Food & Drink

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

Glastonbury supermarket

Compostable sandwich packaging on trial at Glastonbury

THE Co-op will trial fully compostable sandwich packaging in a pop-up store at the Glastonbury festival this week
Pabst Blue Ribbon can

Music festival-inspired can set for summer release

PABST Blue Ribbon's (PBR) cans will feature a design created by UK illustrator Mazz Gambardella this summer after artists competed in a PBR Art Can contest
borders biscuits

Biscuit firm bordering on plastic free packaging

BORDER Biscuits have unveiled new packaging for their products which will feature 90% less plastic than before
mcflurry packaging

McDonald’s in flurry to rid menu of plastic

MCDONALD'S have announced further sustainability changes to their menu by removing all plastic packaging from their McFlurry and salad ranges
water

Smartwater rethink for Coca-Cola

COCA-Cola Great Britain, in partnership with Coca-Cola European Partners, has announced that its Glacéau Smartwater bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) by the end of the year

Redesigned whisky packs pay homage to Glenfiddich heritage

GLENFIDDICH have unveiled a design change to their newly re-named Our Original Twelve and Our Solera Fifteen range of 12 and 15-year-old whiskies. The newly...

Deadline deposit – Why we need a DRS that works for Scotland

By Marcel Arsand, Ball sustainability manager and chairman of The Can Makers. He is set to speak at the Designing a world leading recycling...
cove-water-bottle

Plastic-free water bottle scoops innovation design prize

A compostable water bottle has won an international plastic-free innovation design award. The Cove bottle triumphed at the world’s first Plastic-Free Awards for sustainable packaging. Devised...

‘Market-changing’ solution earns Parkside top award

PARKSIDE has won a Worldstar Packaging Award after teaming up with Northcoast Seafoods to create a reclosable pack for frozen foods. The firm triumphed won the...

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...