< 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 go for up-to-date food and drink industry news. Here’s a sneak peek at one of our latest stories. Sainsbury’s swaps traditional plastic trays across beef mince range for vacuum-packed alternative Sainsbury’s is swapping traditional, plastic tray packaging for a new vacuum- packed alternative across its beef mince range, saving 450 tonnes of plastic annually. The new packaging will result in a minimum 55% reduction in plastic per product. The beef mince products will be vacuum-packed for freshness by removing all oxygen which typically causes a product to eventually spoil. The new packaging will contain the same amount of beef mince, but is smaller in size, helping customers to use their freezer and fridge space more efficiently by taking up less space. The move is the latest in a string of changes made by the retailer in a bid to halve its use of own-brand plastic packaging by 2025. Sainsbury’s was the first UK supermarket to remove plastic bags for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items from all stores, as well as the first to remove all black plastic from chilled ready meals in 2019. More recently, Sainsbury’s announced the removal of single-use plastic lids across its own-brand yoghurt, crème fraiche, sour cream, cream, cottage cheese, custard and dip pots, saving 71 million pieces of plastic per year. Whilst back in September, Sainsbury’s also made its own-brand coffee pod range fully recyclable. Diary Food & Drink 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. March 28 Feb – 1 Mar, Retail Supply Chain & Logistics Expo, London 18 – 20, Food Expo Greece, Metropolitan Expo, Greece 20 – 22, IFE Manufacturing, London 28 – 29, IntraLogistex, Birmingham, UK 28 – 29, Robotics & Automation 2023, Birmingham, UK April 1 – 2, KolnWein, Cologne, Germany 24 – 26, Food & Drink Expo UK, Birmingham, UK 24 – 26, FOODEX Manufacturing Solutions, Birmingham, UK May 9 – 11, SIAL Canada, Toronto 18 – 20, SIAL China, Shanghai, China 23 – 27, Thaifex Anuga Asia, Nonthaburi, Thailand 50.qxp_Layout 1 27/02/2023 13:45 Page 1Individually selectable: 256 colours Measurement in progress Sensor switching Process malfunction We bring colour into view! Compact pressure sensors and switches with 360° custom-colour status display www.vega.com/vegabar £352 VEGABAR 39 Clamp 1" 15 cm Adjustment via smartphone Hygienic adapter system Compact design See us on Stand D121 51.qxp_Layout 1 27/02/2023 14:46 Page 1Advanced Engineering MIDDLETON LTD Inline High Shear Mixer Top Entry High Shear Immersion Mixer Bottom Entry High Shear Mixer Sealed Bearing Mixer 3 Stage High Shear Mixer Dispersion Mixer Fluid Mixers AdPro Trent Industrial Estate | Duchess Street | Shaw | Lancs | OL2 7UT | UK t: +44 (0)1706 759003 | e: info@aemixers.com | w: www.aemixers.com mixing is our business 52.qxp_Layout 1 27/02/2023 13:45 Page 1Next >