Food & Drink

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

Burger King brings augmented reality to customers via packaging

BURGER King has partnered with the creators of Angry Birds to bring augmented reality to customers. The collaboration will see the fast food giant utilise...

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...

Unilever and Co-op partner to better understand consumer behaviour

UNILEVER and Co-op have partnered to launch two refill packaging store trials in a bid to gain a 'deeper understanding' of consumer behaviour. The firms...
Woman in factory using tablet with robot handling cookies

Time to work Smart

Timo Schaffrath of CSB-System outlines the six main technologies that can help businesses take advantage of today’s Smart Factory

James Cropper toasts award win for work with champagne house

JAMES Cropper has announced it has been awarded a Formes de Luxe trophy, and is one of the judges’ choices for the Luxe Pack...

Sustainable challenges for closures

Darren Dodd, service and marketing director at Selig, discusses how the environmental agenda is bringing into question how beverage companies use packaging seals in...

Bud Light targets new Euro 2020 packs becoming ‘Vuvuzela of 2021’

WEARABLE packs of Bud Light are set to be released ahead of the summer's delayed Euro 2020 tournament. The initiative, dubbed boxheads, comes in celebration of...

Self-activated straw adds ‘wow factor’ to can

BALL Corporation has announced a collaboration with Russian restaurant chain BlackStarBurger to create a 'striking' new can using Ball's Strawster technology, which features a self-activated...

Frank Dale eliminates black plastic from food packaging

FRANK Dale, the frozen baked goods brand for chefs which specialises in buffet food for special occasions, owned by food manufacturer Finedale Foods, has...

Slimline can created in response to changing consumer tastes

BALL Corporation has responded to European consumer trends towards greater portion and sugar control by announcing a 15-centiliter slim can - the smallest in...