Food & Drink

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Premium range is Runaway success

STOELZLE Glass Group said its Prestige Standards range, which is aimed at the premium spirits market and craft distillers, has been ‘increasingly popular’ with the rum market.

Most Easter egg packaging to be recycled

NEW research has revealed 84% of UK consumers are still planning to buy Easter eggs this year despite the national lockdown. The survey, released by...
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Machine brings tunnel vision for whisky specialist

YORKSHIRE Packaging Systems (YPS) has reported the installation of one of its shrink tunnels at the Chivas Brothers factory in Dumbarton.
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New innovation keeps customers connected

PRODUCT packaging accessed using mobile phones may sound like a strange concept, but one Internet of Things (IoT) firm insists such connected packaging is the future.
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A popular Expression

O-I was at the forefront of a prestigious project to produce a premium, commemorative Scotch whisky bottle to mark the International Wine and Spirits Competition’s (IWSC) 50th anniversary.
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Jenton secures patent for new style valve bag

JENTON International has announced it has been granted a European patent for its method of manufacturing a new type of valve bag. The heat sealed...

Covid-19: Developing a food service business continuity plan

As Bunzl has been nominated by the UK Home Office as a ‘critical supplier’, Tri-Star Managing Director Alex Noake looks at the effects of...

Vegware helps restaurants adapt to takeaway switch

EDINBURGH-based Vegware has announced the business is open and available to help foodservice firms with takeaway and delivery packaging requirements. The company's full team is working...

Pepsi targets millennials with new packaging

SOFT drinks manufacturer Britvic has unveiled new packaging for its Pepsi MAX range, which they say will ‘drive purchase intent and sales’. In a statement...

SIG celebrates EcoPlus carton pack milestone

SIG has revealed its combibloc EcoPlus aluminium-free aseptic carton has reached the milestone of one billion packs filled. The product eliminated the need for an...