Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, Re-turn, has achieved a significant milestone, collecting over 20 million drinks containers since its inception on February 1. This achievement was reached on March 29. Re-turn recorded
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The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has released global export figures that show the value of Scotch exports topped £5.6 billion in 2023. The equivalent of 1.35 billion 70cl bottles of
Britvic Ireland has announced an investment of €6 million in its Ballygowan facility in Newcastle West, County Limerick, to grow the site’s production capacity by over 20% in order to
Leading soft drinks maker Radnor Hills has acquired Highland Spring Group’s Welsh production site. The deal will protect jobs at the site located in Blaen Twyni, Swansea, and support the
Leading soft drinks manufacturer, Britvic, is investing £22.5 million in its sixth bottling line at its East London factory in Beckton – creating 18 new jobs in the community. With
Plans to develop a bonded whisky storage facility in Glenrothes have taken a major step forward after the project received support from Scottish Enterprise. Scotland’s national economic development agency will
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has released new figures demonstrating that exports in the first half of 2023 are continuing to deliver for the UK economy, as consumers drive the
Lurgan-based Classic Mineral Water has made a £3.4 million investment to develop a third bottling line that will enable the production of isotonic beverages for the private label market for
Leading soft drinks business, Britvic, is redoubling its efforts to cut carbon emissions and save energy – with £8 million of investment to improve efficiency at its London factory. The
Britvic Ireland and Flogas Enterprise have announced a new Customer Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) that will ensure that Ballygowan, Ireland’s iconic water brand, is produced using 100% renewable electricity
The UK market for plain water broke all records in 2022, according to the latest UK Water Drinks Market Reports from industry experts Zenith Global Commercial. Total consumption excluding dispense
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has slammed the recent decision by the Chancellor to raise duty on Scotch Whisky by 10.1%, in one of the largest tax hikes in recent
Pembrokeshire Creamery Limited (PCL) has started construction of a 3,000 square metre liquid milk bottling centre in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The £12.5 million investment is supported by £5 million
Global exports of Scotch Whisky grew to more than £6 billion for the first time in 2022, according to figures released by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA). In 2022, the
Rademon Estate Distillery, based outside Downpatrick, has secured a distribution agreement in the US with Preiss Imports for its Irish Whiskey Bonding Company Blended Irish Whiskey; Shortcross Irish Whiskey and
ALDI Ireland has agreed a new €14.7 million deal with Tipperary-based spring water producer Glenpatrick Spring Water, which will see the company continue to supply ALDI’s 155 Irish stores with
Drinks manufacturer Britvic has welcomed the Government’s announcement that a deposit return scheme will be established across England, Wales and Northern Ireland in October 2025. In response to its March
The value of Irish whiskey exports to the all-island economy exceeded €1 billion for the first time in 2022, the Irish Whiskey Association has announced. The assessment by the Irish
A state-of-the-art £36 million superfactory will secure the Scottish future of a company crucial to the whisky industry. The huge investment includes a £3.3 million grant from Scottish Enterprise and
Irish Distillers, producer of some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, has announced the launch of a digital e-label system which aims to better inform consumers about
New, step-by-step guidance has been published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to ensure drinks producers are ready when registration for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) opens in twelve
Leeds-based CO2Sustain is reminding carbonated drinks manufacturers that its patented additive can cut by 12% the amount of CO2 needed to add fizz during production, helping to mitigate the pressure on CO2 supplies while maintaining the
A project by a rural Highland distillery to reduce its carbon footprint while increasing productivity and creating jobs has secured
Diageo is making a £40.5 million investment to expand capacity at its packaging facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Runcorn,
Müller is partnering exclusively with Waitrose in a trial to scrap the humble blue, green and red caps used on
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University have been funded by Innovate UK to develop additives and processing methods that will drastically increase
KKR, a leading global investment firm, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Refresco, one of the largest independent
The winners of the 2020 Global Water Drinks Awards were announced recently at an online awards ceremony during the virtual
Britvic has reached agreement with PepsiCo for a new and exclusive 20-year franchise bottling agreement for the production, distribution, marketing
The European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW), representing the interests of natural mineral and spring water producers in Europe, has
A major investment of around £31 million is flowing into the Nestlé Waters factory at Buxton in England to increase
Coca-Cola in Western Europe has taken another important step on its journey to eliminating new virgin oil-based plastic as Coca-Cola
Buxton Natural Mineral Water, which is part of Nestlé Waters UK, has announced its whole range will be made from
Coca-Cola Sweden has announced that, from 2020, it will make all of its plastic bottles from 100% recycled material, becoming
Refresco, the world’s largest independent bottler of beverages for retailers and A-brands with production in Europe and North America, has
The winners of the 2019 Global Bottled Water Awards were announced at an awards ceremony held at the iconic Burj
Harrogate Water has joined the elite of the most ambitious and environmentally committed companies across the world. The awarding of the
Leading glass packaging company, Croxsons, recently came to the aid of start-up artisan gin distiller, the HMS Spirits Company, to
Repacking is certainly not a new concept, but the technical innovations introduced by ACMI between 2015 and 2017 have opened
Beverage bottlers know the problem of flavour transfer all too well. If the wrong elastomer is used, a new batch
Beverage bottlers’ requirements are extremely exacting: achieving progressively higher outputs while consuming less CO2 and nonetheless upgrading the filling quality
Harrogate Water has announced another year of record sales with growth of 24 per cent – almost four times higher
Findings that many bottled waters contain microplastics have recently hit the headlines. According to news sources, such as the BBC,
Spidex has announced that Highland Spring, a leading supplier of natural source bottled spring water, has selected Mainsaver CMMS to
In a landmark move towards achieving a circular economy, Harrogate Water, Britain’s oldest bottled water brand, has announced it has
Lete is an internationally recognised trademark, thanks to the peculiarity of the naturally sparkling water and also because it is
“Young gun” winemakers have been creating a stir among wine lovers and experts for some years. Resorting to old grape
GEA has strengthened its market position as a total solutions provider in the beverage processing industry by finalising the acquisition
GEA has launched the latest generation of aseptic filling technology: the Fillstar CX EVO. This multi-functional system provides beverage industry customers
Danone has opened a state-of-the-art production facility at Evian-les-Bains in the French Alps to support the future growth of evian,
The Queen has officially opened a new factory building for the UK’s top producer of bottled water. She was presented
Ferrarelle SpA, one of the most important Italian mineral water bottlers, confirmed its trust in Parma-based ACMI for the construction
Whyte & Mackay, the global drinks brand company, is working with leading software vendor Ideagen to improve quality, safety and
The Pott’s Brewery in Oelde, Westphalia, is synonymous with swing-stopper bottles and also demonstrates this expertise when it comes to