Reducing costs and protecting food safety with physical contamination detection
By Mike Pipe, head of product inspection UK, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection
WHEN Chewters Chocolates in Canada made the shift to automate its production and packaging...
Diageo confirms £40.5 million investment in beer packaging facilities
DIAGEO has announced it investing £40.5 million to expand capacity at its packaging facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Runcorn, England, to support the...
Limited edition lager packs scoop top awards
TENNENT'S is celebrating after two of the firm's recently released limited edition bottle packs picked up awards at the European Flexographic Industry Association (EFIA) Awards.
DS...
Coffee shops urged to switch to fully recyclable cups
A petition calling on UK coffee shops to review their current paper cup suppliers has reached over 5,000 signatures ahead of World Environment Day.
The...
Waitrose redesigns sharing platters in anticipation of more social gatherings
WAITROSE has announced a significant reduction in the packaging of its food sharing platters.
It comes as the supermarket anticipates an increase in office working...
Fanta set for ‘spooktacular’ Halloween with on-pack QR codes
THIS year's Fanta Halloween celebration is set to include a 'spooktacular' on-pack promotion offering the drink's biggest pool of prizes and scary surprises yet.
From...
Aldi to trial plastic-free beans multipacks
ALDI is to trial removing plastic shrink wrap from multipacks of baked beans in a bid to reduce its plastic waste.
The supermarket will remove...
‘Easier to recycle’ fruit punnets hit UK market
THERMOFORMING packaging specialist Waddington Europe, a division of Novolex, is supplying a full range of soft fruit punnets to the UK market described as...
Top glass: manufacturer hails Scots spirits sector
Stölzle Glass Group has hailed the Scottish spirits sector as “the major driver” of its premium spirits brand.
The global manufacturer, which has over 200...
Fortress protection for retailers
FORTRESS Technology has supplied seven Stealth metal detectors combined with Vector conveyors as part of a new, centralised bakery for a major retailer.
Each Fortress...
