Speaking at the Pro2Pac exhibition, Mintel International innovations and insight director David Jago told Packaging News: “Sustainability as an issue has not gone away and if you look at the tracking data that we have got, consumers ...
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Danish coffee firm Coffeebrewer has invented a disposable French press, which has been made from kraft paper and high-density polyethylene. The French press, known as Grower's Cup, lets coffee drinkers brew hot coffee straight from the ...
Tags: Coffee Bag Brewing System, kraft paper pouch, Packaging
Beverages company Coca-Cola will launch James Bond limited edition pack in all formats of the brand, such as can, PET bottle and aluminum bottle, which will be featured on the famous ‘gun barrel’ graphic to mark new Bond movie ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Beverages, bottle, PET bottle
Grant’s Whisky has launched a new look-pack, whose campaign will take off in late August 2012. The Grant's family tree will be displayed with the bespoke bottle's every pack and the consumer will be offered a £10 voucher to ...
Onboard Corrugated acquired corrugated packaging firm Calpack from East Kent Cartons, for an undisclosed sum. Welsh company Calpack, which has a 20,000ft2 facility with 15 employees, makes single face corrugated sheet in E-flute and micro ...
Tags: value products, face corrugated sheet, specification packs
Children’s soft drink Robinson’s Fruit Shoot, which that was removed from shelves following a packaging safety scare, is returning back to store shelves. In early July, Britvic made drink was forced to recall millions of ...
South Carolina-based McCall Farms, which specialized in vegetables that grow in the state including peas, beans, greens, okra, rutabaga and tomatoes, is working on a project to display the nutritional benefits of canned food on its labels. ...
Tags: Nutrition Info, canned food, labels
UK-based Linx has unveiled a new range of inkjet coding equipment Linx 7900 that can be monitored from a smartphone and increases scheduled maintenance periods from one year to 18 months, while helping in the reduction of costs. Linx ...
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Under the deal, which completed on 8 October, Reflex has taken on some 90 staff and Labelsco's 6,400sqm factory in Leicestershire. The business will continue to trade under the Labelsco name. Labelsco has made losses for a number of years ...
Tags: Reflex Labels, pharmaceutical, healthcare, agro-chemical, personal care
Jequiti Cosmetics on the last Father's Day in Brazil (12 August 2012) launched the Malte Blend, a male cologne in a packaging akin to a Whisky bottle. The company says the cologne is inspired by the world of whisky, which contains essence ...
Tags: cosmetics, packaging, whisky bottle, male cologne, container
Amcor Flexibles has completed a major investment to increase its capacity and production expertise in sterilisable packaging applications. AF Coulommiers supplies sterilisation pouches and reels to hospitals and medical device ...
Tags: Amcor Flexibles, investment, sterilisable packaging, medical pouch