< Previous50 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforum company/fdiforum Once more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry – making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening. Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net! Online this month… www.fdiforum.net is the best place to for up-to-date food and drink industry news. Here’s a sneak peak at one of our latest stories. In response to changing consumer demand, four in five (79%) small businesses in the food and drink sector are targeting growth through sustainability and have made “becoming more green” a top business priority for 2021, a new research report from E.ON reveals. The pandemic has caused a significant shift in consumer behaviour, with more than a third of the British public (36%) now purchasing more sustainable goods and services than they did before. The food and drink industry is where consumers most expect strong environmental credentials, with company websites (39%) and product packaging (36%) being the places they check most frequently for sustainability information. The demand for sustainability has been noticed across the industry, with over three quarters (78%) of SMEs reporting greater demand for sustainable products and practices from their customers in the last year. Three quarters (75%) said increased pressure to act is even coming from their own staff. Based on surveys of small business leaders and consumers across the UK, E.ON’s Renewable Returns report looks at the impact of changing consumer and business behaviour, and outlines some of the steps which small and medium- sized businesses can take to capitalise on the ‘green economic recovery’. Diary Food & Drink January 14, The Food & Drink Trends & Innovations Conference, online 25-28, Sustainable Foods Summit NA, online 26-28, Fermentation-Enabled Alternative Protein Innovation, online March 9-10, Food Matters Live, online 11-12, Future Food-Tech, online 23, UK Water Drinks Conference, online April 8-9, Plant Based World Conference & Expo Europe, London 12-14, UK Food Shows, Birmingham 17-20, Alimentaria, Spain 18-20, FRUIT LOGISTICA SPECIAL EDITION, Germany Stay in touch with Food & Drink International For more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, at www.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn. 50.qxp_Layout 1 17/12/2020 15:58 Page 1Dairy from Ireland where we work in harmony with nature Our country on the edge of Europe, with its lush, the world, visitirishfoodanddrink.com 310401043 Dairy NM FoodandDrinkINT.indd 121/09/2020 17:32 51.qxp_Layout 1 17/12/2020 15:58 Page 1Kecol have over 25 years of experience in handling all types of viscous products in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics markets, as well as general industrial applications. T: +44 (0)1746 764311 E: sales@kecol.co.uk W: www.kecol.co.uk Honey Petroleum Jelly Mascara Sauces Lanolin Lip Gloss Essences Eye Ointment Meat Paste Paraffin Wax Face Scrub Teething Gel Tomato Puree Medical Adhesives Veterinary Creams Fruit Paste Toothpaste Malt Jam Wax A sample of products we already pump… 52.qxp_Layout 1 17/12/2020 15:59 Page 1Next >