Food & Drink

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

Alex Adda

Flat wine bottle innovator scoops recycled content accolade

FLAT wine bottle specialist Packamama has received the Recycled Content Award at the 2024 Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) Annual Awards. The firm said the...
Loma X5 Pack Curtainless X-ray System

Loma addresses customer feedback with new curtainless X-ray system

LOMA Systems has launched the X5 Pack Curtainless X-ray System for lightweight, unsealed, and unpackaged food products. By removing the actual curtains, Loma revealed it...
Retail ready return packs

DW Reusables launches ‘game-changing’ solution for drinks sector

  DW Reusables has launched a 'game-changing' retail ready return packs solution tailored for the drinks industry. Following a test pilot for six-packs in collaboration with...
BCMPA Frozen Food Megnavale site

Outsourcing firms playing ‘critical’ role in growth of UK frozen food sector

THIRD party outsourcing is playing a 'critical' role in supporting the growth of the UK frozen food industry, according to the BCMPA, the Association...
Sloemotion cartons by Falconer

Functionality and striking aesthetics proves a winning combination for distiller’s gift packs

FALCONER Print & Packaging has produced a range of 'luxurious' gift carton packs for Yorkshire distiller Sloemotion. Sloemotion required a solution to accommodate two of...
Sidel Hydra Ultrasonic

Sidel to unveil new innovation in bottle washing tech

SIDEL has launched a new 'breakthrough' bottle washer that combines chemical and ultrasound technology. The Hydra Ultrasonic will be unveiled for the first time this...
Macpac snow globe chocolate pack

Unique chocolate pack is snow trouble for thermoformed packaging specialist!

MACPAC has designed and produced a dome-shaped pack for Martin’s Chocolatier’s new snow globe chocolate Santa and snowball truffles product. Martin’s Chocolatier provides luxury chocolates...
Hugo Beck packaging line

Instant success: new packaging line helps noodle provider triple capacity

HORIZONTAL packaging solutions manufacturer Hugo Beck has revealed how it helped an instant noodle meal producer enhance its operation through the implementation of its servo...
Faerch CPET trays

Faerch unveils chilled ready meal trays with 40% recycled content

FAERCH has announced the launch of new CPET trays for chilled ready meals in the UK and Ireland, said to contain a minimum of...
Claudia Winkleman; Michael McLaren; and Lindsay Galloway-Hall. Image credit: Eva Slusarek

Award recognition for McLaren Packaging’s ‘game-changing’ design

MCLAREN Packaging is celebrating after winning the Innovation in Packaging category at the Spirits Business Awards 2024 with what has been lauded as a...