Food & Drink

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

Fraserburgh firm goes with the flow

FRASERBURGH-based Whitelink Seafoods has specified a new ULMA Sienna flow pack wrapper for shrink wrapping trays of frozen langoustine. The machine is a replacement for...

Modular system adds flexibility for food producers

GEA has announced the launch of its new SmartPacker TwinTube vertical packaging machine onto the UK market. The firm explained that the machine has been...

Waitrose and Müller to ditch coloured milk caps in new trial

MÜLLER has partnered with Waitrose as part of a trial to scrap the blue, green and red caps used to signify the fat contents...
Vilsund Blue A/S packaging

DS Smith provides fibre-based solution for Danish seafood specialist

DS Smith has announced it is replacing plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard. The move is being made in collaboration with Danish-based producer...

Serving up solutions to the Scottish market

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE 2019 is a year of double celebration for Glasgow-based Murray Packaging. The supplier and installer is marking 100 years in business, as well...
The Vivos Edible Delivery System.

Edible packs are food for thought

A GLOBAL water-soluble films manufacturer has introduced an edible food pouch. US firm MonoSol, which has a production facility in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, has created...
Shutterstock. Disposable cup

Time running out to help shape Scotland’s proposed single-use cup policy

ZERO Waste Scotland is urging any businesses and organisations keen to have a say on the Scottish Government consultation on introducing a charge on...

New solution helps MAP out a sustainable future for sliced products

ULMA Packaging UK has developed what it describes as a more sustainable Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) solution for low-height sliced products such as meat...

New £1m fund looks to remove barriers facing reusable packaging

A £1 million fund has been launched by Hubbub and Starbucks in a bid to remove barriers to reusable packaging in the food and...

Beverage carton recycling rate rises in EU

THE Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) has announced that the recycling rate for beverage cartons in the EU28 rose to 49% in...