Food & Drink

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

SRUC study considers impact of animal welfare logo on packaging

SCOTLAND’S rural college (SRUC) has told Packaging Scotland of its plans to develop a universal logo aimed at helping consumers identify pro-animal welfare meat...

Ice cream tubs to fly the flag for Aberdeenshire

80,000 tubs of Mackie’s honeycomb ice cream will promote a prize draw to win a two-night break in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The move is part...

Sector urged to help drive closed loop food packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a specialist in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has revealed it is celebrating the second year of its kp...

Fanta looks to repeat previous Halloween growth with special packs

LIMITED edition 'ghoulish' packs of Fanta are to be released this Halloween offering 'spooktacular' prizes. It comes as Coca-Cola Europacific Partners looks to help retailers...

Sustainable challenges for closures

Darren Dodd, service and marketing director at Selig, discusses how the environmental agenda is bringing into question how beverage companies use packaging seals in...

Asda to make refill products cheaper than packaged alternatives

ASDA has announced a guarantee which it has said will ensure that each refill product on offer in its stores will be cheaper than...

Virtual event explores future of wine bottles

INITIATIVES designed to ensure that glass wine bottles have a sustainable future were recently discussed at O-I and Progressive Media International’s Wine Glass Bottles:...

Research finds hard cheese consumers prefer transparent packaging

NEW research has revealed that 89% of European hard cheese consumers value transparent packaging. The study comes from Amcor, with the firm surveying 3,176 hard...
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New research highlights popularity of drinks cans

NEW research has revealed more than half of UK adults believe cans are better for the environment than other forms of beverage packaging and...

Collaboration helps create new sustainable truffles carton

QUALVIS Packaging and Sun Chemical have collaborated to develop a sustainable chocolate truffle carton for Whittakers. The development has allowed the chocolate manufacturer to transform...