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Waitrose shopper survey reveals desire for food with a story

SHOPPERS are increasingly looking for food with a story, the Waitrose Food and Drink Report 2024 has revealed. The retailer surveyed over 3,200 of its...

Aluminium-free butterfoil solution

Clondalkin Kirchberg has launched an aluminum free butterfoil offering a more sustainable option to the dairy sector. The Switzerland-based subsidiary of Clondalkin Group has a...

New baby food pouch hailed as showing ‘commitment to future generations’

PICCOLO has launched a 100% recyclable baby food pouch suitable for kerbside recycling, described as a 'UK first'. Previously, the pouches were made from both...

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...

Packaging entries sought for FoodTalk Awards

PACKAGING firms whose products have helped change the way we eat, cook and live have been urged to celebrate their achievements by entering the...
Dane’s CPET project

Dane’s CPET project

A DANISH firm has developed a plastic material that it says could “revolutionise” the plastics packaging and recycling industries. Færch Plast A/S says its black...

NFU Scotland calls for clearer on-pack country-of-origin labelling

THE National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland has called on retailers to commit to reforming labelling practices to ensure clearer on-pack country-of-origin labelling so consumers...
LVF Packaging's Daniel Coates and father, Nigel

LVF celebrates milestone anniversary with record sales month

LVF Packaging has celebrated its 40th anniversary by notching up over £1 million turnover in a calendar month for the first time in the...

GPI plays it cool with award win

GRAPHIC Packaging International (GPI) is celebrating after winning gold in the 2018 Paperboard Packaging Council Competition for its Heineken CoolerPack design. Backed by market research,...

Study reveals consumers struggle to read allergen labels

A global standards organisation has called on the food industry to include QR codes on packaging to aid consumers in understanding allergens in products. It...