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Brand reputation is an important part of the mix

Product consistency is vital to maintaining brand image.  Latest weighing technology can help in ensuring the right proportion of ingredients in every pack, as...

Papermaker closes the loop on ‘CupCycling’ technology

James Cropper, pioneer of what has been described as the world’s first technology to 'upcycle' used coffee cups, has revealed it can now recycle...
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Automation brings labour and efficiency gains for bacon producer

BACON producer Denhay Farms has fully automated its packaging operations by integrating Ravenwood’s linerless technology for its sleeves, in a move that is said...

Construction begins of ‘UK’s largest aluminium packaging plant’

CONSTRUCTION is underway at Ball Corporation’s new can-making factory at the SEGRO Park Kettering Gateway. Local and government leaders, including North Northamptonshire MP Philip Hollobone,...

Vegware brewing up a storm over coffee cup recycling

EDINBURGH-based Vegware claims to have devised a solution to the ongoing issue surrounding the recycling of coffee cups. The eco packaging specialist has produced a 59-second...
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Glass specialist to showcase products at on-trade drinks exhibition

BEATSON Clark will be attending the annual IMBIBE Live exhibition in London next week for the first time

RPC provides refillable bottles to UN conference

RPC Group provided 400 refillable water bottles to a recent UN human rights conference in Warsaw, Poland. The firm said the move eliminated the need...
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Can (and should) sustainability be a USP for food brands?

GOOD news! Sustainability has arrived at the heart of the c-suite: and thank goodness there are opportunities to make money from it too.

Aldi launches flat recycled PET wine bottles

ALDI has launched what it says is the UK's first supermarket own-brand flat recycled PET wine bottles. The retailer's Chapter & Verse Shiraz and Chapter...

Scots firm wins global award for packaging innovation

A Scottish firm that helps to reduce food waste and unrecyclable plastic packaging has won a global packaging award. The innovation of ReCover Packaging, which...