Food & Drink

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Faerch CPET trays

Faerch unveils chilled ready meal trays with 40% recycled content

FAERCH has announced the launch of new CPET trays for chilled ready meals in the UK and Ireland, said to contain a minimum of...
Claudia Winkleman; Michael McLaren; and Lindsay Galloway-Hall. Image credit: Eva Slusarek

Award recognition for McLaren Packaging’s ‘game-changing’ design

MCLAREN Packaging is celebrating after winning the Innovation in Packaging category at the Spirits Business Awards 2024 with what has been lauded as a...
The GlenAllachie limited edition bottle

Limited edition whisky honours the Year of the Snake

SCOTCH whisky distillery The GlenAllachie has launched a limited edition single malt to mark Lunar New Year 2025: an 11-year-old Pedro Ximénez, Oloroso &...
Andy Cutler

Macpac appoints new sales engineer

THERMOFORMED packaging manufacturer Macpac has appointed Andy Cutler as sales engineer with primary responsibility for the food market. Andy has spent over 20 years in...
Smurfit Westrock's paper-based tubes for Lismore's Speyside malts

Paper-based tubes enhance Lismore’s sustainability credentials

SMURFIT Westrock has provided details of its work to boost the sustainability credentials of the Lismore range of Speyside malts by providing luxury cardboard...
Lizi’s Granola new packaging

Award-winning upgrade ‘marries functionality and elegance’ for granola packs

Lizi’s Granola, by UK cereal manufacturer Life Health Foods, has received an award-winning upgrade to its appearance from flexible packaging manufacturer Korozo Group. This sees...
Amcor AmPrima Flowpack Pro solution

Amcor launches ‘recycle-ready’ solution for bakery sector

AMCOR has launched its new AmPrima Flowpack Pro solution for bakery products. The mono-material solution is described as recycle-ready and also the first recycle-ready flexible...
Colpac Tower Trays

New Colpac trays offer multi-purpose packaging solution for food sector

COLPAC has announced that its 'new and improved' Tower Trays offer a multi-purpose packaging solution, operating either as single trays to eat from in-store...

Trade body warns ‘latte levy’ will disproportionally impact lower-income consumers

A trade body has warned that there is 'inadequate' evidence to show that the Scottish Government's proposed tax on single-use cups will meet the...

Walkers Chocolates switches to new kerbside recyclable paper wrapper

WALKERS Chocolates is to package its own-brand Turkish Delight and Mint Cream in EvoPak RCM. The brand said that consumers can dispose of the new...