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Following fast on the heels of the changes to its regions, Molson Coors has appointed a new managing director for
Famous for previously having redefined the vodka category, Absolut were looking for a new strategy that would elevate the brand
France will ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact packaging from 1 January The news comes after
China’s potential plans to prohibit the import of unwashed post-consumer plastics will jeopardise the chance of the UK meeting new
A new food engineering degree will play its part in tackling the severe shortage of UK engineering graduates according to
Tetra Pak has announced that it has completed a €42m site expansion in Singapore The firm has also announced that
Wold Top Brewery is using Smurfit Kappa’s new ‘MirriNor’ metallic board for its latest four-bottle gift pack design Yorkshire-based Wold
Schawk has claimed to have launched the industry’s first cloud-based print quality management platform, called ColorDrive The brand management and
The global market for bioplastics is expected to grow fivefold by 2016, according to European Bioplastics Trade body European Bioplastics
Corrugated and paper giant DS Smith has announced that it will save more from its acquisition of the recycled packaging
Gary Sweeney, managing director of leading conveying and materials handling specialist Exmac Automation explains how a recently completed upgrade of
Significant expansion of its wholesaling business combined with the continued acceleration of new shop openings have prompted Greggs, the UK’s
British dairy co-operative First Milk has launched its first sustainability report which lays out details of the company’s integrated programme
Scotch whisky exports maintained their value in the first half of 2012 at £1.8 billion, despite continuing pressure in some
Scotch spirits group William Grant & Sons has achieved annual sales of more than £1 billion for the first time.
The European Commission has adopted two pieces of legislation designed to make the use of flavouring substances in food even
To celebrate its 170th Anniversary Pilsner Urquell, the world’s first Pilsner style lager, hosted celebrations in Pilsen town square, on
The European contract manufacturing market in food and beverages is expected to roughly double in size by 2020, driven by
Based in Ashbourne Co. Meath and working in partnership with leading European fresh pasta producer, Giovanni Rana, supply chain specialist
Bryson Recycling will be the first firm to send its bales of used materials to the UK’s first beverage carton
Glanbia, the global nutritionals and dairy business group, is cutting 106,000 km a year from its delivery vehicle routes by
The length of time you spend chewing food may be at least as important as how full your stomach is
Kerry Group, the global ingredients, flavours and consumer foods group, is to establish an industry-leading Global Technology & Innovation Centre
As a leading manufacturer of specialty printers, Primera offer a wide range of products meeting the needs of small businesses
Zetar, the UK-based confectionery and natural snacks manufacturer, is being acquired for £42.7 million by Zertus Group, a leading group
Wincanton has been awarded a multi-million-pound, five-year contract by supermarket group Morrisons to operate its first ever dedicated UK convenience
Linpac Packaging has secured a contract to supply Poland’s meat processing company Pini Polonia with more than 100 million polystyrene
Treatt plc, has expanded its portfolio of natural distillates with two TreattSweet options. TreattSweet Extra 9856 and TreattSweet Sparkling 9857 enable
Carlsberg Group, the world’s fourth largest brewer, and its subsidiary Baltika Breweries, Russia’s largest beer company, are to invest up
Packaging ‘upcycle’ business Terracycle is aiming to boost the recycling of coffee packaging after linking up with Kenco Both companies
China’s potential plans to prohibit the import of unwashed post-consumer plastics will jeopardise the chance of the UK meeting new
Paper maker Arctic Paper’s Mukedals mill has acquired 50% of Kalltorp Kraft. Kalltorp Kraft is a water energy company running
Unilever has been announced as the latest firm to sign up to fund metal packaging recycling campaign MetalMatters The consumer
Recycling technology developer Enval has announced that its laminate recycling plant will be located at Alconbury, near Huntingdon In a
Students from Buxton Community College have won prizes for a recycling competition organised by mineral water brand Buxton and plastics
Paper maker Bolloré This Papers has launched, what it calls, a new eco label It said that its new label
The global market for bioplastics is expected to grow fivefold by 2016, according to European Bioplastics Trade body European Bioplastics
Bryson Recycling will be the first firm to send its bales of used materials to the UK’s first beverage carton
French firm Flexico is launching, what it calls, its ‘green’ packaging closing systems into the United Kingdom. The resealable packaging
With over twenty years’ experience working in the field of factory automation Phil Cooper joins the team at SCM Handling
Mexico-based Grupo Bimbo, which is one of the largest baking companies in the world, is strengthening its Spanish business, Bimbo
Design consultancy Echo has worked with Joe’s Tea Company to create a new look for the brand The design agency
Sweet‘N Low, has been rolled out into the retail sector, with Tesco the first major supermarket to stock the US
Burgen has launched limited-edition pink packs for October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Allied Bakeries plant bread
Chadwicks Sleeves has created primary branding shrink sleeves for Reflex Nutrition’s range of drinks There are 10 variants and the
The latest James Bond film has inspired another piece of special edition packaging, this time for Bollinger Champagne Called ‘002
Ardagh Group has produced a new bottle for the well-known Jameson triple distilled Irish Whiskey bottle Working closely with brand
A recent survey by Leatherhead Food Research asked the food and beverage industry what objectives are currently the most important
UK sports and energy brand Lucozade is introducing a new pack for its first ever pink lemonade flavoured variant to
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