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NEWS
‘Design a cup'
Recycled PET food packaging
competition olo Cup Europe has announced that
The Paper Cup Company, following its
S
it is the first food packaging
manufacturer to contract with the
success with custom printed hot cups,
new Closed Loop facility for the provision
launched a competition for some school
of recycled PET (RPET) for the production
pupils to design a cold drink paper cup,
of PET disposables for the foodservice and
as a generic design cup, suitable for a
food to go sectors.
range of cold drinks.
Its contract for the supply of RPET will
Mark Woodward sales director at The
enable it to be the first to market with a
Paper Cup Company liaised with the
range of fully recycled and recyclable
head of art, Mr Simon Nevett at
disposable products using material from
Ribblesdale High School in Clitheroe,
Closed Loop London, marking a step-
Lancashire, to come up with the
change in UK food disposables
competition format. The eventual winner
manufacture.
was Hannah Pearson, who received a
At the launch of the new Closed Loop
cheque for £100 for her winning design.
London facility, Tony Waters, managing
Currently, the majority of The Paper
director of Solo Cup Europe said:
Cup Company’s sales have been hot
“Obtaining food grade recycled PET from a
drink paper cups, and cold drink cups
UK source is what is significant about this
had been a slow selling line until recently,
agreement. We have decided against
but with the demand for smoothies and
supply from sources outside the UK and
milk shakes, there has been a growing
of non food grade in favour of
requirement for a stock design cup for
championing the closed loop principle.
customers able to order the 10,000 cups
This way packaging used for food Currently, if you recycle a plastic bottle it
required for a bespoke design.
products will be recycled back into doesn’t necessarily become a new plastic
“This is a refreshing and innovative
packaging for food products.” bottle, but Solo says it is now taking 20%
design that shows that invigorating
Solo Cup Europe says that it is taking of its RPET from the Closed Loop
designs can be created from young
20% of the RPET output from Closed Loop Programme.
imaginative minds, and we look forward
and is continually improving its
to being able to offer this to our account
environmental performance through has also announced the sponsorship of
base,” said Sean Buller of Disposables
working practices, the exploration and the Closed Loop Office Recycling Scheme
Supplies, a large distributor of paper
application of new materials and formats, which is pioneering the recycling of
cups in the UK.
minimising energy consumption and materials, particularly food packaging in
reducing all types of waste. The company the workplace, initially in London.
A super Scottish smoothie
Edinburgh juice bar, Juice Almighty, has launched what its claims is a
unique range of smoothies made with Scottish aronia berries, a ‘super-
fruit’ that is believed to contain more anti-oxidants than any other berry.
Sourced from South Powrie Farm in Angus (the only known
commercial grower of aronia berries in the UK), the berries are
renowned for their health-giving and detoxifying properties and have a
distinct colour and flavour ideal for smoothies.
“Aronia berries are the new sensation, offering a cocktail of health
boosting benefits in one tiny berry, and they are particularly special to
us because they are grown in Scotland,” said Derek Webster, the owner
of Juice Almighty, the first juice bar in Scotland to make fresh smoothies
with aronia berries. “Our new aronia smoothies get all those benefits
into your system and reflect our commitment to offering high quality,
fresh superfoods.”
Research suggests that aronia berries have a higher concentration of
health boosting antioxidant, flavonoids and polyphenols than any other
known natural food products including blueberries and cranberries.
They also have a record amount of proanthocyanidins, which are
thought to be effective in inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. The
aronia berries are grown totally naturally at South Powrie Farm without
any pesticides or fertiliser.
Juice Almighty, on Edinburgh’s Castle Street, is currently selling a
range of aronia berry smoothies combined with other fruits including
Juice Almighty is serving up aronia berry smoothies. raspberries, oranges, pineapple and mango.
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