<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/2DC43864-79EF-4E45-807A-D1EECC4C063B" ns1:id="2DC43864-79EF-4E45-807A-D1EECC4C063B"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/B47F2C66-CD06-43C1-86F6-066BF67015F5" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/F88A39B7-209D-4915-B821-78BE11D715F1" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/F88A39B7-209D-4915-B821-78BE11D715F1" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2021-04-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/96FBD689-C28B-4509-8230-94C762D4A385" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-11-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">84433</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Eco-Tub, The Edible Ice Cream Tub.</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>**The Brand:** Eco-tub is a 'purpose-led' brand designed to reduce waste and positively impact the environment whilst providing an improved eating experience to the consumer.

**The Product**: The world's first edible branded ice cream tub.

**What is it?** An edible ice cream tub made of gluten free wafer, wrapped in a compostable, fully customisable paper sleeve. It can be eaten or else discarded like a regular ice cream tub. A fully compostable ice cream tub, we believe to be one of the fastest biodegradable tubs in the world.

**Target market:** The product is aimed at ice cream parlours, frozen treat kiosks and all vendors currently using plastic or 'wax' (PE) carboard ice cream tubs for takeaway ice cream. With Covid-19 social distancing rules, there has been an increase use in takeaway packaging.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>