Food & Drink

Find out the latest food and drink news from the packaging industry

TV legend endorses wine in sustainable flat bottles

SUSTAINABLE wine specialist When in Rome Wine and TV presenter Phillip Schofield are launching what has been described as the world’s first celebrity endorsed...

Mars Food to use recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic

MARS Food has announced it is to use recyclable mono-polypropylene plastic (PP), in a move which it says is a first for microwavable rice...

Colpac honoured for food sector PPE production

COLPAC has announced it has been recognised in the Special 2020 BSI Standards Awards for its contribution to the food sector during the Covid-19...

Limited edition ‘Canniversary Ale’ launched to mark milestone

THE Can Makers association is marking the 85th anniversary of the beer can by launching a limited edition Canniversary Ale in partnership with Felinfoel...

Coca-Cola launches personalised cans in partnership with homeless charity

CONSUMERS will have the opportunity to personalise special packs of Coca-Cola with a name and Christmas image this festive season. The initiative is a collaboration...

Edinburgh manufacturer earns recognition for growth

EDINBURGH-headquartered Vegware has been ranked 75th in this year’s Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 list of Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales. The manufacturer of compostable cups,...

Marks and Spencer aims to ‘supercharge’ innovation

MARKS and Spencer is to 'supercharge' innovation through the launch of a new hub which it says will address some of the biggest sector-wide...

PepsiCo to eliminate virgin plastic from Pepsi brand bottles

PEPSICO has committed to eliminating all virgin plastic from its Pepsi brand beverage bottles sold in Britain and eight other countries by 2022. The firm...

Tesco plucks plastic trays from whole chicken packaging

TESCO has announced that from next year it will stop using plastic trays to pack its fresh, whole chickens. The supermarket will remove the tray...

Aldi to launch new packaging across its own-brand boxed cereal

ALDI is to introduce 100% recyclable packaging for its own-brand boxed cereal in a move which it says will save 650 tonnes of non-recyclable...