Food & Drink

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Johnnie Walker Black Label 90% paper bottle

Diageo looks to ‘push boundaries of innovation’ with new paper-based bottle trial

DIAGEO has unveiled a 'first of its kind' 90% paper-based bottle trial for Johnnie Walker Black Label exclusively at Johnnie Walker Princes Street’s 1820...

The Wine Society launches permanent range of rPET bottles

FOLLOWING the trial of a range of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) bottles, The Wine Society has launched four permanent listings in Packamama eco-flat bottles...
Andrew Cooper MP (third from right) and Sujoy Bose, Coveris Winsford Managing Director (second from right) alongside Coveris Winsford employees for the conversion hall opening.

Local MP opens Coveris’ new VSP manufacturing facility

LOCAL MP Andrew Cooper has officially opened Coveris’ new conversion hall at its polyethylene extrusion facility in Winsford, Cheshire. The packaging manufacturer announced a multi-million-pound...
CCL label facility, Italy

CCL opens new wine and spirits label hub in Italy

CCL Industries, a specialist in label, security and packaging solutions, has opened a new production site in Novi Ligure in northern Italy, catering mainly...
Mondi bread packaging

Mondi unveils recyclable paper-based bread packaging

MONDi is partnering with Welton, Bibby and Baron (WBB), a packaging supplier to the UK food and FMCG markets, to introduce recyclable paper-based bread...
Pical Pouring Closure

Tamper-evident pouring closure offers solution for edible oils, dressings and sauces

BERRY Global has announced the launch of a tamper-evident pouring closure for edible oils, dressings and sauces. Described as fully compliant with EU regulations for...

Sharpak launches recyclable CPET tray for ready-meal market

SHARPAK has launched CPAK Jazz, a new sustainable packaging solution described as a recyclable, ovenable CPET tray aimed at the ready-meal market. The product features...
Marigold Health Foods and Sonoco packaging

New recyclable packs launched for plant-based food products

MARIGOLD Health Foods, in collaboration with Sonoco, has launched new, fully recyclable packaging for a variety of plant-based food products. Marigold’s range includes nutritional yeast...
Paul Richards

Five cobot hygiene considerations for food producers

By Paul Richards, partner sales manager, FANUC UK THERE are multiple drivers for automating food production lines. Whether helping to plug labour shortages, taking over...
Ishida CCW-RVE-214W-1S-30-WP

Meat manufacturer is not down in the dumps with new weigher

THE investment in a new Ishida multihead weigher at Wierzejki, a Polish meat manufacturer, is said to have 'considerably' improved line throughputs and resulted...