Month: November 2024

Waitrose launches ‘BrandsNew’ Innovation programme

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose is launching ‘BrandsNew’ at Waitrose, a new branded innovation programme to identify and support exciting new FMCG brands to market.  The new programme will utilise our own experienced team of expert Partners, alongside leading product discovery, sourcing and purchasing platform RangeMe and innovation consultancy YF (formerly Young Foodies) who will provide invaluable support for the brands via their extensive experience and market-leading expertise in getting brands ready to supply supermarkets. Charlotte Di Cello, Waitrose Commercial Director comments “Identifying, backing and growing brilliant new brands is something we’ve done for…

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PepsiCo and Intuitive AI Join Forces to Launch Oscar Sort – AI Recycling Sortation and Education Technology First Being Deployed at High-Traffic PepsiCo Customer Locations Across the U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo is the first global beverage supplier to partner with Intuitive AI to offer the Oscar Sort AI recycling and sortation system in high-traffic areas across the U.S. Oscar Sort, an AI recycling assistant, will be deployed at several PepsiCo office locations and select customer partner locations in the coming months, which may include recreation, universities, airports, malls and stadiums. Oscar Sort identifies materials and guides users to the correct bin to aid in proper disposal, improving overall recycling accuracy. The technology behind Oscar is capable of detecting organic remnants…

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First-of-its-kind analysis of corporate disclosures shows food sector makes progress on reducing direct emissions but is slow to address supply chain emissions

Stuart Mitchell

As more comprehensive climate reporting rules go into effect worldwide, a new Ceres analysis of corporate disclosures in the food sector finds that companies are making progress towards reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions. However, slower progress on addressing supply chain emissions is holding companies back from reducing the total emissions needed to transition their business to a low-carbon economy.  Notably, Ceres’ report, Taking Stock: The State of Climate Action and Disclosure in the Food Sector, reveals food companies with science-based emissions targets covering their total emissions (scope 1 and 2…

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ICAS Launches Global Think Tank to Advance Responsible Advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS) is proud to announce the launch of its Global Think Tank, a new initiative dedicated to fostering self-regulatory engagement, critical thinking, and research to advance responsible advertising worldwide. The launch event, held today in New York, marks the beginning of a new platform designed to be inclusive, diverse, and global. Its goal is to ensure that a wide range of stakeholders—advertising standards bodies (self-regulatory organizations), industry leaders, academic institutions, and other key players—can have a voice and participate in a collective effort to…

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Rainbow Wool – The World’s First Fashion Statement Made from the Wool of Gay Sheep

Stuart Mitchell

Homosexuality remains a crime in 62 countries worldwide. In 12 countries, the death penalty is still a looming threat. Rainbow Wool funds initiatives that raise awareness for the queer community and supports the fight for legal and social equality. The wool for Rainbow Wool comes from the farm of shepherd Michael Stücke in Löhne, North Rhine-Westphalia. Stücke, a member of the Gayfarmer Association, produces yarn for various creative applications. This yarn is spun from the wool of over 20 gay sheep. While gay rams typically have no “value” in industrial…

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