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Food and drink sector urged to cut back on water usage.

Food and drink businesses are being challenged to reduce water usage, looking at everything from repairing leaks to considering switching production for a wet to dry process.

Representatives from food and drink manufacturing businesses, supermarkets and trade bodies, NGO’s and Government departments will attend an Anglian Water Business (AWB) conference in London this week to hear how reducing water usage applies to the food supply chain.

“Some savings can be made through simple steps such as not running taps unnecessarily or automatically washing toilets once an hour rather than more often” an AWB spokesperson told Edie. ” In other situations, businesses may be able to move from wet to dry production processes, although that can involve an investment commitment”.

AWB will also be talking to conference delegates about the value of site reviews to detect and repair leaks before they cause problems.

“One recent review for example found corroded pipes which could potentially have caused £100,000 damage” said the spokesperson.

This weeks conference is being held against the UK’s backdrop of drought which says AWB is still raising concerns over water restrictions becoming an increasingly common occurrence if dry winters and current water usage patterns continue.