The British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) is aiming to raise the maximum frozen food storage temperature in an attempt to reduce the industry's environmental impact. As one of the major energy users, the food industry is coming under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint.
The BFFF claims that a higher temperature for storage would greatly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. The frozen food business representative body said that it is collaborating with the UK Carbon Trust on a project to reduce the carbon footprint of the sector.
It said that the joint project will offer best practice guidance for frozen food companies on how to improve temperature efficiency in their processes, storage facilities and supply chains, and a seminar, scheduled in early 2009, will deliver the results of the scheme. Read the article in full here.
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