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Food Security Case study • Walkers Crisps potato supply chain 22 February 2010

Food Security Case study • Walkers Crisps potato supply chain

Food and drink businesses are under increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact both of their operational activities and their supply chains.PepsiCo and ADAS are working together to improve the sustainability of the Walkers Crisps potato supply chain in the UK.

Producing food and protecting the environment
24 February 2010

Producing food and protecting the environment

Food production has a complex and inextricable relationship with the natural environment. Some inputs are extracted from natural sources and require little or no processing, like water; meanwhile others are manufactured - crop protection chemicals and some fertilisers for example.

Time's running  out! Do you qualify for the Carbon Reduction Commitment?
26 October 2009

Time's running out! Do you qualify for the Carbon Reduction Commitment?

More than two-thirds of businesses in the UK are unaware of the imminent Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) legislation, a leading insurance and energy management firm has revealed.
This could see more than 5,000 businesses having to deal with rises of at least £55,000 in energy costs from next year, through companies having to offset carbon emissions through buying allowances for every tonne of CO2 they emit.

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Safeguarding food security and meeting societal demands
24 February 2010

Safeguarding food security and meeting societal demands

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Wasting away: harnessing waste for productivity
24 February 2010

Wasting away: harnessing waste for productivity

Tackling the waste disposal and food crises simultaneously presents excellent opportunities for food producers and manufacturers. It is the nexus between dumping waste and growing food – where joined up...

The Government vision for a sustainable & secure food system  for 2030
23 February 2010

The Government vision for a sustainable & secure food system for 2030

Food 2030, the Government’s new food strategy, is the first of its kind in over 50 years. It sets out a vision of what we want the food system...

Ground Source Heat Pump Feasibility study
02 February 2010

Ground Source Heat Pump Feasibility study

ADAS Energy consultants recently conducted a feasibility study on installing a GSHP at a greenhouse nursery based in Evesham. The recommendations were that a GSHP would reduce the nursery's energy...

ADAS proves resource efficiency makes good business sense
01 September 2009

ADAS proves resource efficiency makes good business sense

Kitchen Range Foods was keen to extend its existing resource efficiency programme and commissioned advice from ADAS to audit electricity, gas and water use within the manufacturing processes.