Food & Drink

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

Carling cans

Carling to hide retro cans in packs

CARLING is to mark 32 years of supporting British football by hiding 1,000 limited-edition retro cans inside promotional packs. Designed to take fans back to...
NXW product range

SIG and NXW team up to help close global nutrition gap

SIG and Nutrition from Water (NXW) have announced a global partnership to develop integrated product concepts that combine algae-based protein beverages with advanced aseptic...
Cans in metal packaging

Metal packaging stakeholders explore impact of evolving regulatory landscape

AkzoNobel Packaging Coatings recently brought together voices from across the metal packaging industry for a webinar that explored how brand owners, canmakers, and coatings...
Biffa's Seaham polymer plant

Biffa completes acquisition of PET bottle manufacturer Esterform

BIFFA has completed the acquisition to merge its UK PET recycling operations with Esterform - an UK PET pre-form and bottle manufacturer. This move has...
Warehouse with packed shelves

Prism eLogistics secures HMRC Duty Suspense Authorisation

THIRD party logistics provider Prism eLogistics has announced it has been granted Warehouse Excise Authorisation for Duty Suspense Services by HMRC. The firm said this...
Iain Gulland, Zero Waste Scotland

Zero Waste Scotland highlights ‘staggering’ impact of food waste on the environment

NEW research from Zero Waste Scotland has revealed food waste is having 'previously unquantified' impacts on the health of the planet in addition to...
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...