Round-Up: Packaging

Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news. To submit an item for inclusion, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.

  • The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal) has welcomed the launch of Metal Packaging Europe as an overarching European association that brings together manufacturers, suppliers, and national associations, to promote the benefits of rigid metal packaging.
  • Britvic has launched a new single serve 500ml PET bottle for sparkling variants of its popular juice drink brand Drench.
  • Iconic cereal brand Honey Monster Puffs is being relaunched with a lower sugar content and new packaging, as it evolves to become more relevant for the modern consumer.
  • Around 350,000 tonnes of household food waste, worth an estimated £1 billion annually, could be prevented through further changes to key food items in the UK’s shopping aisles, new research shows.
  • Siemens PLC (UK & Ireland) and glass manufacturer and contract bottler Encirc have agreed a memorandum of understanding that will see them enter a strategic digitalisation partnership.

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