{"id":4253,"date":"2023-05-18T09:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/?p=4253"},"modified":"2023-05-22T11:48:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T11:48:32","slug":"waitrose-stocking-sustainable-brand-nice-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/waitrose-stocking-sustainable-brand-nice-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Waitrose stocking sustainable brand Nice Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1.png 780w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A sustainably farmed rice brand is set to make its retail debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Called Nice Rice, it makes use of the alternate wetting and drying method, which allows paddy fields to dry out during the growing season, aerating the soil and disrupting methane-emitting bacteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has secured&nbsp;Waitrose&nbsp;listings for its quartet of cooked rice pouches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are: Pure&nbsp;Basmati, Wholegrain Basmati, Chipotle and Provencal Herb (rsp: \u00a31.95-\u00a32.15\/250g).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All four SKUs will roll into 259 of the retailer\u2019s stores on 21 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pure Basmati and Wholegrain Basmati are also available in a 1kg dry rice format via the brand\u2019s webstore (rsp: \u00a35.95).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brand is the brainchild of former Pipers investment director Fergus O\u2019Sullivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O\u2019Sullivan enlisted a team of advisers&nbsp;\u2013 including Erika Styger, director of climate resilient farming systems at Cornell University&nbsp;\u2013 and spent two years researching and building a traceable supply of rice from farmers in North India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the farmer group achieved a 49% reduction in CO2-equivalent emissions per tonne of rice compared with the national average, a saving of 1.23kg CO2-equivalent per kilo of rice, according to the brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This method also reduced the water used for irrigation by 3,300 litres per kg of rice while improving the farmers\u2019 yield by 10%, it claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConventional rice farming has a shocking sustainability problem that no one is talking about, while the rice market itself is dominated by uninspiring brands and products in desperate need of innovation,\u201d said O\u2019Sullivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to inspire people to be part of a positive change for the planet, by connecting pioneering farmers with people looking for more sustainable ways to enjoy their food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/new-product-development\/sustainable-rice-brand-nice-rice-launches-into-waitrose\/679264.article\">https:\/\/www.thegrocer.co.uk\/new-product-development\/sustainable-rice-brand-nice-rice-launches-into-waitrose\/679264.article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sustainably farmed rice brand is set to make its retail debut. 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