British alcohol industry has welcomed the government’s challenge to take action to handle drink-related harms that cost £21bn annually. The new pledges form a part of the industry's continuing commitment to the government's ...
Tags: UK Alcohol Industry, harms, Food
The FMCG giant, one of the UK’s biggest users of packaging, has released its latest sustainability update which said it used around 178,000 tonnes of packaging, including glass, aluminium and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic, ...
Sidel, a global provider of liquid packaging solutions, has announced that it was awarded a major project in Ikeja, Nigeria, by the Nigerian Bottling Company, a member of the Coca-Cola HBC, one of the world’s largest bottlers of ...
Tags: Sidel, Coca-Cola Contracts
Alimentaria is one of the most important food and drinks trade shows in the world. This fact is recognised by the major international operators in food and drink manufacturing, distribution and trade. This is a benchmark event ...
Tags: Footprints
Teledyne DALSA is helping a company in China to realize the full potential of machine vision. By incorporating the Canadian firm's multi-camera embedded machine-vision technology into its products, Shangdong-based Mingjia Packaging ...
The announcement of the sale which takes effect from today [1 October] was made jointly in Cincinnati, Ohio where Multi-Color Corporation has its world headquarters and in Glasgow. The current chairman John Watson has been with the ...
Over the last 20 years, WorldFood Moscow has grown to become a major meeting place for the food and drinks industry and a vibrant source of products for the Russian market.Exhibitors are grouped in nine main sectors, ensuring visitors can ...
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The firm will unveil the Cartocan at this year's Packaging Innovations show in October. Alexir said that the Cartocan is the first and only cylindrical packaging format made from carton board to be filled aseptically with liquid and have ...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in conjunction with the soft drinks industry, trade associations and WRAP, has launched Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap (SDSR). The initiative was launched by Food ...
Tags: Soft Drinks
The overall retail value of the UK soft drinks industry increased by 3.3% in 2012 to nearly £15bn, according to the 2013 UK Soft Drinks Report, 'Refreshing the nation', by the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). Overall volumes, ...
Tags: Soft Drinks, Food
Global packaging company Closure Systems International (CSI) has announced the launch of the new closure Omni mini XP for carbonated soft drinks and beverages in the industry. The new lightweight, one-piece / linerless 28mm closure, which ...
The chief executive of soft drink manufacturer Nichols has announced he’s standing down on the day the firm posted 9% group sales growth for 2012. The Vimto maker Nichols drew praise for 'a very good performance in a challenging ...
The new design will roll out across all packaging formats as of March. In the new design, the logo, typography and bottle shape have all been evolved to deliver what Pernod Ricard call a “more distinctive, modern feel that emphasises ...
Tags: Pernod Ricard, New Look, Malibu
The OFT is scrutinising the deal to see if it could result in a “substantial lessening of competition” in the UK drinks industry. The firms said in a joint statement: “[We] have been informed…that the OFT is ...
The UK glass industry (all sectors) produces an estimated 4 million tonnes of glass per year, divided as follows in the generalised subsectors of Container, Flat, Fibre and Domestic (including Crystal and Special Glass):/p> Production of ...