UK AD & Biogas 2013, the UK’s biggest dedicated anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas event, will this year run from 3-4 July at the NEC Birmingham.
The event will highlight the significant contribution that anaerobic digestion can make to the bottom line of food and drink businesses, potentially helping the industry to divert 5.76m tonnes of food waste from landfill each year, which would save £508m per year in landfill costs alone.
Cargill’s cocoa and chocolate business has made its first premium payments in Ghana for the production of certified sustainable cocoa beans.
In total 3,900 Ghanaian farmers received the payments for the first three months production of sustainable cocoa beans following their participation in Cargill’s farmer training programme. The payments were made at a recent ceremony in Sefwi Bekwai, in the Western region of Ghana, attended by the Managing Director of Cargill Ghana and partners including the Deputy CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board; the licensed cocoa buying company Akuafo Adamfo; and the programme manager of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Solidaridad.
Serac enters the packaging manufacturing industry with a range of PET bottle blowing machines for dairy and edible oil products.
For several years now, the gap between packaging manufacturing and filling has been diminishing. Integral systems incorporating blowing, filling and capping are growing in popularity. PET increasing market share in dairy product bottling, one of Serac’s key outlets, along with customers requiring complete systems, have prompted the company to give their strategy a new direction and enter the packaging manufacturing industry.
Packaging experts are invited to sign up for the forthcoming Denny Bros Open Day 2013 event on Thursday 16 May which will focus on innovation, product functionality and sustainability with packaging concepts covering the food, pharma, household, beauty, DIY and public sector areas.
New product developments are the focus of Ilapak’s stand at this year’s Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition. The company’s display includes an upgraded version of the Delta 3000LDR flowrapper with enhanced sealing capabilities and new control system, the Vegatronic 4000 continuous film motion, open frame bagging machine, a Vegatronic 1000 with new resealable pack and the versatile and easy-to-use Smart flowrapper
Flowcrete UK will be demonstrating its complete flooring solution – geared up to the unique needs of the food & beverage sector – at The Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition.
The flooring manufacturer will be highlighting the benefits of its integrated flooring solution, developed specifically for the food and beverage sector, from their stand number G23 at the Birmingham NEC, where the event runs from 4 – 6 June 2013.
