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Tesco cuts plastic from bakery favourites and returns to selling bread loose
Tesco is rewinding the clock back to the days of traditional bakeries by removing plastic from a number of its most popular items and selling loose loaves of bread.    
IFE adds Sustainability Stage and raft of new features for 2023
IFE, International Food & Drink Event, has announced a number of new additions to next year’s event, which takes place on 20-22 March 2023 at ExCeL London. IFE is the UK’s largest trade event for the …
Drinks @ HRC & IFE launches for the UK drinks sector
Hotel, Restaurant & Catering (HRC) and IFE, International Food & Drink Event, which take place on 20-22 March 2023 at ExCeL London, will be combining their drinks offerings to create a one-stop-shop f …
World Food Programme pavilion to bring together UN experts and private sector in discussions on global food crisis
IFE, International Food & Drink Event is proud to support AidEx - The Global Humanitarian Aid Event which takes place on 16-17 November 2022 in Brussels.
Sainsfreeze: Sainsbury’s opens first-of-its kind walk-in freezer store
Sainsbury’s has announced the opening of Sainsfreeze, a new walk-in freezer concept store that will show customers how to freeze unexpected foods, saving surplus food going to waste and helping people …
Large-scale UK food & drink allergen project launches backed by big names in retail and hospitality
As a UK initiative to launch the biggest ever allergen project based on schools and universities gets underway, the husband-and-wife team behind it calls on food and hospitality companies to get invol …
Co-op Group appoints Shirine Khoury-Haq as CEO
The Co-op has announced that Shirine Khoury-Haq, has been appointed as Group CEO.
The Vegetarian Society joins the Plant-Based Food Alliance
The Vegetarian Society has joined the Plant-Based Food Alliance, a new organisation which aims to promote the plant-based food sector in the UK.
Fresh food to be sold via TikTok Shop
Social media platform TikTok has announced that, for the first time in the UK, users will be able to purchase fresh food directly through TikTok Shop, including from much-loved pasta brand Pasta Evang …
Waitrose to remove Best Before dates on nearly 500 products from September
From September, Waitrose will remove best before dates on nearly 500 fresh products including root vegetables, fruits such as grapes, citrus, apples as well as indoor plants. The removal of best befor …
Sentient Ventures: new £30m fund launches to support the scale up of the best alternatives to animal products
A new £30m impact fund, Sentient Ventures, has launched today to support the growth of the best international successors to animal products.
Sainsbury’s gives green light to sustainable start-ups with £5 million investment
Sainsbury’s has announced the launch of its Innovation Investments scheme, which will invest a minimum of £5 million over the next four years into start-up businesses which focus on sustainability.

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