23 March In Uncategorised
IN THE NEWS: THE FPA RESPONDS TO THE DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUP ISSUE
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18 March In Uncategorised 0
FPA STATEMENT ON DISPOSABLE COFFEE CUPS ISSUE
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s ‘War on Paper Cups’ campaign swiftly followed by Defra Minister Rory Stewart’s announcement that coffee cups ’seem to be a very good thing to look at next’ has brought paper cup recyclability sharply into focus. The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA) welcomes the raising Read More
15 March In Uncategorised 0
FPA WELCOMES 2025 COURTAULD COMMITMENT
NEWS RELEASE The Foodservice Packaging Association (FPA), fully endorses today’s unveiling by WRAP of the Courtauld Commitment 2025, a world-leading voluntary agreement to work along the entire food chain to reduce the environmental impact of “our food and drink from farm to fork and Read More
03 December In Uncategorised 0
EU Circular Economy Package – some positive developments with challenges ahead
The long anticipated EU Circular Economy package, with implications for 2 key EU directives concerning packaging and waste, has now been published. The expectation was of some bitter medicine that would have a major impact for foodservice packaging and indeed for UK businesses as a whole. Read More
27 October In Uncategorised 0
Nick Mockett’s speech to the FPA House of Commons Lunch
Nick Mockett, Head of Packaging, Mergers and Acquisitions at Moorgate Capital, recently addressed members of the Foodservice Packaging Association at its annual House of Commons lunch. His assessment gave members renewed confidence in the next ten years and he spelled out why the packaging sector has Read More
05 October In Uncategorised 0
FPA Awards 2016 – Sponsors announced
Our grateful thanks to all members who applied to sponsor awards. Once again we had more members wishing to sponsor than Awards available. Our congratulations to the following members on being Awards sponsors for the Awards to be held on 10 March 2016 at the Read More
30 November In Uncategorised 0
EU Circular Economy Package announcement coming very soon
The European Parliament timetable confirms the long awaited EU Circular Economy package will be presented to MEP’s on 2 December. Rumours and leaked documents have been circulating suggesting the targets announced earlier in 2015 will be revised. The proposals will have a major impact for Read More
28 September In Uncategorised 0
Letter to the Editor, The Times in response to ‘Worse packaging crimes than plastic bags’
To; The Editor Carol Midgley (Worse packaging crimes than plastic bags) in demonising most packaging has failed to understand the critical role packaging has in protecting the contents it surrounds. According to WRAP, the Waste Resources Action Programme, packaging protects 20 times its contents in Read More
23 June In Uncategorised 1
BUNZL TRIUMPH AT FPA GOLF DAY
The general consensus of those attending the FPA’s 2015 Golf and Activities Day at DeVere Staverton Park Northamptonshire, was that it was the best to date, with the team from Bunzl Catering Supplies coming out top of the leader board. The weather proved ideal for Read More
16 July In Uncategorised 0
FPA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE AND APP
The FPA has launched a new, mobile optimised, website and app. The website includes a number of new features such as a blog, an area where members can post job vacancies and an area for news from member companies. The new website is designed to Read More