Coca-Cola’s new attached bottle caps to be produced in East Kilbride

NEW attached bottle caps are to be produced in East Kilbride for use across Coca-Cola's range of soft drinks. The company said that the new...

Bamboo fibre cups launched for hot drinks

CELEBRATION Packaging has launched a new range of double-wall hot drink cups made from bamboo fibre. The cups, which come under the firm's EnviroWare brand,...

Waterford Whisky ditches the typical cork closure for a custom glass Vinolok closure

Unashamedly influenced by the world’s greatest winemakers, Waterford Whisky obsessively brings the same intellectual drive, methodology and rigour to barley – the very source of malt whisky’s complex flavour.
Group photo of MP's visit to Coveris manufacturing site

MP visits Coveris’ fibre-based packaging ‘centre of excellence’

LOCAL MP Ian Sollom recently visited Coveris’ packaging manufacturing site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, which is undergoing a £5 million transformation to increase capacity...

Study finds certain labelling can boost pork sales

MORE than a third of consumers are willing to pay a 'significant' price premium for fresh pork labelled as 'animal-friendly', new research has found. The...

Survey reveals support for variable rate DRS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

A new survey has found that consumers believe a variable rate deposit return scheme (DRS) would not be confusing. The research by YouGov was commissioned...

Lidl to ditch green milk caps following ‘overwhelmingly positive’ trial

LIDL is to permanently remove green coloured caps on its semi-skimmed and organic fresh milk following a successful trial period. The coloured caps will be...

New Coca-Cola Zero packaging designs expected to boost sales

NEW pack designs have been unveiled for the Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Cherry and Vanilla flavours. It comes following research revealing that Coca-Cola Original's new pack...

Waitrose becomes latest retailer to use Prevented Ocean Plastic

WAITROSE has announced it is to use Prevented Ocean Plastic packaging across 71 of its own-label products. The packaging is produced by Sharpak, with Bantam...

International food and drink firms make tracks to Birmingham

INTERNATIONAL cuisines have long been on the rise in the UK as consumers become more adventurous and are exposed to a wider range of foods...