Food & Drink

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

Beverage cans

Contract packers support increased demand for drinks with added benefits

THE BCMPA, the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, has reported that demand for drinks that deliver more than just hydration is...
Ketchup with lightweight closure

Lightweight closure selected for premium ketchup range

AMCOR has announced that the 'user-friendly and lightweighted' design of its Sava Flip Top closure are the key reasons for being chosen by Polish...
Panel discussion at ESS Expo

Alupro highlights benefits of metal packaging at ESS Expo

ALUPRO took to the stage at the recent Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo in Birmingham to champion the circular economy for metal packaging....
Poultry packing gripper

Collaborative project brings automation to poultry packing

POULTRY producer CP Foods UK has teamed up with engineering company Gripple and industrial automation specialist OMRON to modernise one of its key packing...
The Glendronach 40 Year Old presentation cases

Hunter Luxury helps create ‘ultra premium’ packs for Glendronach 30 and 40-Year-Old releases

HUNTER Luxury has helped The Glendronach Distillery and Brown-Forman deliver the 'ultra-premium' presentation for its 30 and 40-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky expressions. Each pack...
Glass bottle range

Croxsons to present new spirits bottle range at London exhibition

GLASS packaging specialist Croxsons is set to showcase its newly launched spirits bottle range at London Packaging Week next month. The range is said to...
Robotic palletising system

Egg producer boosted by robotic palletising system

AUTOMATION specialist Endoline Robotics has installed a fully integrated robotic palletising system for Bird Brothers, a family-run UK egg producer. Supplying up to five million...
Johnnie Walker whisky bottles

Digital inkjet tech boosts customisation of Johnnie Walker bottles

XAAR’S Ultra High Viscosity Technology is powering Koenig & Bauer Kammann’s latest digital decoration breakthrough, in a project that produced 5,000 uniquely printed Johnnie...
Crisps

UK consumers increasingly considering impact of crisp packaging

A new study has revealed that one in three UK consumers consider the environmental impact of the packaging of crisps. Commissioned by Amcor, the study...
Transport box for glass water bottles

Fibre-based packaging solution created for artisan water glass bottles

DS Smith and Alpine Water Produktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H have teamed up on a project to create an innovative packaging solution for the artesian...