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Unilever ‘warms up’ ice cream freezers to help tackle emissions

Stuart Mitchell

Unilever is launching two pilots to trial warmer ice cream freezer cabinets with an aim of reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by approx. 20 – 30% per freezer, whilst ensuring the same ice cream quality and consumer experience. The two pilots, kicking off recently in Germany with a second pilot to follow in Indonesia next year, are the first step in exploring and understanding the product performance of our ice cream and the energy consumption of freezers at warmer -12°C temperatures, in real life conditions. With a current…

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Unilever introduce paper tubs for Carte D’Or ice cream

Stuart Mitchell

In the UK, Unilever are changing the tubs and lids across their entire range of Carte D’Or ice cream from plastic to responsibly sourced, recyclable paper. The move will see the brand use 93% less plastic per pack (compared to our previous Carte D’Or packaging) and is set to save over 900 tons of virgin plastic in the UK annually.1 That’s a weight equivalent to almost five Boeing 747s. The paper they’re using comes from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources and is PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest…

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Ben & Jerry’s Joins Effort To Tackle Poverty And Racism

Stuart Mitchell

Ben & Jerry‘s co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took the stage at the Howard Theater last night with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis to announce the ice cream makers’ support of the Poor People’s Campaign. A portion of the proceeds from Ben & Jerry’s new One Sweet World limited batch flavor will benefit the campaign’s efforts to promote economic and racial justice. After the announcement, Aloe Blacc, Maxwell, Sweet Honey in the Rock, JPeriod, Yara Allen, Gina Belafonte and Van Jones headlined the…

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