Hawthorn's Gin new label

Label design sets the gold standard

THE Label Makers have produced an updated label for gin producer, Hawthorn’s, to celebrate the firm’s recent award success.  Hawthorn’s won a fourth gold medal...

The importance of ink jet printers for LCM

Bob Neagle, global business unit manager for Large Character Marking (LCM) at Videojet Technologies, discusses the benefits of using ink jet technologies for case...
Baxters Food Group

Baxters, keeping it in the family

Baxters Food Group has revived its range of preserves with a new label highlighting the company’s 19th century origins. The jar design of the new...
Billericay Foodbank

Baker Labels celebrates charity milestone

BAKER Labels has marked a major milestone after reaching £500,000 worth of charity donations. Since moving to Brentwood in 2011, the business has made regular...
pret a manger

Pret A Manger to list ingredients on fresh food labels

PRET A Manger has announced that all of its 391 UK stores will stock freshly made food in packaging that is labelled with a full list of ingredients
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Consumers still confused about food labelling, says study

DESPITE the introduction of a standardised traffic-light food labelling system (see Packaging Scotland, July 2013), consumers still want manufacturers, brand owners and retailers to...
UPM Raflatac labels

Labels have the power to promote circularity

Andrea Irazabal, sustainability manager at UPM Raflatac, discusses how Scottish brand owners can integrate sustainability into the packaging identity MATERIAL evaluation is key for any...
Printed barcodes

Xaar launches latest version of Versatex printbar

XAAR has launched the latest version of its Versatex printbar, which brings high-definition black 1D and 2D variable data printing to existing analogue label...

Concerns raised over ‘not for EU’ food and drink labelling plan

SCOTLAND'S rural affairs secretary has raised concerns over the UK's Government's proposed introduction of 'not for EU' labelling on food and drink products. Mairi Gougeon...
milk cartons

Arla to bin use-by dates in waste cut bid

ARLA Foods is to remove use-by dates from its branded fresh milk and yoghurts and replace them with best before dates only