Sustainability news: the UK’s plastic bottle deposit return scheme

Sustainability news: the UK’s plastic bottle deposit return scheme
Have you heard about the new plastic bottle deposit return scheme coming to the UK? If not, don’t worry – this is everything you need to know… What is the plastic bottle deposit return scheme UK? What are the plastic bottle deposit return scheme regulations? When will the deposit return scheme start in England? Drinks
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Sainsbury’s steps towards Net Zero with hydrogen-powered HGV trial

Sainsbury’s steps towards Net Zero with hydrogen-powered HGV trial
Big Four grocer Sainsbury’s has successfully completed a hydrogen-powered HGV trial.   Read all about the outcome of the trial, how it contributes to Sainsbury’s long-term sustainability goals, and what it means for consumer products businesses like yours.   Sainsbury’s has kickstarted 2023 by reaching a significant sustainability milestone.   Working with electric vehicles (EV) company Electra,
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Low-and-no alcohol booms in time for Christmas

Low-and-no alcohol booms in time for Christmas
Demand for low-and-no alcohol substitutes is on the rise in the UK. What’s behind this change in consumer sentiment? And what does this mean for Christmas trade?   After moving along slowly for years as a niche segment of the market, low-and-no alcohol drinks have experienced a major boom. Since 2021, low-and-no alcohol sales have
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How are consumer goods firms making manufacturing more sustainable?

How are consumer goods firms making manufacturing more sustainable?
UK manufacturing emissions have more than halved over the last 30 years, but the sector is a long way off net zero… What are manufacturers in the consumer goods world doing to reduce their carbon footprint? Manufacturing is a key driver of the UK economy. However, it is a sector that relies on processes that
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What are supermarkets doing about ‘unambitious’ sustainability efforts?

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Co-Op, and Marks & Spencer: what are supermarkets doing about ‘unambitious’ sustainability efforts?
MPs and environmental organisations have spoken out against British supermarkets’ “unambitious” sustainability initiatives. What are brands like Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Marks & Spencer doing to improve their efforts? A recent report by the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee (Efra), a cross-party parliamentary group, has called recent efforts by supermarkets to reduce plastic waste ‘lacklustre’.
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Cost of living crisis: almost half of UK customers switch supermarket brands

Cost of living crisis: almost half of UK customers switch supermarket
In response to recent price hikes, over 40% of UK consumers have changed where they do their weekly shop… What are supermarkets doing to keep customers happy? As inflation soars and the cost-of-living crisis rages on, the price of groceries continues to rise. And, worryingly for many, it is budget products that are rising at
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HFSS: the rise of alcoholic drinks displays in UK supermarkets

HFSS: the rise of alcoholic drinks displays in UK supermarkets
There are new limitations on displaying high in fat, salt, or sugar products in supermarkets. This means more display space for other products… Restrictions on advertising foods that are high in fat, salt or sugar, also known as the HFSS Advertising Ban, has led to a change in how off-fixture displays are typically stocked in
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What is Britain’s favourite chocolate bar?

Box of Kinder Bueno, Twix, Mars, Bounty and other chocolate bars
What is the UK’s best chocolate bar? And what does it take to become the most popular brand in your market? Officially putting the debate to bed, grocery delivery service Britsuperstore has analysed the data and found the chocolate bar the nation loves best. Having evaluated over 4.5 million search results, Kinder Bueno has emerged
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The battle for the Big Four

Battle for the Big Four: discount grocer Aldi
Discounters continue to disrupt the supermarket status quo… What does that mean for an FMCG brand like yours? Aldi vs Morrisons You’ve probably heard that there’s been a major shake-up in the supermarket industry. In September, data agency Kantar found that Aldi had overtaken Morrisons as the fourth biggest supermarket in the UK for the
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5 Reasons Why Category Management Professionals Partner With The Advocate Group

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Are you a Category Management Professional looking for a new challenge? Here’s 5 reasons to partner with us… 1. Exciting Brand Partnerships Join us and gain access to our amazing and ever-growing client portfolio – from SME/ Challenger brands, to H ousehold names. You may have heard of some of our clients: McCain, Princes, Monster,
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A New Prohibition Era For The FMCG Industry: The HFSS Advertising Ban

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These are changing times for the FMCG industry. With the news of the HFSS Junk Food Advertising Ban all over the web at the moment – it’s clear that the impact of this marketing restriction will be huge!  This will be one of the toughest marketing restrictions in the world! With an incredible £600m currently
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