Food & Drink

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

Reaping the benefits of seasonal packaging

SANTA Claus; snowmen; the Easter Bunny; pumpkins; bats; witches; ghosts and ghouls are all old favourites when it comes to seasonal branding on packaging....

Brewery toasts new equipment in Borders

IC Filling Systems has installed a sterile filtration system, a complete 551 automatic rinser-filler-capper, and an inline labelling machine and conveyor system for an...

TIJ helps pakora producer crack code

A Scottish-based pakora producer has reportedly seen the efficiency of its coding operation “transformed” after investing in Rotech’s RF Lite thermal inkjet. P K Foods...

‘Value for all’ is key to deposit return in Scotland

THE Scottish public is to have its say on a deposit return scheme (DRS) after the Scottish Government recently officially opened a public consultation...

Peebles firm to benefit from French connection

PEEBLES-based machinery provider Evolution is targeting major growth in the food sector after agreeing a deal with French manufacturer Serac to offer their filling...

New drinks bottle allows consumers to customise sugar intake

GLASS specialist Beatson Clark has produced a new bottle designed to help fight the war on sugar by allowing consumers to control the amount...

Ergonomics in food packaging

ABOUT as useful as a chocolate teapot. We’ve all heard the phrase — probably from a disgruntled spouse when we’re being a little uncooperative....

Ball offers Dutch brewer a blank canvas

PACKAGING firm Ball Corporation has collaborated with a Dutch craft beer brand to create a striking blank can design. Brouwerii Homeland Amsterdam has opted for...

The Can Makers appoints new chairman

TRADE body The Can Makers has announced the appointment of its new chairman. Marcel Arsand has been named to chair the organisation, which represents drinks...

Tetra Pak helps produce drinking yoghurt with large fruit pieces

TETRA Pak has announced it has helped a Chinese dairy producer make the world's first ambient drinking yoghurt with large fruit and cereal pieces. Yili has...