Unilever Develops Freeze-at-Home Ice Cream to Reduce Emissions
KittyLetter — August 24, 2009 — Eco
References: business.timesonline
Wow! Ice cream might never be a guilt-free pleasure, but researchers are hoping to make the dairy indulgence better for the planet, if not our waistlines.
Unilever is developing a freeze-at-home low-carbon ice cream which it reckons will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The FMCG giant, the world’s largest producer of ice cream with brands that include Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum, hopes that a “low-carbon” product sold at room temperature and frozen at home will minimize environmental impact.
Ice cream is one of the company’s more energy-intensive products because of the need to keep it frozen during transport and storage.
Research is being undertaken in Unilever’s own laboratories with Cambridge University. Gavin Neath, Unilever’s senior vice-president for sustainability, told The Times: “We have to look at a really radical solution."
Unilever is developing a freeze-at-home low-carbon ice cream which it reckons will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The FMCG giant, the world’s largest producer of ice cream with brands that include Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum, hopes that a “low-carbon” product sold at room temperature and frozen at home will minimize environmental impact.
Ice cream is one of the company’s more energy-intensive products because of the need to keep it frozen during transport and storage.
Research is being undertaken in Unilever’s own laboratories with Cambridge University. Gavin Neath, Unilever’s senior vice-president for sustainability, told The Times: “We have to look at a really radical solution."
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