Food & Drink

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

Lidl unveils Glasgow mural made from over 30,000 bottle caps

LIDL has unveiled a 25ft mural, inspired by Botticelli, in Glasgow city, made from over 30,000 bottle caps. The hand-crafted mural - aptly named Bottlecelli...

Aldi launches own-brand paper wine bottles

ALDI is launching what it calls the UK’s first supermarket own-brand paper wine bottles. The Cambalala South African Shiraz and Cambalala South African Sauvignon Blanc...

SIG on course for aseptic carton pack milestone

SIG is poised to hit another milestone as the three billionth SIG aseptic carton pack using packaging material without an aluminium layer is delivered...

Flint Group highlights role of inks and coatings in safe food packaging

FLINT Group has launched a new whitepaper outlining the role of inks and coatings in supporting safe food packaging. The resource explores the challenges posed...

QR codes on Carling packs to offer FA Cup prizes

CARLING has launched a new on-pack promotion and marketing campaign as part of its partnership with the Emirates FA Cup and Adobe Women's FA...

Vegware celebrates composting milestone

SCOTTISH packaging company Vegware has announced the business has reached a new milestone with waste collections. Close the Loop, the brand’s trade waste collections for...

Food producer snaps up third YPS shrink wrapping line

FOLLOWING a period of expansion, Zafron Foods has taken delivery of a third side feed shrink wrapping line from Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS). The move...

1kg packs of Mini Eggs go viral on TikTok

WAITROSE has revealed that sales of a 1kg sharing bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs are up 95% compared to this time last year. The retailer...

Jimmy’s Iced Coffee switches to packs made from crop waste

JIMMY'S Iced Coffee has announced the completion of trials for utilising zero tree packaging cartons, which have now been integrated into the firm's entire...

New Ishida weigher makes instant impression for cheese processor

ISHIDA has revealed that the improvements in throughput and efficiencies delivered by a trial of the firm's newly launched CCW-AS multihead weigher at Prima...