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 [email protected].

• Crown Aerosols & Speciality Packaging Europe and Nestlé Professional have teamed up to create a new packing format for the Nescafé range of coffee brands in the UK.
• Thai lager Chang Beer is marking its 21st anniversary by revolutionising its packaging. The brown bottles are being replaced by a new emerald green and gold design.
• Magners bottles have been relaunched, along with new packaging across all cans and draught formats.
• Diet Coke is partnering with Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie from Fox Searchlight Pictures, which releases in cinemas nationwide on 1 July.
• Parkside has launched Parkscribe Steam, a self venting steam bag for frozen vegetables.
• Smurfit Kappa has expanded its Pouch-Up range thanks to the use of new filling technologies.