Food & Drink

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

Lidl to launch packaging made from ‘ocean-bound’ plastics

LIDL will next month launch food packaging partly made from plastic collected from beaches around South East Asia. The supermarket said that the packaging will...

Canned food could help reduce global food waste

THE Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has highlighted how canned foods can reduce food waste as well as assisting in accelerating the journey to...

Tesco meets target of removing one billion pieces of plastic

TESCO has announced that it has met its target of removing one billion pieces of plastic from its stores in just one year. The goal...

New logos to protect British food to be introduced

NEW rules and logos to protect British food and drink have been set out by the UK Government. The impending geographical indications (GI) scheme means...

Costa unveils ‘dopamine design’ and QR codes on ready-to-drink range

COSTA Coffee is set to launch its first ever on-pack promotion across its ready-to-drink (RTD) chilled coffee latte range. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, parent company of...

Software solution for nutritional value information

Food and drink IT specialist CSB-System has developed a programme that enables manufacturers to meet EU regulations for food information to consumers, in particular...

Frugalpac honoured with King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation

Frugalpac, which produces the Frugal Bottle – the world’s first paper bottle for wines and spirits, and the machines that make them - has...
Cristalco packaging

Cardboard sprinkler container gives icing sugar brand an eco-revamp

FRENCH icing sugar brand Cristalco has reduced the carbon footprint of its packaging after revamping the design of its 500g Daddy Sugar sprinkler container. The...

M&S and Waitrose report increase in demand for unpackaged goods

BOTH Waitrose and Marks & Spencers are to extend their trials of unpackaged, refillable goods after both reporting positive uptakes. The supermarkets each launched trials...
Wildmoor whisky collection

Luxury presentation boxes provide perfect blend for new Scotch whisky range

LUXURY packaging specialist Pusterla 1880 has produced presentation boxes for Wildmoor, a new range of blended Scotch whiskies from William Grant & Sons (WG&S). Over...