< Previous50 Food & Drink International www.fdiforum.net FoodandDrinkInternational@fdiforum company/fdiforum Once more Food & Drink International provides your ultimate guide to the industry – making sure you’re informed on what’s going on and looking closer at what’s happening. Don’t forget to keep up to date via www.fdiforum.net! Online this month… www.fdiforum.net is the best place to for up-to-date food and drink industry news. Here’s a sneak peek at one of our latest stories. Aldi has launched a trial selling its first packaging-free products to help customers shop more sustainably. The trial is available at one store in Ulverston, Cumbria, but if successful, Aldi will look to develop its refillable options in other stores in the future. Four household staples – basmati rice, brown rice, penne pasta and wholewheat fusilli – are available to buy loose in store. The move could remove more than 130 tonnes – or more than 21 million pieces – of plastic annually from stores. The products are available by weight, and Aldi will provide customers with free paper bags that are fully recyclable and made of FSC-certified material. “Customers at our Ulverston store can now buy the same high-quality items they know and love, while also cutting down on plastic packaging,” said Richard Gorman, Plastics and Packaging Director at Aldi. Diary Food & Drink May 11, UK Soft Drinks Conference, online 17-20, Alimentaria, online June 8-9, Plant-Based Foods Value Chain Europe 2021, online 22-24, 14th Global Dairy Congress, online 23-25, The Sweets & Snacks Expo, USA July 5-7, Food & Drink Expo, UK 11-13, Seafood Expo North America, USA August 26-28, The NAFEM Show, USA Stay in touch with Food & Drink International For more up to the minute information from the food and drink industry, visit Food & Drink International online at www.fdiforum.net. Keep up to date with Food & Drink International, and let us know what you think, by following us on Twitter at @fdiforum, at www.facebook.com/FoodandDrink International or by searching for fdiforum on LinkedIn. 50.qxp_Layout 1 26/04/2021 12:41 Page 1 Space saving - No tape or glue requ uired Diverse bagging with the smallest footprint! The NEW GEA SmartPacker D-Zip Vertical Packer Smart in Every Way • Up to 15% reduction in zip material • • • • * gea.com/uk Contact us as info@gea.com * 51.qxp_Layout 1 26/04/2021 12:42 Page 11961 Discover how our push-fit fittings are used in 95% of British pubs as well as soft drink, vending machine, OEM and water filtration applications. You can feel reassured that if they’re good enough for your beer, they’re more than good enough for your water! Thank you to all our customers for helping us reach our 60th anniversary. Here’s to the future. rwc.com/johnguest Refreshing innovation RWC12038_Drinks_Food_&_Drink_OBC_277x190_AW.indd 108/04/2021 17:37 52.qxp_Layout 1 26/04/2021 12:42 Page 1Next >