2 Sisters Food Group powers factory with waste mashed potato

Jessica Shankleman
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Company unveils wide-ranging sustainability plan with targets to slash carbon emissions by 20 per cent by 2018

The parent company of some of the UK's biggest food brands including Fox's Biscuits and Goodfella's pizzas is this week set to flick the switch on a new electricity generator that will be powered by waste...

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