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First shipment of RSPO certified palm oil arrives

AAK joined fellow RSPO members in Rotterdam last month to welcome the arrival of Europe’s first shipment of RSPO certified palm oil. This is the first palm oil in the world to have been certified by the RSPO as having been produced with respect for both people and the environment. As such, it represents an important milestone in our drive to promote the production of sustainable palm oil.... more...

AAK Foods launches new range to liven up the condiment category

AAK Foods Ltd, the specialist manufacturer of mustards and condiments, has recently re-launched its Lion retail range under the brand ‘Not Just For’. The Lion, ‘Not Just For’ range has been developed to challenge the norm and encourage the consumer to experiment when it comes to the use of mustards and condiments. ... more...

AAK wins industry accolade

AAK UK Ltd, Europe’s leading speciality oils and fats manufacturer based on King George Dock in Hull, has been named the best private label oil supplier by readers of industry magazine Private Label UK. The Private Label UK Category Awards 2008 have been designed to celebrate excellence in both product quality and partner relationships, and the winners are voted for by British retailers. ... more...

AAK secures UK’s first shipment of RSPO certified sustainable crude palm oil

Last week AAK secured Europe’s first shipment of sustainably produced crude palm oil. This is making its way to our Hull-based refinery from Malaysia, where it has been produced by United Plantations, the first palm oil producer in the world to have been successfully audited against the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)’s rigorous new sustainability criteria.... more...

GreenPalm certificate trading begins

Our ultimate goal is that all palm oil and palm oil derivatives should be sustainably produced but in reality this will take time to achieve. So to provide palm oil users and retailers with the opportunity to support the development of sustainable production in the meantime, we have been working with the RSPO to create the GreenPalm certificate trading programme.... more...

Chalice launches Fairtrade Brazil Nut Oil

In response to increasing international awareness of the Fairtrade movement and the subsequent rising demand for Fairtrade certified products in the UK, Chalice, one of the UK’s leading speciality oil brands, has launched its first Fairtrade oil – Fairtrade Brazil Nut Oil (125ml). Chalice’s Fairtrade Brazil Nut Oil is cold pressed, un-refined and extra virgin, and tastes great when tossed with pasta, used in baking or splashed onto a salad. ... more...

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