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Water: How looking closer at the basics can deliver wider results and benefits – FDF talk with Water Plus, the UK’s largest water retailer

From organisations working towards water-related targets in the food and drink sector, to reducing risks to operations and increasing efficiency – gaining more data around water use in a year is essential.

Ben Edmonds, who is one of the Senior Leaders at Water Plus, the largest water retailer in the UK, providing water and wastewater services to more than 710,000 customer supply points in England and Scotland, speaks to the FDF Water Policy Lead on the key things to keep in mind at your business. 

Technical water experts at Water Plus have helped organisations of different sizes find the opportunities to cut water waste, running costs and risks to operations. Installing hundreds of data loggers, on single and at multiple locations, are helping sites gain greater tracking on water each day, through an online area provided through Water Plus - and identify savings. 

Where less water needs to be moved at sites, or heated, then there are energy savings and a reduction in carbon emissions too.

In this podcast, you’ll hear how knowing what’s used where in a year at sites - and accessing it all easily online - is helping deliver wider benefits.
To join a multi-award winning water partner today, or to request more information around data loggers Water Plus can provide, email hello@water-plus.co.uk .

•Ben Edmonds is Head of Strategy, Performance and Insight, leading work on customer engagement approaches at Water Plus, which is sponsoring the Environmental Leadership category at the Food And Drink Federation Awards 2023.

Join us as we have a chat with Helen Dodd and Sophie Wheale from Instincitf Partners about the insights the report ‘Mind the Green Gap’ gives us.
As consumers awareness of climate change and wider sustainability issues is growing, Helen and Sophie will be talking about what it means for a business in practical terms.  
Join us to learn what were the main barriers that prevented people from taking real action, and how businesses can play their role and support their ambitions during uncertain times.
Find out what steps businesses and organisations can take to successfully navigate the complex landscape from corporate, political and consumers perspective.
Together, we’ll explore the importance of reputation, ESG focus in business strategy and power of effective communication.
In addition, listen out for Sophie’s and Helen’s outlook on 2023 and their horizon scan for food and drink industry.
 
Instinctif Partners website: https://instinctif.com/
Mind the Green Gap report: https://instinctif.com/thinking/climate-change-report-2022/
 The FDF Podcast is sponsored by Clarke Energy
How to get in touch with Helen and Sophie:
Helen Dodd, Head of Reinventing Responsibility Helen.Dodd@instinctif.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-dodd-/
Sophie Wheale, Associate Director Public Policy sophie.wheale@instinctif.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiewheale/

Want to know more about how you can reduce the fat and saturated fat content of your food products? 

With new industry pressures such as promotional restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming into play in England this year, many manufacturers in Scotland are horizon scanning for and considering how similar legislation in Scotland could impact on them. 

Join us as we chat about reformulating for fat reduction, featuring:
Joanne Burns, FDF ScotlandDerek Wynne, Foodology by Univar SolutionsChris Stewart, Cardowan CreameriesHarriet Heath, FDF ScotlandReformulation for Health provides free support for Scottish SMEs to reformulate their produce for the benefit of the Scottish population. 

Contact reformulation@fdfscotland.org.uk for more details. 

This podcast was first aired 01/09/22

The FDF Podcast is sponsored Clarke Energy

Finch Consulting

With ever increasing costs there is no better time to ensure that your assets are delivering what you want, when you want it in the most efficient way.


The profit margin is getting pinched at both ends at the moment, so understanding topics such as energy inefficiencies, equipment failure reduction, waste reduction, identifying value adding opportunities, reducing production bottlenecks can all help reduce the manufacturing costs and maintain the margins you need to meet business objectives.

The FDF Podcast is sponsored by Clarke Energy

This Webinar first aired 11/10/22


 

The UK food industry has made incredible advances in salt reduction, but the population is still consuming an average of 2g per day over the recommended daily intake. 
With new industry pressures such as sales restrictions on products deemed High in Fat, Sugar and Salt (HFSS) coming in to play this year, we expect to see a new wave of salt focussed reformulation. 
With this in mind, do you have the information you need about salt’s role in food, and how to reduce it? If not, don’t worry! Tune in to our Sodium Solutions podcast and hear from:
Joanne Burns – Reformulation for Health Sonia Pombo – CASSHGreg Waters – Peacock saltKeith Paterson – Shore Reformulation for Health provides free support for Scottish SMEs to reformulate their produce for the benefit of the Scottish population. Contact reformulation@fdfscotland.org.uk for more details. 

This podcast was first aired 09/03/22

The FDF Podcast is sponsored by Clarke Energy

Last October, the Science-Based Target initiative launched the world's first science-based Net-Zero Standard. The Standard redefines what a credible net zero target looks like and clarifies the key role of decarbonisation in corporate net-zero strategies.
This webinar will help those within the food and drink sector navigate the changes, understand what this will mean for your organisation’s net zero strategy and how to communicate this to the board.

This webinar was first aired 6/10/22

The FDF Podcast is sponsored by Clarke Energy