations while expanding its use across its other products.

Starr Ranch Creates Sustainable Packaging

January 6, 2020 Starr Ranch Growers

Starr Ranch Growers is extending its sustainability program with new packaging for organic apples.

Sustainable Packaging From StePac aims to Extend the Pomegranate Season

January 6, 2020 StePac

The company introduces its latest range of sustainable packaging solutions, perfect for preserving the freshness and extending the shelf life of pomegranates and their extracted arils.

Barry Callebaut publishes Forever Chocolate Progress Report 2018/19

December 4, 2019 Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut announced today that in fiscal year 2018/19 it sourced 47% of the cocoa and 54% of the other ingredients it uses sustainably. This sourcing achievement is highlighted in Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate Progress Report 2018/19, its third progress report since the launch of its Forever Chocolate plan in 2016, tracking the Group’s progress towards making sustainable chocolate the norm.

Sustainability Initiatives in Today’s Meat Industry

According to the 2019 Power of Meat Report, eating meat is still the norm with 86% of shoppers classifying themselves as meat eaters, 5% following a vegetarian or vegan diet and 10% describing their eating style as flexitarian (mostly vegetarian with some animal protein). However, the report finds consumers are becoming conscious of the effects their diet has on the environment.