Year: 2026

Lidl GB Launches Industry First Living Income Tea

Stuart Mitchell

Marking this years Fairtrade Fortnight, Lidl GB is launching a British retailer-first product with its new Way To Go! Tea – the first in the UK designed to directly support closing the living income gap for Kenyan tea growers. Through Lidl GB’s Fairtrade tea, farmers in Kenya earn the Fairtrade Minimum Price for tea, and The Fairtrade Premium, an extra sum of money for farmers to invest in their farms and communities. On top of that, the Way to Go! Tea is the first of its kind, working closely with…

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M&S Rolls Out AI-Powered Tools to Support the Next Generation of Animal Welfare in its Dairy Farms

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is the first retailer to use AI-powered monitoring systems on its entire Milk Pool to monitor animal welfare across 46 dairy farms. The innovative tools use cameras to capture footage of dairy cows when they are indoors which is then analysed using an algorithm trained alongside vets to monitor welfare of dairy cows in real time. This latest move by M&S sets a new standard for animal welfare for dairy cows. The technology uses AI-powered video analytics to build an individual health profile for each animal, tracking mobility and…

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Climate Week NYC – Businesses cut costs and emissions as global evidence builds for food waste action

Stuart Mitchell

As global leaders gather for Climate Week NYC, global environmental action NGO WRAP is highlighting the impact already being delivered by tackling food waste, and the opportunity to accelerate action globally.  Case studies from businesses and across WRAP’s Food Pact Network show what action can deliver for businesses, people and the planet. At Climate Week NYC, WRAP will join WRI, WWF, ReFED and The Global FoodBanking Network for Food Waste: The Climate Opportunity on Our Plate, exploring how greater collaboration can accelerate action on food waste. The five-star Fairmont Jakarta hotel in Indonesia, part…

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Nominations open for Global Marketer of the Year 2026

Stuart Mitchell

Annual award celebrates global and regional marketers and the work they do to strengthen their brands and businesses.   The 2026 WFA Global Marketer of the Year seeks nominations for global and regional marketers who can demonstrate their part in driving their businesses and the industry forward. Nominations should show how the nominee has displayed outstanding leadership in two or more of the following four areas: Marketers have until November 2nd to nominate the peers they believe have inspired their brands, delivered growth and shown industry leadership during 2026. Past…

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Young creatives see artwork brought to life on Nescafé Azera tins across Britain

Stuart Mitchell

Six young creatives are seeing their artwork go from sketch to supermarket shelf as Nescafé Azera and The King’s Trust launch a new range of limited-edition coffee tins nationwide. The designs, created by Imogen Joyce, Grace, Hannah Joseph, Charlie Jenkins, Abigail Walker and Calder Chen, each reflect a personal ambition or creative journey, from illustration and animation to entrepreneurship and mental health advocacy. To mark the launch, four of the winners visited Nestlé’s Tutbury factory in Derbyshire, where Nescafé Azera is produced, to see their finished designs on-pack for the…

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