Carlsberg Group is putting its new Fibre Bottle into a large-scale trial: with 8,000 bio-based and fully recyclable beer bottles being sampled across Western Europe.
The Absolut Company, part of Pernod Ricard, has partnered with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in Sweden, to develop an innovative natural fiber-based closure cap for its bottle.
The Sazerac Company will buy Lough Gill Distillery in Ireland to create a ‘world-class whiskey facility and visitor attraction’, expanding the distillery’s capacity and footprint.
Tetra Pak is developing a fibre-based barrier to replace the aluminium layer currently needed in food and beverage packaging like juice boxes and milk cartons. We caught up with Tetra Pak’s Davide Braghiroli, Product Director Packaging Materials and Alternative...
Sweden’s Buen Vato is launching a cardboard tequila bottle: saying it is ‘on a mission to shake-up the drinks industry’ by investing in sustainable manufacturing and cutting transport emissions.
Molson Coors has broken ground on a new $65m variety packing warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, as part of its long-term plan to bring more hard seltzer production in-house.
Swiss packaging group Tetra Pak has unveiled a set of research collaborations that it hopes will help accelerate innovation to address the challenges facing the global food system.
Nestlé-owned mineral water brand Buxton has delivered on its 2019 commitment to switch to recycled PET plastic (rPET) in the UK. We caught up with Hayley Lloyd House, Nestlé Waters UK Head of Corporate of Affairs and Sustainability, to find out how this...
The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling partner Swire Coca-Cola Hong Kong is targeting to make its packaging 100% recyclable by 2025 and use 50% recycled material in its bottles and cans by 2030 in a bid to minimise waste.
Even though 59% of Americans have access to curbside recycling, only 27% of plastic bottles are currently recycled – a grim statistic that is not only bad for the environment but also bad for CPG businesses, such as The Coca-Cola Co., that are striving...
Given that 40% of all emissions in wine production comes from the manufacturing and transport of glass, UK start-up When in Rome is rethinking conventional packaging. FoodNavigator hears what has and hasn’t worked…
What part does FMCG play in turning the tide on plastic pollution? What more can governments do to make an impact? And whose responsibility is it to educate consumers about their role in tackling the global plastic crisis?
Chivas Brothers, the Scotch Whisky business of Pernod Ricard, will make a £88m ($110m) investment into two strategic Speyside single malt distilleries: with a focus on upgrading sustainable technologies and building production capacity to meet the global...
Amongst FMCGs, governments, and consumers, who is responsible for turning the tide on plastic pollution? FoodNavigator asks Coca-Cola Europacific Partners GB, NGO A Plastic Planet, and plastic alternative start-up Sulapac, for their takes on the plastic...
UFlex Limited, India's largest flexible packaging material solution and polymer science company, is setting up India's first U-shaped paper straw manufacturing line for its aseptic liquid packaging business.
The Brewers Association – the trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers – has released its 2021 list of the US’ top brewers and craft brewers.
French liqueur company Giffard has mastered the challenges of balancing craftsmanship, tradition and family values with the required production prowess to serve 90 markets worldwide. BeverageDaily finds out how.
Elopak ASA and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd have agreed Nippon Paper will produce and sell Elopak's lineup of Pure-Pak packaging for liquid food and beverage products worldwide and introduce them to the Oceania region.
Japanese beverage giant Kirin has highlighted its plans to boost the long-suffering domestic beer market as well as innovating with sustainable packaging.in a new medium-term business plan.
Plastic particles are ubiquitous pollutants in the living environment and food chain. For the first time, scientists evaluated the internal exposure of plastic particles in human blood.
A new report from Finland’s Technical Research Center (VTT), Recycling Food Packaging, highlights technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years, and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary technological...
High-pressure processing (HPP) of food is effective at destroying harmful microorganisms and poses no more food safety concerns than other treatments. However, HPP is not as effective on milk and some ready-to-eat foods (RTE), according to an EFSA opinion.
Following success in canned cocktails and beers, the wine industry has fast picked up on this format and sees it as a way to broaden appeal to other audiences. However, Alex Green, founder of UK wine distributor, Beyond Wines, argues that it is wrong...
Ball Corporation has launched construction of what is set to be the largest drinks packaging factory in the UK, creating 200 jobs at the SEGRO Park, Kettering Gateway.
Coors Light will start transitioning to sustainably-sourced cardboard-wrap carriers in North America later this year, as it pledges to eliminate plastic rings from its packaging globally.
The Barcelona Packaging Hub has been created to promote collaboration between different companies in the province of Barcelona, while giving visibility and value to the packaging technology of companies in the sector.
UK soft drinks business Britvic is joining forces with University of Cambridge-backed company Xampla to develop tech to protect its vitamin fortified drinks.
Coca-Cola has announced that at least 25% of its beverages sold globally across its portfolio will be sold in refillable or returnable packaging by 2030, scaling up initiatives such as its ‘universal bottle’.
A partnership between Stora Enso and Pulpex is set to see selected market testing of paper bottles in 2022: with the goal of moving to large scale production in the coming years.
US-headquartered SPX FLOW, Inc., a provider of process solutions for the nutrition, health and industrial markets, has launched a sustainability initiative the company said drastically reduces the total amount of clean water a homogenizer uses.
The UK Government is preparing to introduce a deposit return scheme, which it describes as a ‘key part’ of producer responsibility proposals that aim to boost the circular economy and recycling rates. According to packaging supplier Tetra Pak, this approach...
