Food & Drink

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

5 ways that digitalisation of product inspection helps food safety compliance

Food safety and regulatory compliance are hot topics for food manufacturers. Here, Ian Scott-Mance, technology manager of Mettler-Toledo ProdX considers how digitalised product inspection...

Lidl announces new measures in strategy to tackle plastic waste

LIDL has announced a series of new initiatives as part of its REset Plastic Strategy, which will include the removal of all single-use fruit and vegetable...

APEAL backs report into reducing food waste

APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has welcomed a European Parliament report on reducing food waste and improving safety The report, titled...

Glass offers solution to whisky challenges

By Paul McLavin, marketing and business development lead, O-I UK CHANGE is rife in the Scotch whisky market and glass packaging is playing a crucial role...

Cullen not letting guard down with new transit pack

MOULDED pulp and corrugate packaging manufacturer Cullen has launched its eco-friendly beerGUARD transit pack. Designed to safeguard glass bottles and cans during transit, the product...

New r-PET cups address sustainability challenges

GREINER Packaging has announced the launch of new r-PET cups for beer and other drinks. The plastic cup is currently made from 100% recycled PET...

Czech out these limited edition cans

Rexam has collaborated with Czech beer brand Pilsner Urquell, to create a range of limited edition eye-catching can designs. The cans celebrate Pilsner’s sponsorship...

Nestlé ‘significantly’ reduces packaging with narrower share bags

NESTLÉ has announced that the packaging of its confectionary sharing bags have 'significantly' less packaging thanks to a redesign. From April, the likes of Milkybar,...

“Striking” citrus jar tipped to shake up sector

ARDAGH has teamed up with a family-owned jam and marmalade company to produce a "striking" new citrus jar. Duerr’s managing director, Mark Duerr, gave Ardagh’s...

Collaborative project develops sustainable packaging solution using ‘advanced recycling’

HEINZ and Tesco have teamed up with a range of specialist partners on a new trial which they hope will inspire the wider industry...