Olive producer increases efficiency with new multihead weighers
THE installation of four Ishida RVE multihead weighers at a French olive and spreads manufacturer has reportedly enabled the company to increase productivity by...
Plant-based water bottle to compete for up to £30,000 in funding
A Queen Margaret University (QMU) graduate is in the running for up to £30,000 of business funding for the development of his plant-based, double-ended...
Asda and Podback hit 20 million returned coffee pods milestone
ASDA and coffee pod recycling service Podback have marked Global Recycling Day by reaching a major milestone - with 20 million coffee pods returned...
Meat producer switches to recyclable plastic pack solution
PACKAGING and paper specialist Mondi has teamed up with Austrian meat producer Hütthaler to produce a fully recyclable thermoforming film for meat and sausage...
Speakers to debate the big issues at Foodex 2018
THE speaker line-up has been confirmed for Foodex 2018, which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham from April 16-18.
The trade event for the food...
Malting firm unveils new £2m packaging line
A Scottish malting firm has opened a new £2 million packaging line in Alloa, in a move which will look to help support Scottish...
Millions of Sainsbury’s products to be packaged using recovered coastal plastic
SAINSBURY'S has announced that over 39.5 million items bought from its stores are to be packaged using plastic bottles recovered from the coastal areas.
It...
Major retailers switch to self-separating packs for porridge pots
SEVEN major UK food retailers have switched to the new K3 r100 self-separating packaging solution from Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland, for their own-brand...
Smurfit Kappa hails Vitop tap milestone
SMURFIT Kappa has confirmed that volumes of its Vitop tap have passed the five billion mark.
The Vitop tap forms part of the firm's bag-in-box range,...
Virtual event explores future of wine bottles
INITIATIVES designed to ensure that glass wine bottles have a sustainable future were recently discussed at O-I and Progressive Media International’s Wine Glass Bottles:...
