Food & Drink

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Study reveals consumers struggle to read allergen labels

A global standards organisation has called on the food industry to include QR codes on packaging to aid consumers in understanding allergens in products. It...

Mondi helps deliver aluminium-free paper-based packs for major brand

UNILEVER and Mondi have teamed up to develop a new high barrier paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range. By...

Host venue of COP26 unveils new packaging measures ahead of event

THE Scottish Event Campus (SEC) has unveiled new packaging measures ahead of hosting the COP26 summit later this year. It comes as part of the...

Ishida dishes up new solution for langoustines

ISHIDA has revealed that an integrated weighing and tray sealing solution has allowed one of Spain’s leading fish processors to double throughput on one...

Don’t leave it too late to automate

Unlike many of our European counterparts, the UK has been slow to automate. But a perfect storm of Brexit and Covid-19 is set to...

The rum makers with ambition in their arsenal

A group of friends who have travelled the world together – from America to Tartan Army football trips – have revealed ambitious plans of...

Packaging tech and the future of food waste

Philip Simpson, commercial director at ReFood, discusses how the latest developments in state-of-the-art product packaging are playing an instrumental role in reducing food waste TO...

Flexibility pays off for Dalkeith labels specialist

DALKEITH-headquartered NSD Labels is pressing ahead with ambitious investment plans after making a concerted effort to stand out on ‘agility, flexibility and service’. MD Chris...

O-I confirms judging panel for student design awards

O-I has announced the panel of judges for the 2021 O-I : EXPRESSIONS Design Awards. The awards challenge young designers to create 'innovative and appealing'...

Ferrero Group announces plethora of new packaging measures

THE Ferrero Group has said progress is being made on its packaging goals, as a raft of new sustainable measures are announced. The Italian firm...