The UK food industry has fallen short of the 5% target of sugar reduction across food products set by Public Health England (PHE) in the first year of its 4-year sugar reduction program. According to a report unveiled by the executive ...
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Allied Glass, in collaboration with the Retail Institute, Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Gin have recently run a competition for the final year design students to create a new premium gin pack for the Leeds Gin Brand. Students were ...
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UK supermarket chain Tesco has unveiled plans to remove hard to recycle packaging from its business by 2019. Speaking to several suppliers at an Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) event, the company announced that it will remove, ...
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Rethink Plastic alliance stated that the European Commission’s new tax on non-recycled plastic packaging waste within the new EU budget might fail to address the plastic pollution crisis. The proposal, unveiled in the Multiannual ...
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Hiland Dairy has introduced new ice cream packaging along with three new flavors. Made with fresh, pure milk from local Hiland Dairy farmers, Hiland Ice Cream is a timeless treat synonymous with summertime. And, to celebrate summer, ...
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The global flexible packaging market size is expected to reach $293.03bn by 2022, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Growing demand for the product in the food and beverage sector is expected to stir up the growth of the ...
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St-Luc Labels & Packaging has purchased and installed a Comexi L20000 water-based laminator at its headquarters in Belgium. Employing more than 200 people, St- Luc prints and converts flexible packaging from its production sites located ...
UK bottled water brand Highland Spring is planning to trial a new 100% recycled plastic bottle in the country. The trial, which is said to be the first for the UK bottled water category, is scheduled to commence in June this year and is ...
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Diamond Packaging has won five awards in the 25th Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition, the industry's premier showcase for foil stamping, embossing and other specialty effects. Awards were announced last month at the FSEA IADD Joint ...
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Tetra Pak has announces that its new tubular heat exchanger with P2P (product to product) technology now has 3-A certification. P2P heat exchangers are typically used by dairy, beverage and ice cream producers, and can also process ...
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Coca-Cola bottler Arca Continental has unveiled plans to construct a new production and distribution facility in Houston, Texas, US. Through its subsidiary Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages (CCSWB), Arca Continental will build the facility ...
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DS Smith has completed the acquisition of North American packaging company Corrugated Container Corporation (CCC) for an undisclosed amount. The CCC, which is a family-owned business, has around 190 employees across its four operations in ...
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Plant-based meal kit firm Purple Carrot has further strengthened its mission of sustainability with the introduction of a new 100% curbside recyclable packaging solution. The new corrugated boxes, which has been designed to help minimize ...
Schreiner MediPharm, working in conjunction with the Dutch technology firm Experts in Communications & Connectivity Technology (ECCT), has developed a smart blister pack for a global pharmaceutical company. The pack has been developed for ...
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Packaging machinery solutions provider ProMach has expanded its Western US capabilities with new Southern California facility in Corona, California. The facility will serve as the company’s new home for upgraded and extended ...
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