NEWS | Industry Events Drinking fountains for London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has partnered with Thames Water to install a network of more than 100 drinking water fountains in busy and accessible areas of London. This is part of a range of measures taken by the Mayor to reduce
the number of single-use plastic water bottles used in the capital and provide free access to healthy tap water. The average London adult buys more than three plastic water
bottles every week - a startling 175 bottles every year per person. In total, some 7.7billion plastic bottles are bought across the UK each year, resulting in substantial amounts of single-use plastic waste. The Mayor is keen for Londoners to adopt small changes that can
have a big environmental impact - like refilling reusable bottles with tap water, instead of needlessly buying new single-use ones. To support this, improvements have been made to drinking
water in public places through the Refill London scheme which encourages London’s many restaurants, cafes and businesses to offer free refills and drinking water fountains - making it easier for Londoners and visitors to the capital to refill on the go.
London boroughs and public and private land owners are invited
to apply to host drinking water fountains. The Mayor and Thames Water will cover the cost of the fountains and their installation. They will be owned by Thames Water which will maintain and clean the fountains for 25 years (minimum).
Consumers conscious of natural food colour benefits
Growing consciousness about the benefits of natural food colours, increasing awareness for clean-label products, rising need to enhance product appeal, and growing R&D activities in the food industry are contributing to an expansion in the natural food colours market. The market is expected to reach $3.17 billion by 2028 growing at
a rate of 7.1 per cent. There is increased awareness about the benefits of consuming
natural food colours with the main advantage being that it doesn’t contain common allergy-prone ingredients and may even add to food’s nutritional value. In addition there are now growing number of natural food colours available, which is attracting consumers.
Global market share • In 2021, Europe accounted for the largest share of the global natural food colours market. • The market in Asia Pacific is expected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period. • China is one of the world’s leading consumers of natural food colours. • In China, increasing disposable incomes of the burgeoning middle-class population and growing urbanisation, along with increasing health awareness among consumers, are driving the demand for natural food colours. • The rising number of supermarkets and hypermarkets provides consumers with easy accessibility and availability of various natural food colours products, which is further boosting the natural food colours market growth.
Microencapsulation The growing use of microencapsulation technology further contributes to the natural food colours market growth. This is a technology that is used for the protection, stabilization, and the slow release of core materials. It is useful for flavour and odour masking of ingredients for foods and supplements and this is creating opportunities for manufacturers of natural food colours.
Iceland Foods has selected Envipco as its reverse vending technology partner
Envipco, a global provider of recycling systems and reverse vending machines (RVMs), has been appointed by Iceland Foods to install Reverse Vending Machines (RVM’s) in all 87 of their stores operating in Scotland. The machines will be delivered in 2023; this represents Envipco’s
first agreement with a national retailer in the Scottish market. Iceland Foods is a leading environmentally conscious retailer
with 1,000 stores across the UK. With this agreement, Iceland becomes the first retailer to fully commit to the infrastructure required to deliver a seamless recycling experience for its customers in Scotland. Richard Walker – managing director, Iceland Foods: “As a responsible retailer, we are eager to implement the DRS as
soon as it comes into effect and to partner with the best-in-class provider. We chose Envipco as our supplier after extensive testing and trials across multiple stores. The Envipco RVM’s have proven to be very reliable, with an industry leading footprint and capacity mix. Our customers and staff find the equipment easy to use and make the recycling experience in our stores a positive one. Simon Bolton, chief executive of Envipco: “We are excited to
partner with this highly regarded retailer in the Scottish market. Envipco’s broad range of RVM platforms provides Iceland the flexibility to have the right equipment for all of their store formats and provides an important proof point in our ability to compete and win in the rest of the UK market”
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