Diet Coke, manufactured by Coca-Cola has announced plans to update its packaging by switching to new packaging design introduced last fall, beginning 1 September 2012. The new design features a section of the Diet Coke logo, cropped to ...
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Beverages company Coca-Cola is adopting the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC’s) On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL), in a bid to lessen the proportion of plastic drinks bottles going to landfill. Through the OPRL system, Coke will ...
Top ten sustainable textile trends, with the potential to influence eco thinking of the future highlighted by WGSN Materials team: 1. Compress fibres to produce new eco materials 2. Luxury unwaste redefines recycling 3. Changing the ...
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UK food group Princes has devised a GBP1.6m (US$2.5m) advertising campaign across its portfolio to push its 'Yours to Enjoy' brand message. The campaign, which launches this month, aims to promote the "different usage occasions, ...
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The UK government has announced it is recommending a standardised, hybrid approach to front-of-pack (FOP) nutritional labelling. The labels outlined will incorporate a combination of guideline daily amounts (GDAs), colour coding and ...
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The last bottle of 6.5-ounce Coke in its distinctive glass bottle rolled off the line this week at the Coca-Cola bottling plant and immediately fetched a cool $2,000 in an auction attended by executives,distributors and Coke enthusiasts. ...
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Mars Inc has extended its Uncle Ben's rice offering in the UK with the launch of a 'Twice the Fibre' line. The food giant is hoping to target parents looking to get more fibre into their family meals with the range, which offers "a blend ...
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Heinz has extended its baby desserts pots range in the UK with the addition of two new SKUs. Fruity Pudding with Banana and Oats, and Fruity Yogurt Peach, designed for babies aged four to 36 months, are available in four-packs of 100g ...
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Organic baby food brand Plum Baby has launched a range of meals for babies based on recipes from around the world. The Taste Adventures meals, targeted at babies aged ten months plus, will be the first use of international recipes for ...
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The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA)'s consumer website has released a new YouTube video, Meet Norman, that shows how bottled water bans are having an unintended effect by shifting consumption to less healthy drinks packaged ...
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UK baker Warburtons has extended its Half & Half bread offering with the launch of a medium loaf. Half & Half Medium joins Warburton's Toastie loaf launched last month. The baker said it is hoping the launch will drive further growth in ...
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Nestle and General Mills have said they will cut the amount of sugar in 20 breakfast cereal products by up to 30%. Cereal Partners Worldwide, the companies' venture to sell products outside North America, said it would lower the sugar ...
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Gluten-free food manufacturer Dr Schar has opened its first manufacturing facility in the US. The European firm has seen strong growth in demand for gluten-free products in Europe and the company said the opening of the New Jersey-based ...
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Spanish discount retailer Dia has announced plans to launch a neighbourhood store model across Spain under the banner Dia Fresh. The format, which focuses on consumers' demands for fresh products, will stock items such as fruit, ...
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Knowing that Eastern philosophy and Western science can be complementary in other fields, Estee Lauder applied the thinking to skin care and the pursuit of skin radiance. The culmination of years of pioneering innovation is Osiao, "a new ...
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