Due to a wide range of factors, most notably the cost-of-living crisis but also concerns around sustainability, private label (supermarket own) products are growing in popularity across Europe. New research from global packaging producer Amcor shows the...
Glass remains by far the most dominant packaging format for wine and spirits. But it's heavy to transport, creating concerns over carbon emissions. Will consumers accept the innovations trying to offer more sustainable packaging formats?
US packaging machinery shipments in 2022 continued on 2021’s rapid growth trajectory. While economic uncertainty is now starting to hit the market, machines designed around sustainable packaging and those that cater for the boom in e-commerce will continue...
Plant-based beverage brand Rebbl rebranded its line of drinks with a focus on occasions and conveying to consumers how to use the product, as the company looks to LTO flavors to grow trial, brand CMO, Mike Quinones, told FoodNavigator-USA.
We speak to Julia Trebels, category & consumer insight manager at SIG, to find out more about the research and development process behind the market-first product.
Recent international research has revealed that professionals in the food packaging industry are addressing demands for greater sustainability and consumer preference with innovative approaches to material choice and the processes involved in production.
Coca-Cola has launched new secondary packaging for 1.5 liter multipacks of Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite in Austria: which will save plastic and significantly reduce production energy costs, says the company.
PACK EXPO Las Vegas promises the largest show in its history: featuring more than 2,000 exhibitors across nearly 1 million square feet of exhibit space. Here's some of the innovations and events to look out for if you're there this week.
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling has revealed plans for a substantial expansion of its operations at its current facility in Rancho Cucamonga: adding full production capabilities.
Single use plastic has long been vilified, prompting beverage makers to swap out plastic straws for paper alternatives. But fresh research warns paper straws in Europe contain ‘forever chemicals’, and that using such straws potentially contributes to...
Neste, a Finland-based supplier of renewable fuels and feedstock for plastics, is partnering with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of PET bottles with renewable materials replacing fossil alternatives (via a mass balance...
Ball Corporation announced on Thursday (17 August) that it has reached an agreement to sell its aerospace business to BAE Systems. It says this will enable it to accelerate its aluminum packaging initiatives and embrace 'untapped potential'...
Packaging firm Frugalpac has sold its first paper bottle machine to a US company after striking an agreement with the California-based Monterey Wine Company (MWC).
In what is considered a landmark study, a team of international researchers has identified cancer risk – and other human health findings – associated with the production, use, and disposal of plastic.
The food processing and packaging company is inviting dairy industry stakeholders to examine how the sector could drive down emissions from dairy production and processing.
The dairy co-operative says swapping plastic with fiber-based caps could reduce the plastic used in its milk cartons whilst improving recyclability at the same time.
Global beer giant AB InBev is investing €31m ($34m) in upgrading its Belgian breweries in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Hoegaarden and Leuven: which will help expand its non-alcoholic beer portfolio.
Gin specialist Crafter’s has created a unique edible ‘gin spray’ to circumvent the challenges arising from consumer reluctance to participate in product sampling after the COVID-19 pandemic.
An aluminium product projected to have a carbon footprint 50% lower than the European average will soon hit the drinks packaging market following a collaboration between Amcor Capsules and Aludium.
Plastic packaging does an enormous amount of harm to the environment, taking up land in landfill sites and maiming wildlife on both land and sea. However, it also contributes to climate change, emitting high levels of greenhouses gasses into the atmosphere....
The UK throws away around 100 billion pieces of plastic each year, much of which goes into landfill. Tetra Pak North Europe managing director Alex Henriksen told FoodNavigator about how inexorably politics and food packaging are tied together.
A new €29m ($32m) recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons is starting operations in Poland, with Stora Enso and Tetra Pak collaborating on the project.
PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) held a ceremonial groundbreaking for its new 115,000-square-foot distribution facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado this week.
Lurgan, Northern Ireland-based Classic Mineral Water invests £3.4m in developing a third bottling line as it extends its reach into the own-label market and creates 16 new jobs.
Diageo has provided funding to establish the British Aluminium Consortium for Advanced Alloys (BACALL), a collective of industry experts aiming to create a circular economy for aluminium in the UK.
Meet Xampla, the British company innovating solutions for two separate industry challenges: plastic pollution and the protection of valuable vitamins and nutrients. Food-Navigator Europe caught up with Stanley Mitchell, Head of Business Development at...
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has strengthened its commitment to eliminating virgin plastics in its bottles with an investment in scaling up technology to convert hard to recycle polyester into high quality recycled PET (rPET).
Singapore-based kombucha firm Wild Boocha is tapping its expertise in stainless steel vat brewing as well as its unique keg retail format in order to effectively capture local consumer interest.
Krones has signed an agreement to acquire 90% of Ampco Pumps Company LLC, a Wisconsin company supplying sanitary pumps and applied products like mixing and blending equipment to the food, beverage, dairy processing, personal care and pharmaceuticals markets.
As consumer support for sustainable packaging gains pace, labor shortages and supply chain constraints are hindering the sustainability efforts of the food and beverage industry in the UK and Ireland.
Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) has been delayed. The scheme, which had been due to start in August, will not now begin until 1 March 2024. The delay is proving controversial, with many campaign groups speaking out against it. However, some drinks...
Having identified potentially harmful health effects on the immune system, EFSA has set a new, significantly lower, tolerable daily intake of Bisphenol A.
Switching to easier to recycle coffee packaging – while preserving flavour and aroma – is a key challenge facing coffee roasters, but one that Sweden-based Löfbergs claims to have solved in collaboration with Amcor.
The flavor of beer begins to change as soon as it’s packaged - so does it stay fresher in a bottle or can? In a new study published in ACS Food Science & Technology, scientists looked at each packaging format.
