Tag: Nestlé

Key plant-based eating trends revealed by Nestlé Professional’s research

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé Professional’s research revealed that 22% of UK consumers plan to eat more plant-based meat alternatives, and 19% more plant-based dairy in the coming months. As well as increasing consumption of these less traditional plant-based foods, vegetables and legumes are in ascendency, with 39% and 24% of consumers looking to up their intake of these. With health and wellbeing traditionally front of mind for many consumers at the start of the New Year, Nestlé Professional, who works with caterers and food service industry, has released these key findings about the…

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Nestlé unveils plans to support the transition to a regenerative food system

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one that aims to protect and restore the environment, improve the livelihoods of farmers and enhance the well-being of farming communities. Nestlé will work with its food system partners, including the company’s network of more than 500 000 farmers and 150 000 suppliers, to advance regenerative farming practices at the heart of the food system. As part of this journey, the company will also initiate new programmes to help address the social…

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FMCG and retail leaders join forces to boost flexible plastic recycling in UK

Stuart Mitchell

Five of the UK’s largest branded manufacturers: Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever, have collaborated to form a £1 million fund to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers. The Flexible Plastic Fund is a UK industry first and is being led by producer compliance scheme, Ecosurety, with support from environmental charity, Hubbub. In collaboration with manufacturers, retailers and recyclers, the Fund intends to improve flexible plastic recycling and reduce plastic pollution by giving the material a stable value. This will in turn increase the supply of…

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First Milk, Nestlé and Agricarbon launch pioneering soil carbon project

Stuart Mitchell

First Milk, Nestlé and Agricarbon have announced the launch of a pioneering soil carbon capture project – the first of its kind in the world. The project, which establishes a comprehensive and scientifically robust soil carbon baseline for First Milk farms, will use state-of-the-art machinery to carry out intensive soil carbon analysis at a fraction of the usual cost. The approach allows soil carbon sequestration to be quantified over time to support the net zero ambitions of First Milk farmers and customers. The initial phases of the project are being…

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Nestlé is the first UK advertiser to use recycled paper in OOH advertising

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé UK&I has announced it will use 100% recycled paper for its outdoor 6-sheet paper-based advertising campaigns for 2021. As part of a joint commitment between Nestlé and Posterscope, a specialist location marketing agency, to improve sustainability in out of home advertising, all 6 sheet paper posters will use green printing techniques on 100% recycled paper. Nestlé brand campaigns to use the new format in the upcoming months include Polo, KitKat, Quality Street, and Nescafé. Posterscope and MediaCo recently announced the launch of the 100% recycled paper in their advertising…

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