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Bridge Cheese doubles capacity at UK base as First Milk strives to improve dairy supply chain efficiency

Aug 4, 2021Aug 4, 2021 Editor

UK – Leading supplier of cheese products to UK food manufacturing and foodservice sectors, Bridge Cheese is expanding its Telford production facility to meet the needs of its new and existing customer base. According to Dairy Reporter, the expansion works will see the company’s factory square footage increase by 35% as well as the installation of a new production line. As part of the expansion works Bridge Cheese will also be rolling out a new business system to improve stock control and reporting. Managing director Michael Harte said the decision to expand in Telford was the…

Consumers want their products to be sustainably packaged as concerns about climate change abound

Apr 30, 2021Apr 30, 2021 Editor

GLOBAL – The demand for sustainably packaged products is continuing to rise as consumers become more environmentally aware. According to a recent Global Buying Green Report by Trivium Packaging, two-thirds (67%) of consumers consider it important that the products they buy are in recyclable packaging. The report based on a survey conducted with Boston Consulting Group with 15,000 consumers in Europe, North America and South America further revealed that more than half (54%) take sustainable packaging into consideration when selecting a product. The demand is being mainly driven by younger…