Food & Drink

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

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...

Brewery shows its bottle for the World Cup

THE Martens brewery in Belgium has teamed up with a French supermarket chain to produce specially designed bottles  for this summer's football World Cup. Brouwerij...

Highland Spring to trial ‘100% recycled plastic eco bottle’

BOTTLED water brand Highland Spring has announced it is to trial a new 100% recycled plastic eco bottle in a bid to “help keep...

From freezer to fire

Andy Wilkinson, senior UK sales manager of food packaging manufacturer Advanta, explains how modern food packaging can lessen food waste by extending the preservation...

Huhtamaki acquires majority stake in Irish paper cup specialist

HUHTAMAKI has announced it has acquired 70% of Irish paper cup manufacturer CupPrint for 22 million Euros. The deal, Huhtamaki said, would give the firm access...

Boxing clever: major milestone for wine tap

SMURFIT Kappa has announced production of its four billionth Vitop wine tap, which the firm claims has "revolutionised" the bag-in-box system. Smurfit Kappa cited the...