Food & Drink

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English firm launches wine range in paper bottles

AN English wine producer has announced it is to package half of its products in paper bottles. Essex-headquartered The English Vine will utilise Frugalpac's Frugal...

Morrisons launches milk in glass bottles in traditional packaging drive

MORRISONS is to trial the sale of milk in returnable glass bottles as part of its drive to reduce plastic and bring back traditional...

Aldi commits to removing single-use plastic from own-brand tea

ALDI has announced it is to remove single-use plastic from all of its own-brand teabags by the end of 2021. The supermarket said the move...

Asda extends refill trial to Scotland

ASDA is expanding its trial of refill options to Scotland with customers in Glasgow set to have the option of buying packaging-free products. Alongside the...

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...