Food & Drink

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

Highland Spring relaunches glass range as restrictions ease

HIGHLAND Spring has announced the relaunch of its glass range to offer 'premium and stylish options' ahead of hospitality and in-home restrictions being lifted...

Festival bar will showcase the merits of beverage cans

THE Can Makers, the trade body representing drinks can manufacturers in the UK, has announced plans to host a bar at Tatton Park’s Foodies...

Waitrose becomes latest retailer to use Prevented Ocean Plastic

WAITROSE has announced it is to use Prevented Ocean Plastic packaging across 71 of its own-label products. The packaging is produced by Sharpak, with Bantam...

7UP to transition to clear bottles

7UP bottles are to transition from their existing green colour to clear PET for the first time, PepsiCo has announced. The move comes after research...

Aldi to use Prevented Ocean Plastic to package fishcakes range

ALDI has announced that it is to introduce packaging made from Prevented Ocean Plastic across its entire range of own-label fishcakes and crispbakes. The packaging,...

Waitrose unveils new recycled strawberry packs

WAITROSE has unveiled new 80% recycled packaging for its British strawberries range in a move which it says will eliminate 16.89 tonnes of plastic...

New Lucozade Sport bottle unveiled as part of £6m investment

A new Lucozade Sport bottle has been unveiled as part of a £6 million investment to revamp the packaging of the brand's drinks range. Lucozade...

M&S and Waitrose report increase in demand for unpackaged goods

BOTH Waitrose and Marks & Spencers are to extend their trials of unpackaged, refillable goods after both reporting positive uptakes. The supermarkets each launched trials...

Jimmy’s Iced Coffee launches new sustainable BottleCans packs

JIMMY'S Iced Coffee is launching its hero range in new 'infinitely' recyclable aluminium 'BottleCans' packs. The move comes as the family-owned iced coffee maker looks...

Thin walling delivers the whole package

Thin walling has long been a practice in primary food and medical packaging to save material, showcase brand quality and maintain manufacturing standards. Nigel...