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Traditionally, the idea of buying ‘private label’ products in supermarket retailers – products branded by the supermarket itself rather than a more widely available brand, or ‘national brand’ – has been considered the cheap option. Now, due to a range of factors from marketing to the cost-of-living crisis, supermarket retailers and consumers themselves are increasingly realising the value in these private label brands.

Suntory Beverage & Food Great Britain and Ireland (SBF GB&I) has unveiled an ambitious research project that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by growing blackcurrants through regenerative farming practices. It tells FoodNavigator more about the ‘ambitious’ project.

Last week, the Scottish government announced that its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) would be delayed until March 2024, having originally been planned for an August 2023 release. One of the reasons for this is the fact that it will be in breach of the Internal Market Act 2020, which prevents regulations from discriminating between goods and services based on their location within the UK.

Vertical farming remains a viable long-term solution for food system resilience, they tell FoodNavigator.

Plant-based company Heura, known for its meatless chorizo sausages, chorizo burgers, and chicken, has unveiled new technology to create high-protein plant-based meat, free of e-numbers.

A new report from Swedish-Swiss packaging company Tetrapak revealed high levels of consumer support for sustainable packaging. However, due to supply chain issues and high prices, many companies are nevertheless struggling to implement changes to their packaging to make it more sustainable.

Jonny Greenwood is best known as guitarist for the bands Radiohead and The Smile, as well as the composer of soundtracks for films such as There Will Be Blood, Norwegian Wood, and Spencer. Now, he is releasing his own olive oil, which he has been making for the last eight years on a farm in Le Marche, Italy.

Having identified potentially harmful health effects on the immune system, EFSA has set a new, significantly lower, tolerable daily intake of Bisphenol A.

Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been delayed. The scheme, which had been due to start in August next year, will not now begin until 1 March 2024. The delay is proving controversial, with many campaign groups speaking out against it. However, some drinks manufacturers had feared that the scheme itself would impact on business, adding extra costs to their operations in a time when costs are already high.

The answer is not a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’, but nuanced, explains Flora Zwolinksi, senior insight manager at Lumina Intelligence.