Sustainability

BCME chair lifts lid on beverage can sustainability

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: DISPATCHES FROM BRAU BEVIALE 2011

BCME chair lifts lid on beverage can sustainability

By Ben Bouckley

Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) chairman Gerrit Heske told BeverageDaily.com that cans were thriving in Europe due to perceptions of 'convenience, taste and freshness', but that industry still had a fight on its hands to tell consumers the...

Jellies emission heavy says Carbon Trust

Special Edition: alternatives to carbon heavy processes

Stoving eco project flounders but dairy and bakery go green

By Jane Byrne

Little industry interest in scaling up alternatives to the energy intensive conventional stoving method for jellies parked a UK agency’s bid to develop a microwave based method but low carbon technology projects in dairy and bakery are taking off.

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

Rexam defends green credentials of beverage can

By Guy Montague-Jones

Talking from the Brau Beviale trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Rexam executive John Revess outlined the lobbying and marketing work needed to improve the environmental image of the beverage can.

Sustainability shines at Beverage Innovation Awards

Dispatches from Drinktec

Sustainability shines at Beverage Innovation Awards

By Guy Montague-Jones

FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with the hosts of the 2009 Beverage Innovation Awards at Drinktec this week to pick out the highlights and uncover the trends behind the winning entries.

Industry must look beyond 'non-green' pack notion - INCPEN

Industry must look beyond 'non-green' pack notion - INCPEN

By Neil Merrett

The food and beverage industry must move away from the notion of green and non-green packaging and accept that various materials, be they bio- or oil-based plastics, can have unique pack applications, says one research group.