Food & Drink

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

Back to the future for award-winning whisky bottle

GLASS specialist Stölzle has announced that its British-manufactured spirits bottle, “The Dark”, has gained recognition for its design and technical execution in several international...

Strap yourself in: whisky distillery automates strapping process

GORDIAN Strapping has announced the firm has supplied an OMS 06RP horizontal strapping machine to a whisky distillery. The machine applies a single polyester strap...

Lenticular labels give glimpse into the future

LENTICULAR labels were recently used to ‘bring to life’ three limited edition bottlings of Ben Nevis, Ledaig and Invergordon whisky at the Whisky Show,...

Premium spirits producer doubles up on laser coders

AN Inner Hebrides premium whisky and gin producer is reportedly experiencing “high-quality codes” and “significantly reduced downtime” after splashing out on two Linx CSL30...

Time to tackle food fraud

INSPECTION specialist Mettler-Toledo has warned that the rise in sourcing more of our food online could “open the floodgates” for more unsafe counterfeit products...

Spicing things up

RPC Bebo UK has produced a bespoke thermoformed pot in clear PET for a houmous dip featuring restaurant chain Nando’s famous PERi-PERi sauce. To help...

Compostable products ‘an exemplar of best practice’

VEGWARE has announced the UK Parliament has introduced a range of the Edinburgh-based firm’s compostable products as part of moves to reduce single-use plastic. The...

New FUSION bowl ‘ticks all the boxes’

WK Thomas has launched its new FUSION bowl, a container that is said to fill a gap in the market and offer “ultimate convenience...

That’s a RAP for food pack supplier

FOOD packaging supplier RAP has scooped a European Carton Excellence Award in the ‘Innovative Material’ category for its MA RapTray. Judges cited RAP’s use of...

Packaging supplier conjures up spooky design

BOXMART has delivered a new design for Marston’s Hobgoblin beer brand to mark Halloween. The packaging supplier has created a 7ft advent calendar-style haunted house with...