Food & Drink

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Plastique secures BRC /IoP Certification for Poznan manufacturing facility

Plastique, one of Europe’s leading thermoforming companies has recently received BRC / IoP Packaging Issue 4 Certification for Food Packaging & other packaging materials...

Carte D’Or switches to paper packs

UNILEVER has launched new paper-based packs across its entire range of Carte D'Or ice cream. It said the move will see the brand use 93%...

‘First of its kind’ tray-positioning system launched

PROSEAL has launched a 'first of its kind' tray positioning system that calculates the required tray-spacing set-up parameters for individual tray sealing tool-sets. This, the...

Sustainable solutions drive PFF growth and help meet environmental aspirations

INDEPENDENT food packaging specialist PFF is helping companies throughout the UK to reduce their carbon footprint by providing sustainable solutions. The business works with supermarkets,...

Slashing food waste with induction heat seals

Food waste has been in the headlines for a long time and in this season of supply chain challenges, making the most of such...

Frugal Cup earns A-grade certification

THE team behind the Frugal Cup, described as the world’s first coffee cup made from 96% recycled paper, has secured the BRCGS Global Standard...

Mettler-Toledo unveils ‘enhanced’ data management software for food manufacturers

METTLER-Toledo Product Inspection has announced the latest version of its data management software ProdX. Designed for food manufacturers, ProdX 2.6 is tipped to improve data...

New report examines ‘motivators and barriers’ to people engaging in reusable packaging systems

ENVIRONMENTAL charity Hubbub is making a number of recommendations to help make reusable food and drink packaging systems work and become mainstream. The organisation is...

Glasgow’s SEC to launch ‘incredibly easy to carry’ reusable cups

REUSABLE 'Stack Cups' are to replace single-use plastic cups at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). It comes as part of the campus' transition towards net...

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...