The Next Manufacturing Revolution is a not-for-profit collaboration founded by the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, consultants Lavery/Pennell and 2degrees. It aims to unlock significant performance improvement in the manufacturing sector, driving greater profits, new jobs and reduced environmental impact.

The landmark Next Manufacturing Revolution report (available at www.nextmanufacturingrevolution.org ) identified for UK manufacturers a £10B p.a. cost saving, 300,000 new jobs and a 27MtCO2e p.a. greenhouse gas reduction through non-labour resource efficiency (including energy efficiency, waste reduction, packaging optimisation, transport efficiency, circular resource use, and supply chain collaboration).

As part of its ongoing work, earlier this year the Next Manufacturing Revolution led a study into the barriers to non-labour resource efficiency in the UK Food and Beverage sector. Participants included industry, government, subject matter experts, academia and NGOs. The study, which includes a vision for 2023, can be accessed at http://www.nextmanufacturingrevolution.org/food-and-beverage-resource-efficiency-opportunities/.

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