• Iceland’s exclusive partnership with Cadbury sees two Dairy Milk Brownie products launch in store and online from Wednesday 7th July
• The products include Cadbury’s classic Dairy Milk and Dairy Milk Caramel flavours and are priced at just £3.00

Supermarket Iceland and household confectionery favourites Cadbury have partnered to launch an exclusive range of frozen chocolate brownie desserts in stores and online from Wednesday 7th July. The duo of desserts feature classic Cadbury flavours in brownie form, including a Cadbury Dairy Milk Brownie (£3.00, 400g) and Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel Brownie (£3.00, 400g).

Alastair Crimp, Sales Director at manufacturer, Vittles said “We’re so excited to have worked with Iceland, the experts in frozen, to recreate our world-famous Dairy Milk and Dairy Milk Caramel flavours in brownie form.

“It was important to us that we ensured we delivered the same, classic flavours that our customers know and love and we’re confident that we’ve managed to do so with these products.”

Iceland’s exclusive double act of Cadbury brownie desserts are frozen, so shoppers can simply defrost their chosen flavour to eat it cold or heat it up in the microwave within a just two minutes for an indulgently gooey brownie dessert.

Sally Bentley, Senior Desserts Buyer for Iceland, said: “We’re thrilled that we’ve been able to partner with such an iconic household confectioner like Cadbury to develop a twist on their classic Dairy Milk flavours with these products.

“As they’re exclusive to Iceland, there’s nowhere else that shoppers can get their fix of classic Cadbury Dairy Milk flavours in this new format.”

For more information, please visit: www.iceland.co.uk

• Initiated by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), the UK AD and Biogas Industry Climate Declaration commits the sector to making the greatest possible contribution towards achieving the UK’s Net Zero targets.
• With the right policy support and fully deployed, the UK anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas industry could reduce the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by 6% by 2030.
• The Declaration lists key asks from the British Government to unlock the full potential of the UK AD and biogas sector, which will also create tens of thousands of jobs.
• It was sent to Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday, 24th June.
• The launch coincides with the Climate Change Committee’s release of its Progress Report to Parliament 2021, which highlights a huge gap between Government ambition and policy reality.  AD alone can make up 30% of the 5th Carbon Budget shortfall.

Yesterday, 24th June, ADBA submitted to the Prime Minister the UK Anaerobic Digestion (AD) and Biogas Industry Climate Declaration, whereby the industry commits to doing everything in its powers to deliver the greatest possible carbon reductions for the UK and thus support the country in achieving its Net Zero ambitions.

With this Declaration, the UK AD and biogas industry wants to send a clear message to the Prime Minister that it is ready to help the UK Government decarbonise the nation’s economy and meet its climate change targets, but that this will only be possible if his Cabinet creates a supportive policy environment and regulatory framework now.

In its 2019 report, Biomethane: the Pathway to 2030, ADBA established that the AD industry could cut annual UK emissions by 6% by 2030. However, to do so, it needs a coherent and supportive policy strategy across the various departments involved (BEIS, Defra, DfT, Treasury). The Declaration therefore defines what is required from government to unlock the industry’s full potential – fully deployed, the industry would also create 60,000 new jobs.

ADBA and the 48 signatories are calling for the British Government and authorities in cities, regions and nations of the UK to:

• Create an AD and green gas policy framework as soon as possible that brings together government departments’ work streams into a cohesive support strategy.
• Support AD in agriculture, through the introduction of a tariff premium for the treatment of manures and slurries through AD and a renewable biofertiliser obligation.
• Support the use of biomethane in transport, through its recognition as a leading low-carbon fuel to decarbonise HGV operations, and better incentives to promote investment in the development of new biomethane plants for transport and refuelling infrastructure.
• Support small businesses and community projects in developing a circular economy, using AD to transform local waste into local heat and power.
• Establish material hierarchies for all organic wastes with AD as the optimal recycling technology.
• Target innovation funding to support key aspects of the industry that would deliver a step change in performance, reducing or eliminating the need for financial support for the sector and improving its international competitiveness.

Charlotte Morton, ADBA’s Chief Executive, said: “The CCC has just published its Progress Report to Parliament , which highlights a huge gap between Government ambition and policy reality. The UK AD and biogas industry alone can make up 30% of shortfall required to meet the 5th Carbon Budget by 2030, including mitigating especially harmful methane emissions from organic wastes this decade.   However, it can only do so if the British Government acts now. Doing so would enable the Prime Minister to show the leadership we need as host of COP26 to encourage all other countries to follow suit.

We thank and congratulate the 48 signatories who have already come forward. ADBA will work with other industry stakeholders to encourage them to sign the Declaration and further demonstrate the industry’s full commitment to helping decarbonise the UK economy – especially across hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as transport, heat and agriculture – and achieve the UK’s climate change goals.”

READ THE UK AD AND BIOGAS INDUSTRY CLIMATE DECLARATION 

The latest Market Recovery Monitor shows that around 25,000 licensed premises were still shut at the end of May 2021 and the delay to a complete reopening of hospitality puts a significant number of them at risk of permanent closure.

Some key take-outs of the report are:

• 76.2% of Britain’s licensed sites were trading by the end of the month, with the number more than doubling from April’s total of 32.9% thanks to the return of inside service
• Whilst more than nine in ten venues in segments including food pubs (91.9%), high street pubs (92.9%) and casual dining restaurants (93.9%) are now open, figures are much lower in sectors that rely on late-night trading like nightclubs (49.9%) and bars (72.9%)
• With strict restrictions like distancing and table service in place, sales have been well below pre-COVID-19 levels in these segments in particular. The four-week delay to a full easing of trading restrictions in England until 19 July, with Scotland likely to follow a similar path, places many closed businesses in jeopardy of failure
• 81.3% of city centre sites were open by the end of May, more than in suburban (75.4%) and rural (72.8%) areas
• There was a significantly lower level of reopening by the end of May in Wales (69.8%) than in England (76.5%) and Scotland (77.6%)

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Starfrost is proud to support World Refrigeration Day, which celebrates the people and technologies responsible for creating and maintaining the world we live in, a world dependent upon temperature-controlled environments. The event is supported globally by industry, professional groups, scientific and engineering associations, as well as by governments and individuals.

The Star Refrigeration Group has been announced as sponsors for World Refrigeration Day (WRD) which takes place on 26^th June 2021. In addition to focusing on sustainable cooling, this year’s WRD 21 campaign will focus on careers in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps industry and is titled “Cooling Champions: Cool Careers for a Better World”. The goal of the campaign is to inspire students and young professionals – for both men and women – in all countries, encouraging them to meet the challenges faced in their communities.

Robert Long, Managing Director, from Starfrost (part of the Star Refrigeration Group) said: “Together with Star, we are delighted to be supporting World Refrigeration Day 2021. World Refrigeration Day is an international campaign launched to draw attention to the importance of the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump industries and plays a vital part in raising awareness for the industry. Across the Star group of companies, we celebrate this initiative and invite you to get involved in World Refrigeration Day and all the webinars on offer.”

“Starfrost’s desire to create the most efficient and sustainable cooling system runs in parallel with the intent of World Refrigeration Day and has led to the significant growth of the business. Our continued growth enables us to create new positions and expand capacity within the business for commissioning and administration roles. The commissioning role is paramount to achieving the optimum efficiency in terms of utility consumption, cooling capacity and operation impact, we hope to encourage more like minded people consider a career in the sector.”

With more than 15 million people employed in the refrigeration sector worldwide, this year’s theme will ensure World Refrigeration Day 2021 inspires the next generation of cooling champions in the form of designers, technician, sales, software developers, managers and consultants, encouraging them to meet the challenges faced in their communities.

The campaign also aims to inform and educate about the significant role the industry and its technology play in modern life and society with around 5 billion refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat-pump systems currently in operation worldwide. Those systems provide the conditions required for health, comfort, worker productivity, manufacturing, and essential environments for food, pharmaceuticals, and digital data.

World Refrigeration Day will bring businesses together in dozens of countries for a series of refrigeration-related activities and events, promoted online and through social media.

In support of the initiative, Starfrost is recruiting positions working within the cooling industry. For further information about Commissioning Engineer and a Projects Administrator vacancies, including job specification and application details, please visit https://starfrost.com/latest-news/we-are-recruiting/ .

To find out more about World Refrigeration Day and to book a place on a webinar, go to: https://www.worldrefrigerationday.org/

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