New partnership gives SMEs access to paper straws

PLASTICO has announced a supply agreement with Transcend Packaging that will offer SME food and drink service companies access to paper straws as an alternative...

Asda launches new range in ‘distinctly premium’ packaging

ASDA has announced the launch of a new 'premium' own-brand range in a 'distinctly premium' packaging design. The supermarket explained that the new Exceptional by...

Waitrose unveils ‘pioneering’ egg packaging system

WAITROSE is to introduce a 'pioneering' minimum net weight packaging model across its exclusive own label eggs. Traditionally, egg sizing is regulated by weight bands...

Berry specialist marks automatic case packer milestone

THE first Proseal CP3 automatic case packing system to be installed at Arbroath-headquartered Angus Soft Fruits has reached a major milestone after handling over...

Street food packaging concept earns student top prize

A young student has taken the top honours in a national packaging design competition after creating a new packaging concept for the booming street...
Graham's at Royal Highland Show

Royal Highland Show attendees decide new Graham’s protein yogurt flavour

GRAHAM'S Family Dairy called upon attendees of the Royal Highland Show to decide the next flavour of its Protein 25 range. The line, which contains...
Aldi chicken packaging

Aldi highlights chicken welfare approach with new packs

ALDI is to roll out new packaging that highlights its higher welfare for all fresh chickens sold. The supermarket has introduced new stocking density requirements...

Flexible film range highlights recyclability of protein packaging

IN response to demand for sustainability in fresh protein packaging, Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has announced it has shown how packaging can rise to the...

New upcycling method offers plastic waste solution

SCIENTISTS at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a way to convert widely used plastics into new materials with properties that degrade more rapidly. Working...

Waitrose removes ‘unnecessary’ packaging from Easter range

WAITROSE has announced that it won't be using plastic trays or windows on 'nearly all' of its Easter confectionary offering this year. The supermarket revealed...