Executive Director Foodservice Packaging Association, Martin Kersh says: “Further to the publication this week of the Defra EPR Consultation, the FPA welcomes the proposal for mandatory paper cup take back by coffee retailers, for which we lobbied persistently. This builds on the success of the Read More
The next few years are a once in a lifetime opportunity to supercharge packaging recycling, though at a huge cost to business. Legislation seeking to increase recycling and the recycled content of packaging will, estimates reveal, cost businesses more than five billion pounds. Every penny Read More
The Paper Cup Recovery and Recycling Group (PCRRG) recently held its first members’ meeting of 2021. With representatives from the whole supply chain from converting to recycling, the PCRRG has made enormous progress in driving the collection and recycling of paper cups. Such progress has Read More
The Westminster Hall debate took place this week in response to the petition calling for a dedicated hospitality Minister. Support for both a Minister and extended support for hospitality was strongly expressed with our Chairman, Mark Pawsey, arguing the need for support for the supply Read More
Together with a number of trade associations led by the British Frozen Food Federation, the FPA has agreed a joint letter to the Chancellor pleading for support for the foodservice supply chain. The letter calls for the following to be put in place with immediate Read More
RIP ALAN McCAULAY It is with immense sadness that we advise Alan McAulay of Huhtamaki BCP passed away on Sunday 22nd November from an unexpected seizure. Alan was a senior manager running Huhtamaki’s Foodservice FMCG category, having been a part of the BCP management team at Read More
Following the announcement yesterday (24 June) that the hospitality sector can reopen from 4 July, the FPA has reissued its ‘Guidance on the Safe Handling of Foodservice Packaging’. The government guidelines the hospitality sector needs to follow on Covid-19 prevention measures as operators reopen, provide Read More
NEWS RELEASE FPA QUESTIONS SCIENCE ON SAFETY OF REUSABLES: STATEMENT FROM THE FOODSERVICE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION Executive Director Martin Kersh said: “The Foodservice Packaging Association looks forward to the return of reusables but only at such time their acceptance is scientifically proven to Read More
MAKING REUSABLES SAFE IN POST PANDEMIC HOSPITALITY SECTOR As more operators reopen so pressure for them to accept reusable containers is rapidly building. The NGO City To Sea has formed an action group to identify how reusable coffee cups can be reintroduced safely as reported Read More