Norfolk farmer launches bold regenerative farming project on Ribena blackcurrant farm

SBF GB&I, the proud producer of Ribena, has unveiled a research project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the growing of blackcurrants through regenerative farming practices. The ambitious project launching today in collaboration with the University of East Anglia, SBF GB&I, Suntory Holdings Limited and Soil Ecology Laboratory will take place across much of the 60 hectares of blackcurrant production at Gorgate Farm in Norfolk, which has been growing blackcurrants for Ribena since the 1950s. As part of Suntory Group’s overall ambition to support crop resilience and reduce carbon emissions…

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Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s Sustainability Journey Leads To Future-Generation Bottle Redesign

Lucozade Ribena Suntory is intensifying its sustainability programme, and is announcing the launch of an ambitious redesign project of its Ribena bottles. This is the company’s latest move to ensure all its packaging is fully recyclable within the UK’s current recycling infrastructure. The manufacturer has appointed industrial design agency Seymour Powell to lead the redesign, following an in-depth agency pitch process which began in the summer of 2018. Lucozade Ribena Suntory – one of the UK’s leading soft drinks manufacturers – has already pledged to ensure 100% of its plastic…

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Ribena Announces Next Green Moves After Saving 40,000 Tonnes Of Plastics Over 10 Years

One of the nation’s most loved drinks brands, Ribena, is celebrating over 10 years of making its bottles from 100% recycled plastic, also known as rPET. Ribena’s use of rPET has prevented 40,000 tonnes of additional plastic from being produced – the equivalent weight of around 30,000 Ford Fiestas. Ribena was the first UK soft drink brand to use 100% recycled plastic bottles – a move that was a major step forward for sustainable packaging. The brand is now introducing additional ways to make its packaging even more sustainable. Thebrand…

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