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Conquering the art of can coding

A traditional soft drink canning line processes enough beverage to fill two Olympic-size swimming pools every week, could your coder keep up the pace?
Riedel moves to SIG carton packs

Juice provider switches to carton packs for fruit syrups

NETHERLANDS-based juice producer Riedel is transitioning its Van de Boom syrup range from metal cans into SIG carton packs made of the packaging material...

Sustainable punnet solutions launched for fresh produce market

SMURFIT Kappa is introducing its punnet portfolio for fresh produce in Europe. The 'Safe&Green' portfolio is the packaging giant's paper-based solution comprising designs that are...

Peach of a can design for new Monster flavour

A new flavour of Monster Energy has launched in a can paying homage to the 'summer of love'. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) will roll out...

Alliance warns alcohol labelling ‘continues to fail’ consumers

THE Alcohol Alliance UK (AHA) has warned that alcohol labelling 'continues to fail' consumers. It comes after AHA, which is a coalition of more than...

Colpac extends Stagione range of food packaging solutions

BUILDING on the success of its Stagione range, food packaging specialist Colpac has announced the addition of PE-coated pots and extended usage for its...

DS Smith and Coca-Cola give sustainability a lift with handle innovation

DS Smith and Coca-Cola HBC Austria have collaborated to replace plastic handles for 1.5 litre PET soft drink multi-packs with cardboard based outer packaging. The...

Waitrose launches new range designed to help people overcome ‘fish fear’

WAITROSE has launched a new range of fish 'delicately' folded into hand-crafted parchment paper parcels in a bid to help some customers overcome 'fish...

New machine is ‘game-changer’ for sandwich packs

MPE UK has launched a new machine designed to extend the shelf life of sandwiches. The SL1400VG is an inline heat-sealing machine described as being...

Organic salmon firm banks on new packaging being a catch

A Skye-based organic salmon producer is preparing to launch a newly created plastic-free, compostable packaging solution in what has been described as a ‘financial...