Food & Drink

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

Supermarket trials in-store coffee pod recycling points

MORRISONS is trialling recycling points for coffee machine pods in 29 of its UK stores. The supermarket is working on the project in partnership with...

Barrier coating innovation boosts food packaging recyclability

MELODEA, a barrier coatings producer for packaging, has launched its newest innovation, which has been engineered to allow for the recyclability of plastic food...

Innovative, lightweight aluminium bottle perfect for sparkling wine and beer

Sponsored Content: NEXT is a bottle perfect for sparkling wines and beer. Created by Studio One Eleven, the bottle combines the elegant and traditional wine bottle shape with an innovative, sustainable and lightweight material: aluminium.

Making the switch to greener alcohol packs

Stefano Pistoni, senior business development manager of wine, spirits & beverage at UPM Raflatac, discusses how the firm is working with alcoholic beverage companies...

Supermarkets urged to ensure unit pricing on packaging is easy to read

THE Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed concerns over unit pricing information being difficult to read on product packaging. Coming as part of an...

Mondi to offer ‘ultra-high’ barrier paper-based packaging solution

MONDI has announced it is spending €16 million on technology to produce a new packaging range called FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate. The product is described as...

Amcor invests in new production line for shrink bags and films

AMCOR has invested in a new production line for 'high-performance' shrink bags and films for meat and cheese at its Amcor Flexibles plant in...

The Wine Society to trial flat recycled plastic bottles

PACKAMAMA has announced that The Wine Society is set to trial the firm's eco-flat bottles. Following the publication of its Alternative Packaging for Wine report in...

Buxton joins digital deposit return scheme trial

BUXTON has joined a 'first-of-its-kind' digital deposit return scheme (DDRS) trial in South Wales. The trial will encourage those living and working in Brecon to...

Pot Noodle to trial paper pots in Tesco

POT Noodle is to trial switching its pot to a new paper version created after three years of development work. The new pot will roll...