ICE Europe, CCE International and InPrint Munich postponed

ORGANISERS of ICE Europe, CCE International and InPrint Munich have confirmed the event, which was scheduled to take place in Munich in June this...

QR codes to help solve Fanta’s latest mystery flavour

COCA-COLA European Partners (CCEP) has continued its #WhatTheFanta initiative with a new mystery flavour of the soft drink. The new bright blue Fanta variant is...

Antalis appoints UK packaging director

NICK Thompson has been appointed packaging director UK at Antalis to help drive future growth and innovation. For the past seven years he was supply...

Reusable food containers are cause for Celebration

CELEBRATION Packaging has announced it is now offering customised and reusable microwavable hinged-lid food containers for back of house/kitchen food prep applications. The containers are...

New group vows to reinforce standards for paper straws

A number of stakeholders from across the paper straw supply chain have founded a new charter of trust for compliance standards relating to all...

Nestlé ‘significantly’ reduces packaging with narrower share bags

NESTLÉ has announced that the packaging of its confectionary sharing bags have 'significantly' less packaging thanks to a redesign. From April, the likes of Milkybar,...

Plastic straws to be removed from Sainsbury’s own brand juice cartons

SAINSBURY'S is to remove plastic straws from its own brand range of lunchbox juice cartons in place of paper straws. The supermarket said that the...

Supermarkets to trial easier to recycle Uncle Ben’s packs

SUPERMARKETS are set to pilot a new easier to recycle Uncle Ben's rice pouch created through a partnership between Amcor and Mars Food. Mars Food...

Macpac extends packaging options for horticultural sector

WITH the growing season underway, Macpac is warning of potential supply chain issues involved in importing goods from the continent. The firm said that using...

Businesses urged to start preparing now for Plastic Packaging Tax

SOUTHGATE Packaging is urging business to prepare now for the Plastic Packaging Tax, which is due to come into force in April next year. The...