Grange Packaging and Distribution is producing pouch packs for Kellogg’s and Fox’s Biscuits, using Ilapak’s Vegatronic 4000 continuous film motion, VFFS (vertical, form, fill and seal) packaging machines. The high
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- £140 million, fully automated, 101,000 pallet cold store comes online in Lincolnshire Magnavale Ltd, one of the UK’s leading temperature-controlled food storage specialists, has announced the official opening of Magnavale Easton. The £140 million investment has resulted in a facility with 101,000...
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- £140 million, fully automated, 101,000 pallet cold store comes online in Lincolnshire Magnavale Ltd, one of the UK’s leading temperature-controlled food storage specialists, has announced the official opening of Magnavale Easton. The £140 million investment has resulted in a facility with 101,000...
- Bushmills unveils oldest Irish Single Malt Whiskey ever released Bushmills Irish Whiskey, the pioneers of smooth single malt Irish whiskey, has unveiled the oldest Irish single malt ever released – Bushmills 46 Year Old ‘Secrets of the River Bush’....
- Scotch Whisky industry records £5.4 billion global exports in 2024 amid ‘turbulent’ global trading conditions The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has released global export figures that show the value of Scotch exports stood at £5.4 billion in 2024. The equivalent of 1.4 billion 70cl bottles...
- Foodex Manufacturing Solutions Returns to the UK Food & Drink Shows in 2025 Foodex Manufacturing Solutions will be back at the NEC, Birmingham this April (7th–9th), as part of the UK Food & Drink Shows. Bringing together the very best of the hospitality,...
- Appetite for Sustainable Collaboration in Food and Beverage Manufacturing The sustainability issues food and beverage brands and manufacturers face are multifaceted and interconnected and span the entirety of global food supply chains, from the sourcing and origination of raw...
Leading materials handling and automation specialist Exmac Automation Ltd has relocated to a new purpose-designed 44,000 sq ft facility at Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, with effect from Tuesday 28th August. The
Bosch Packaging Technology has announced the completion of its acquisition of fellow German filling and packaging machine maker Ampack Ammann The business has become part of Bosch’s Liquid Food business
Primera Technology is presenting its CX1000e colour label printer and FX1000e Matrix Removal System at the Emballage Packaging Exhibition The manufacturer of speciality printers said that CX1000e prints onto many
Bosch Packaging Technology has announced the completion of its acquisition of fellow German filling and packaging machine maker Ampack Ammann The business has become part of Bosch’s Liquid Food business
Directly targeting manufacturers with restricted space issues, automation specialist Pacepacker Services enhanced their PPMA Show line up with demonstration of the latest generation FANUC M-710iC robot palletiser. This compact palletising
PET packaging company APPE has established a joint venture with Coca-Cola in France, expanding its PET recycling facility in Beaune The two companies are investing around €9m in the project
Irish dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies has turned to Tetra Pak to package its range of single and double creams The Tetra Top 250ml Carton Bottles were selected, which incorporate a
Diet Coke has linked up with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier for the second time to create new ‘Night and Day’ cans The new ‘Night and Day’ cans and ‘Tattoo’
Design agency Holmes & Marchant has created the brand identity for new gluten and wheat-free food firm Perk!er The brand has features a range of bread and treats and are
Premium adult soft drinks manufacturer Bottlegreen has handed its pomegranate & elderflower cordial product a makeover in support of charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer The company has turned the bottles to
The Ardagh Group has revealed its role in the manufacturer of the special edition Absolut Unique bottles Each bottle is decorated uniquely and nearly four million were procuced. Ardagh’s team
Bulletproof has handed a radical new look to Toblerone packs for its new nutty variant The brand has created Toblerone Crunchy Almonds, which has been designed to “inject more modernity
Nestlé’s inclusive approach to packaging design is set to come under the spotlight at this year’s Packaging for Retail Success conference, run by Packaging News Ben Mortimer, packaging design coordinator
In early August 2012, cheese maker Goldsteig started selling its Bambini Mozzarella product in a stay-fresh cup manufactured by Weidenhammer Plastic Packaging (WPP), the plastics division of the Weidenhammer Packaging
Marel adds a new I-Cut 1000 PortionCutter to its comprehensive range of portioning machines. The Marel I-Cut 1000 is designed for high speed, high yield portioning of a variety of
Manufactured with a special compound that is opaque to x-ray and fluoroscopic imaging, the Radiopaque ProStack pallets from Polymer Solutions International Inc. are said to be ideal for use in
Richard Close, CEO of Briggs Equipment UK Ltd Download high resolution image here Briggs Equipment UK Ltd, a leading materials handling specialist, has today announced the acquisition of Barloworld
Heinz has installed a new end-of-line palletising system from the US-based Kawasaki Robotics at its Telford production facility in the UK. The US-based Kawasaki Robotics, having earlier demonstrated a flexible
Ardagh Group has announced the installation of a new drawn, walled and ironed (DWI) two-piece food can line at its plant in Znojmo, in the Czech Republic, after investing €10m.
Kliklok has completed the successful installation of their Certiwrap C150 sleeving machine at Noble Foods, packing a range of delicious GÜ dessert mini-pots. In 2010, Noble Foods acquired the premium
The Crucial Sauce Company of Birmingham has linked up with Zeller Plastik to supply closures for its foodservice and retail packaging Zeller is supplying 31mm hinge dispensing closures with induction
Brand design consultancy Springetts has created the look for The East River Smokehouse Co’s range of turkey meats According to
Design agency Family (and friends) has developed the packaging for the new range of breakfast biscuits from Hovis It’s the
Printpack’s Kutno plant has developed the triplex film stick packs for Aimia Foods’ powder products for brands including Weight Watchers.
Burton’s Biscuits has rebranded its Lyons range of biscuits with the help of design agency The company has refreshed the
Leading provider of packaging solutions Payne is seeing increased interest from manufacturers looking to integrate promotions within their pack design.
The UK’s only processing and packaging exhibition dedicated entirely to the food and drink sector, Pro2Pac, is set to make
Contract packer Grange Packaging and Distribution has announced that it is producing pouch packs for Kellogg’s and Fox Biscuits using
Ecorrugated, the joint venture between UK corrugated board firms Sheet Direct and The Boxshop, has announced that it is marking
German label firm Rako Etiketten has purchased five new HP Indigo WS6600 digital presses to increase its productivity The self-adhesive
Corrugated group Rigid Containers has set its sights on 25% growth in volumes in the next three years after ordering
Faraday’s Andrew Revel is the latest high profile speaker to present at October’s Carton Conference which is being organised by
The London 2012 Olympics made sure that August was a month focused on speed, achievement and record breaking. The sponsors
Growler Brewery has called on JDO Brand Design and Innovation to create a new identity for its portfolio of products
Brand and packaging design consultancy BOS has given cider brand Westons Old Rosie a new look BOS was given a
Berkshire Labels has produced labels for a new range of premium juices from Frobishers The company printed 14 sets of
Nestlé has fitted its Kit Kat chocolate bars with GPS enabled devices to support its latest competition The firm said
The European packaging industry must ‘rightweight’ and must not compromise on quality design for lighter packaging, according to Linpac Packaging
Innovia Films has said that its compostable, cellulose-based material, NatureFlex, is being used in a new pack design which it
Online packaging retailer Kite Packaging has entered into a long-term supply partnership with Jiffy In a statement, Kite Packaging said
The star speaker at the Carton Conference Gala Dinner in October organised by BPIF Cartons at London’s Business Design Centre,
The Pouch-Up®, already winner of the Starpack in the UK and holder of the Packaging Oscar, keeps on reaping the
Evolution Bottling and Packaging Solutions,providers of quality, innovative equipment, are in the process of formalising their collaboration with internationally renowned
BPIF’s Carton Conference, held at London’s Business Design Centre, will include the final of a marketing competition that aims to
The Carton Conference in October, organised by BPIF Cartons at London’s Business Design Centre, has attracted the attention of some
Crown has launched a new capping machine for the sealing of glass jars and bottles The metal packaging firm said
Aluminium bottle producer Daiwa will be showcasing its ‘Slim Wine Bottle Can’ at the Canmaker Summit in Japan Japan-based Daiwa
Paper and packaging multinational Mondi has announced that it will acquire Duropack’s operations in Germany and Czech Republic, which consist
Measom Freer has added 2 new sizes to its popular Metric bottle range – the 60ml and 1 litre options
The British Retail Consortium’s on-pack recycling logo has hit a new milestone after signing up its 150th user, the Indian
Heinz has launched two additions to its Classic Soup Special Edition range in a bid to attract a younger market
BrandOpus has linked up with the New Covent Garden Soup Co to create a revamped look for its packaging The
Denny Bros’ Fix-a-Form is being used on Saucy Fish Co packaging for a new promotional campaign Unique code marketing company
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