Food & Drink

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Label Apeel targets Scottish growth with new sales manager

LABEL Apeel has appointed Michael Cronan as sales manager for Scotland. The Leicestershire-based label printer is looking to expand the business north of the border,...

QR codes tipped to incentivise consumer recycling of water bottles

RECYCLING tech specialist Polytag has agreed a partnership with One Water that will see its unique QR codes printed onto selected products to incentivise recycling...

ULMA supplies dairy provider with the ‘perfect’ cheese packaging solution

MACHINERY manufacturer ULMA Packaging recently supplied dairy provider Eurilait's Somerset facility with its latest flow wrapping machine - the FM305C. The solution is said to...

Quality Street celebrates new packaging with John Barnes rap

QUALITY Street has teamed up with footballing legend John Barnes to create a rap music video celebrating the brand transitioning to paper wrappers. Barnes, who...

kp looks to drive fresh protein market ‘further than ever before’

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has announced the relaunch of kp Elite, the company’s modified atmosphere MAP tray, manufactured from 100% rPET. kp Elite, which integrates into...

Award success for recently launched Ishida X-ray system

ISHIDA'S IX-PD X-ray inspection system has been named Best Food Safety Innovation at the Gulfood Manufacturing Industry Excellence Awards. The machine boasts a new sensor...

Schweppes unveils limited edition packs featuring ‘festive sparkle’

LIMITED edition winter-themed Schweppes bottles and miniature cans have been unveiled by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB. The bottles and miniature cans of Schweppes Tonic...

Coca-Cola aims to ‘create magic in stores’ with Christmas packaging

COCA-Cola has launced new Christmas packaging featuring an on-pack promotion giving consumers the opportunity to win a trip to Lapland. The limited-edition packs feature 'eye-catching'...

China’s ‘river of forgetting’ inspires winner of student design competition

Fu Xin from Hunan University of Technology in China has won the 2023 O-I : EXPRESSIONS Student Design Awards, run in conjunction with Pentawards. His...

Iced coffee brand trials crop waste packaging innovation

JIMMY'S Iced Coffee has started trials on a packaging innovation made from agricultural crop waste. The brand explained that RAW packaging is manufactured the same...