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Transcend Packaging acquires BioStraw’s assets
South Wales-based Transcend Packaging Ltd, a manufacturer of sustainable paper-straws, has acquired Leeds-based BioStraw Ltd’s assets.
Do ‘trade secrets’ offer enough protection?
The product made according to a recipe can of course be seen, felt, tasted and touched – but the recipe itself, and the method by which it is manufactured, is intangible.
Tetra Pak explores graphene for food and beverage industry
Tetra Pak has joined the European Commission Graphene Flagship project as the representative from the packaging industry to explore possible future applications of graphene in food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing.
Business news, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
F&B needs to focus on environment and health
Tetra Pak has revealed findings from a global study in partnership with research firm Ipsos on the two most pressing consumer demands: the environment and health.
BCMPA to highlight outsourcing opportunities at Food Matters Live
The British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association (BCMPA) will be returning to Food Matters Live at London’s ExCel, November 19-20.
JF Hillebrand undergoes rebrand and outlines future growth plans
JF Hillebrand, a global logistics provider to the beverage industry, has rebranded and streamlined its affiliated companies for an enhanced customer experience in its 175th year.
FDF: tariff schedule confusing and complex
Changes to tariffs facing both imports and exports will lead to massive trade distortions that will be bad for business and consumers alike.
lunch! Innovation challenge Winners revealed
Six exhibitors struck gold at the lunch! trade show, winning coveted Innovation Challenge Awards.
Winners of the PPMA Awards revealed
The processing and packaging machinery industry celebrated another year of outstanding achievement and business excellence at its eighth PPMA Group Industry Awards.
Corbion to showcase latest portfolio innovations at FI Europe
Corbion, a supplier of biobased food ingredients, will use Fi Europe 2019 as a platform to showcase its range of solutions for enhancing nutrition, stability and flavour profiles across savoury foods, confectionery, bakery and more.
Coca-Cola European Partners sets new sustainable packaging goals
Coca-Cola has unveiled its first ever sample bottle made using recovered and recycled marine plastics, demonstrating that one day, even ocean debris could be used in recycled packaging for food or drinks.
Registering trade marks with Gin Lane
Gin is big business, worth over £600m in the UK as reported by the Wine and Spirts Trade Association.
Vieve to plant 10,000 trees following new flavour launch
Vieve, a UK-based start-up sport nutrition company, plans to plant one tree for every pack sold of its protein water, hoping to plant 10,000 trees in areas of Kenya affected by man-made devastation.
Almost a fifth of all food and drink launches in Europe are organic
According to Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), in the last 10 years, the total share of new global food and drink product launches with organic claims has risen from 6% to 10% between August 2009 and July 2019.