UK beverage carton recycling heading towards ‘national coverage’ – ACE UK

Beverage carton recycling has continued to increase in the UK, with half of all local authorities in the country now making kerbside collections, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the...

NEWS IN BRIEF

Tetra Pak records 4.3% sales increase in 2012 despite ‘tough year’

Tetra Pak has reported net sales of €11.16bn ($14.6bn) for 2012 – a 4.2% year-on-year increase – despite what the Switzerland-based firm described as a “tough year.”

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Tetra Pak makes ‘a good start’ to 2020 environmental goals

Tetra Pak has reported further progress towards its 2020 environmental goals, following “a good start” in 2012.

Tetra Pak director outlines ‘holistic’ approach to sustainable packaging

Mario Abreu, global environment director, recycling and base materials, at Tetra Pak’s Global Environment team, tells BeverageDaily.com that while closed-loop recycling is important, the firm favors a more holistic approach...

Tetra Pak ends 30 year Wrexham odyssey to political 'disappointment'

Tetra Pak has confirmed to BeverageDaily that it will close its current UK and Ireland commercial and distribution hub in Wales but plans to open a new site in the...

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Tetra Pak claims ‘world first’ in aseptic carton packaging

Tetra Pak says its TBA/19 Retrofitability Kit allows clients to transform the package shape and base area on the same machine platform, and claims the launch is a world first.

TETRA PAK VIDEO EXCLUSIVE

Tetra Pak researches processing methods to tap ‘explosive’ coconut water trend

Kit Lai, director of Tetra Pak’s Soya- and Coconut Knowledge Centers, discusses the global growth of coconut water and soya milks as categories, and the firm's latest formulation and processing...

New Tetra Pak carton blazes Russian trail with Coca-Cola brand

Tetra Pak and Coca-Cola Hellenic announced today that they have partnered to deploy the packaging company's new Tetra Gemina Aseptic (TGA) Leaf carton for the first time worldwide, for the...

Tetra Pak invests in Singapore to crack coconut beverage innovation

Tetra Pak has completed a €42m site expansion in Singapore and opened a ‘coconut knowledge’ center at the site, as it tipped the US as the main driver for impressive...

Tetra Pak boosts Turkish output with lamination investment

Tetra Pak has invested €25m in lamination facilities at its Turkish packaging material plant, to lift beverage carton production capacity by 20%.

Tetra Pak presents…its cheapest ever screw-cap carton

Tetra Pak is launching a new carton for juices, milk, nectars still drinks and wine with an innovative ‘pull ring’ from March 2013, and hailed the lowest-cost screw cap carton...

Tetra Pak cartons face fight to seduce UK wine lovers

Tetra Pak cartons hold the lowest appeal among all packaging formats for UK wine consumers, and face a tough fight to win significant market share from the likes of glass...

Customer feedback drove carton range revamp to boost line speed: Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak says customer feedback led it to introduce new sizes for a carton range popular in developing markets such as China, but claims they could also cut waste and...

New UK wine carton can win over fine wine producers - Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak has launched its first ever wine carton that will produced in the UK in a new 75cl size, and has told BeverageDaily.com that there is no reason why...

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Tetra Evero Aseptic offers ultimate 'functionality' but we also address need for affordability: Tetra Pak

Last May Tetra Pak launched the world's first 'carton bottle' called Tetra Evero Aseptic. Michael Grosse, executive vice president of development and engineering, told Ben Bouckley how it was performing...

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

(Usain) Bolt from the blue: Tetra Pak's 'Hyperspeed' concept takes carton-filling world by storm

Tetra Pak sprung a major surprise at Anuga FoodTec 2012, whipping the covers off a modified A3 Speed filling machine called 'Hyperspeed Concept', which can process an incredible 11 cartons per...

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Tetra Pak to launch colour-changing milk cartons in 2013?

Tetra Pak has refused to comment on a media report that it is set to launch milk cartons that change colour when left out of the fridge for too long.

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Tetra Pak bids for consumer cachet with new ‘curvaceous’ shapes and easy-opening closures

Six new Tetra Pak packaging designs launched at Anuga FoodTec 2012 reveal a movement towards appealing curvaceous shapes, easy-opening closures suiting elderly consumers and tear-off closures for one-shot probiotics and...

DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012

Electron beam ‘breakthrough’ sees Tetra Pak hit carton hyperspeed at Anuga

Tetra Pak has unveiled what it claims is the world’s fastest carton filling machine – over 11 units per second – and says the concept was only realisable due to...

Tetra Pak sales top €10bn, processing unit sees double-digit growth

Tetra Pak announced net sales for 2011 of €10.36bn – a 5% increase on 2010 - thanks to strong growth in emerging markets and its processing business.

Eco concerns clear in recent Chinese, Indian customer visits: Tetra Pak

Tetra Pak says that during recent client visits in both India and China, customers have shown an increased interest in environmental issues such as energy use, water consumption and product...

Tetra Pak upgrades sugar-dissolving unit

Tetra Pak has launched an upgrade for its Tetra Albrix sugar dissolving unit that it has claimed lowers costs and reduces energy consumption on previous versions.

Beverage and dairy boom spurred Shanghai PDC centre, Tetra Pak

Aseptic packaging giant Tetra Pak has opened a product development centre (PDC) in China to provide beverage and dairy companies with specialist equipment and expertise to cater for a boom...

Tetra Pak CEO discusses demand for functional packaging that doesn't cost the earth

FoodProductionDaily.com gained an exclusive interview with Tetra Pak president and CEO Dennis Jönsson to discuss the demand for less packaging but improved product functionality, as he prepared to address delegates...