Czech retailer Albert refurbished 12 current shops and opened 5 new ones – in Hlučín, Strakonice, Ostrava, Prague and Brno – in 2025.
The corporate plans to proceed increasing its community all year long with an funding of CZK 2.5 billion in new-builds and renovations.
Albert’s communications director, Jiří Mareček, famous that over 4.5 million clients store with the retailer weekly.
Throughout 2025, Albert surpassed its purpose of donating 4,000 tonnes of unsold meals, finally contributing 4,345 tonnes to meals banks, a rise from the three,852 tonnes donated in 2024.
The corporate attributed this achievement to elevated cooperation with meals banks, course of improvements, and initiatives just like the Night Donation Undertaking.
It additionally continued to donate refrigerated vans to meals banks, to assist distribute contemporary meals to these in want.
Albert continued the event of its private-label manufacturers, specializing in high-quality, inexpensive, and nutritionally balanced merchandise.
Product improvements in 2025 included the Menu Inspirace line of pre-cut contemporary vegetable aspect dishes and mixtures, designed for straightforward meal preparation.
The corporate additionally expanded its Mlynářské rye pastry line with the addition of toast bread.
Coca-Cola HBC Boosts Neighborhood Help
Coca-Cola HBC has earmarked €5 million for the Coca-Cola HBC Basis throughout 2026, rising its help for group initiatives.
This new funding builds upon the €4.3 million already authorised for varied group schemes all through 2024 and 2025, starting from emergency response to youth empowerment.
The Coca-Cola HBC Basis focuses on offering grants and experience to non-profit organisations in 4 key areas, particularly: group resilience (together with catastrophe reduction); sustainable entry to secure water; financial empowerment for younger folks; and circular-economy initiatives.
The primary purpose of the muse is to make a tangible impression within the communities the place Coca-Cola HBC operates.
The funds might be allotted in cooperation with native companions, together with NGOs and public authorities.
Wholegrain Flour Cuts Local weather Influence by 10-15%
Switching to wholegrain flour as a substitute of refined flour can cut back local weather impression by 10-15%, in response to Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen Cerealia.
An industry-standard accounting technique referred to as financial allocation was used to make these local weather impression calculations.
This method assigns environmental impression proportionally between the first product (flour) and its co-product (wheat bran).
By effectively utilizing all the grain, the ensuing flour has a decreased carbon footprint.
Örjan Pettersson, enterprise director of Lantmännen Cerealia, defined, “We’ve lengthy recognized that wholegrain is helpful for well being, and now we are able to additionally display that it contributes to a extra sustainable meals system.
“By utilizing all the uncooked materials, reasonably than solely the internal a part of the grain, we cut back local weather impression.”
By incorporating extra wholegrains, companies comparable to bakeries and meals producers can decrease the emissions related to their merchandise.
Lantmännen Cerealia’s calculations enable firms utilizing the Science Based mostly Targets initiative (SBTi) to precisely monitor their progress in lowering their environmental impression.
Müller UK Transforms Skelmersdale Into International Powdered-Milk Hub
Müller UK & Eire is reworking its Skelmersdale web site in West Lancashire right into a hub for powdered milk and dairy components, in response to rising world demand.
The corporate plans to ramp up investments on the positioning, together with including an in-house logistics hub that can accommodate as much as 65 milk assortment autos day by day and create as much as 90 jobs.
As a part of the transformation, Müller has proposed to maneuver its contemporary milk and cream manufacturing from Skelmersdale to different amenities inside its UK community.
This might enable Skelmersdale to change into a ‘centre of excellence for milk balancing’, enhancing provide chain resilience.
Rob Hutchison, CEO of Müller Milk & Components, said, “We’re investing in a flagship facility that can set new requirements for milk-drying, dairy components merchandise, and logistics, making a brilliant future for Müller Skelmersdale.
“Our funding will result in higher service and high quality for our clients at house and overseas, and new alternatives for native folks.”
