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Carbon tax impacts food and grocery costs, says Australian council
Carbon tax still impacts Australian food and grocery costs The Federal Government's carbon pricing package will affect costs of food and grocery manufacturing right through the supply chain, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said on Ju…
impact | 06 July 2011
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Researchers say crude oil prices impact rice production
Crude oil prices have a far reaching impact on the costs involved inrice production, as researchers mapped crude oil, rice and soybean oil prices between 1970 and 2008 and demonstrated the implications of world crude oil prices on the agriculture se…
impact | 01 May 2011
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Unilever commits to sustainable paper packaging
Unilever has published its sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy as part of its commitment to double the size of the business while reducing its environmental impact. The policy outlines the company's goal to work with its suppliers …
impact | 01 August 2010
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Treatt launches flavor specialties
Treatt has extended its range of FEMA-accredited specialty chemical ingredients with the launch of six new synthetic nature-identical products. Developed to provide high impact top notes, the latest introductions deliver a wide variety of authent…
impact | 08 December 2009
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Study: Carbon impact of bottling Australian wine in the UK
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has announced the results of the first UK study into the carbon impact of bottling wine in the UK in glass and PET bottles. The report looks at the carbon impact of 75cl glass and PET wine bottles and how…
impact | 19 March 2008
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Nestlé's positive environmental and social impact report
At a joint Nestlé-UN Global Compact event in New York, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé, presented the company's first Creating Shared Value report, including new figures on the impact of its business activities on the environment a…
impact | 19 March 2008
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Sleever adds impact to Cadbury's gum
Sleever is helping Cadbury to drive up gum sales with a new sleeve that fits a spherical pack. (The container features 70 pieces of chewing gum rather than the conventional 10 or 20 pieces.) The sleeving film fits over the pack without any distortion…
impact | 04 June 2007
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Exploring food's impact
Manufacturers across all industries have started turning their attention to issues of oil dependency, air pollution, water scarcity, and waste disposal. As the idea of making the world a greener place enters mainstream thought, the retail-food sector…
impact | 01 June 2007
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Omron delivers aluminum RFID to minimize environmental impact
Omron is helping to reduce environmental concerns over copper-waste disposal with its new aluminum-based RFID HF inlay . The company says it is credit-card sized and suited for security and asset-tracking applications. It reportedly achieves comparab…
impact | 21 September 2006
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Cagle’s: Fear of Avian Flu continues to impact industry
For the fiscal year ending 2006, Cagle’s reported a loss of $0.5 million or $(0.12) per diluted share compared to a profit of $11.5 million or $2.43 per diluted share for fiscal 2005. The US-based poultry processor says net sales for fiscal 2006 decl…
impact | 12 June 2006
