Sebastian Emig of the European Snacks Association: 'Plastic packaging is a problem, we’re all aware of it.'
一月 15, 2019
Crunch time for potato chips manufacturers as EU waste targets loom
The European Commission has set an EU-wide objective for all packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2030. However there is no easy packaging solution (yet) for manufacturers of potato chips.
Gary Lineker, brand ambassador for Walkers Crisps
十二月 18, 2018
Walkers Launches First UK Recycling Scheme for Potato Chips Packaging
Walkers is launching the first nationwide recycling scheme for potato chips bags, locally known as crisp packets. Working with recyclers, TerraCycle, the scheme will tap into an established network of recycling collection points around the UK.
PepsiCo plans to accelerate the growth of Pipers Crisps, adding it will continue to develop and export the multi-award winning brand
十一月 06, 2018
Pepsico to acquire UK chips company Pipers Crisps
PepsiCo has announced its intention to take over the UK based snack food company Pipers Crisps.
What will be you favorite crisp flavour this holiday season? Will it be 'Brussels Sprouts' or 'Christmas tree'?
十月 15, 2018
Weird potato chip flavours hit UK retail shelves for Christmas
What will be you favorite crisp flavour this holiday season? Will it be 'Brussels Sprouts' or 'Christmas tree'... ?
Potato chips and other savoury snacks are typically packaged in bags from metalised films, basically a fusion of plastic and aluminium foil. The metallized coating forms a much better barrier for vapours and light than regular uncoated plastic. Therefore
十月 06, 2018
Walkers starts a recycling effort for potato chips bags after protests
Potato chips manufacturer Walkers - a subsidiary of Pepsico - starts a recycling effort for potato chips bags in the United Kingdom after consumer protests.
Empty chip bags (crisp packets) are being mailed back to Walkers in protest against the fact that the metallized plastic packaging is not biodegradable and can not be recycled either.
Royal Mail urges campaigners not to mail any chip packages without an
九月 28, 2018
Empty chip bags mailed back to Walkers in protest against plastic packaging
British potato chip maker Walkers is being inundated with mail deliveries of its own packaging. Empty bags are mailed to Walkers to hold the company accountable for its packaging waste and to pressure the company to come up with a better design.
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Site manager Simon Devaney reveals the secret of Walkers’ success
八月 02, 2017
Inside Walkers - the biggest crisp factory in the world
The Leicester Mercury brings you this seldom-told story of The Biggest Crisp Factory in the World, a vast grey building in Leicester (United Kingdom) where Walkers produces seven million bags of potato chips (crisps) every day.
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Aerial view of the Walkers Peterlee Complex at the Stephenson Road. The factory can be seen at the right, while the distribution center is located on the left. (Courtesy: Google Maps)
三月 01, 2017
Pepsico plans to close the Walkers snack plant in Peterlee (United Kingdom) - 380 jobs at risk
Pepsico, the owner of the Walkers snack brand, has announced the intended closure of the Walkers Snack factory in Peterlee, Durham County, United Kingdom. Shutting down the plant puts 380 jobs at risk
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PepsiCo Performance with Purpose Infographic
十月 18, 2016
PepsiCo Launches 2025 Sustainability Agenda
PepsiCo, Inc. has announced an ambitious global sustainability agenda designed to foster continued business growth in a way that responds to changing consumer and societal needs.
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