The world market for aseptically packed products amounted to 152 billion litres in 347 billion packs during 2017, according to the new Global Aseptic Packaging report from leading food and
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Premier League and Coca-Cola Great Britain have announced a new three-and-a-half-year partnership, starting in January 2019. It is the first sponsorship Coca-Cola Great Britain will activate across multiple brands within
The Food & Drink Business Europe Conference & Exhibition UK – the must attend event for food and beverage professionals – will be held on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018 at
Spreafico Automation keeps growing, confirming its leadership position in the designing, building and marketing of automated machines and technologies for the filling of liquid food. In order to support the
AMP Automation designs and builds flexible automation solutions for multipack products, from complete bespoke systems to off the shelf equipment. The company works with both robotics and the latest in
Carlsberg has announced a series of ground-breaking innovations including its new Snap Pack, which is set to reduce plastic waste globally by more than 1200 tonnes a year – the
Leading label manufacturer, Source Labels, has utilised UtroqueTM system to slash functional confectionery brand BLOCKHEAD’s label backing requirements in half. Source Labels’ Utroque double-sided labelling system is a significant breakthrough in
The UK’s hottest topic – plastics in packaging, is set to take centre stage at Packaging Innovations, Luxury Packaging and ADF London 2018, when it returns to Olympia London later
The Sidel StarLite™ family of bottle base solutions is expanding through the StarLite UltraLight for carbonated soft drinks (CSD). As the name suggests, this design allows for an even lighter
Ecolean, a global producer of lightweight packaging solutions for liquid food, expands its business and acquires a 30,000 square meter piece of land in Landskrona, Sweden to establish a new
New green recycling messaging on PET bottles heralds Harrogate Spring’s industry-leading switch to recycled content. All PET bottles of Harrogate Spring are now made using more than 50 per cent
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, is celebrating their 70th anniversary. Since introducing their first automated food processing system in 1948, Key has grown to
Proseal has launched its first tray sealer since winning a Queen’s Award for International Trade 2018. The Proseal TTe is a small, compact and robust tray sealer ideal for low-volume
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded GEA a letter of no objection (LONO) for its ABF 1.2 technology, an integrated blowing, filling and capping solution featuring a
ULMA Packaging UK has appointed James Couldwell as Business Manager for the South of England, following two years of service with the leading packaging machinery provider. James, who previously acted as
The Coca-Cola range, including Coca-Cola Original Taste and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, has a brand-new look in the UK. The newly designed packaging aims to unify the range with the iconic
More than half of consumers in the UK and a third in the US are in favour of a tax on all plastic packaging on food products, new research has
The iba.SPEAKERS CORNER at iba from 15 to 20 September is a new platform to exchange multidisciplinary knowledge. Current and upcoming trends and challenges will be discussed during lectures and
Leading carton manufacturer, Qualvis, has recently produced a full packaging rebrand for artisan baker, Thomas Fudge’s. Covering their full sweet and savoury biscuit line-up of 7 packs, together with a
With the hot summer months in full swing, beer lovers are reaching for their favorite cold brews to beat the heat. But as consumers venture down their grocer’s beer aisle,
Lorien Engineering Solutions, a division of GP Strategies, is working with soft drinks provider Britvic to help install new state-of-the-art production lines at Britvic’s Leeds and Rugby manufacturing sites. Lorien
Ardagh Group has announced that it has recently completed the conversion of its Rugby (UK) beverage can manufacturing plant from steel to aluminium. “The conversion of the Rugby plant has
These days, more and more skin packs are conquering the retail shelves around the world. The advantages of the skin
Diageo, M&S, Lush and Carlsberg are just some of the major names already on board as part of Packaging Innovations and
Two years ago St Peter’s Brewery launched Without®, the world’s first 0.0% alcohol craft beer, which provided a huge sales
Further underlining its commitment to Industry 4.0 readiness for improved manufacturing efficiencies, Macsa ID UK Ltd – a newly established division
Tesa, a global market leader in adhesive tapes, has introduced a new double-sided tape especially designed for reclosure on tape
The PPMA Show 2018, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from 25 to 27 September, has unveiled a
Award-winning global brand and design agency Coley Porter Bell has unveiled the design for a healthy new children’s offering from Jordans Cereals. The
A new in-depth study of the dynamic sleeve labelling market has just been published by AWA Alexander Watson Associates. The
The Pearse Lyons Distillery is celebrating the general release of the exclusive Pearse 5-Year-Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey. The single malt carries the first
Manufacturers in the growing ready meals sector are facing increasing challenges regarding the labelling and coding of convenience food products.
Due to their fragile nature, susceptibility to bruising and shorter shelf life, weighing fruit and vegetables has been a longstanding
Mengniu, a leading Chinese dairy manufacturer, has upgraded its premium line of organic milk in collaboration with Tetra Pak, making
From 2019, the UK’s favourite chocolate, Cadbury Dairy Milk will be available in a new bar with 30% less sugar,
The innovative Underground Spirits range of gin and vodka has been given a fresh new look by drinks design agency
Perfect Automation has expanded its sustainable packaging range, made from sustainable sources, including eucalyptus trees, which is fully home compostable
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the PPMA Show will return to the NEC Birmingham from 25-27 September 2018 to
With the launch of the UK Plastics Pact to address the impact plastic waste is having on the environment, retailers
Propack has announced a new, economical, safe product delivery system that uses stepper servo technology to receive randomly presented products
Sustainable, efficient, safe, fast and smart: With “iba.OPERATE! Packaging & Processing Solutions”, iba is dedicating a large special section in
The meat market remains fast-moving and competitive. As part of this processors and retailers are always looking for a point
Ireland’s only completely paper-free compostable cup has been launched by Zeus, the Irish global packaging solutions company. Unlike other compostable
Intelligent line optimization enables food manufacturers to make the most of their production assets by securing uptime and reducing rework.
Tetra Pak now obtains half of its global electricity supply from renewable sources, putting the company firmly on course to meet
The Brewers of Europe is stepping up its voluntary commitment on consumer information, recommending to all breweries to list ingredients
Repacking is certainly not a new concept, but the technical innovations introduced by ACMI between 2015 and 2017 have opened
Laïta, the French and international dairy co-operative, has launched ESI Nutrition, which specialises in the development, industrialisation and manufacturing of
When Nestlé was looking for a new packaging for its KitKat senses, AR Packaging and its group of specialised companies
Smart packaging technologies based on unique digital codes will take both online and off-line grocery in exciting new directions during
The Italian automatic packaging machinery industry continues to consolidate its world leading position. According to data collected by the research
Leading packaging manufacturer IPL Packaging is launching a complete range of ice cream tubs from 155 ml (theatre packs) up
SICK has developed an integrated high-speed quality control system, the Inline Code Matcher, that ensures the right packaging is always
Tetra Pak has helped Yili, a leading Chinese dairy manufacturer, to produce the world’s first ambient drinking yoghurt with large
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