Sustainability
Crické, insect-based snacks
Crické, a new-food brand specialising in insect-based savoury snacks has launched its product line to challenge the UK’s healthy-snack-market.
Iggesund Paperboard mills awarded Gold Standard
The Holmen Group’s paperboard manufacturer, Iggesund Paperboard, has received the highest rating for sustainability in an evaluation done this year by the rating firm EcoVadis.
Sleaford Quality Foods makes green packaging pledge
Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF), a cross-category supplier of multiple packaged foods, has made a pledge to ensure all its packaging is recyclable or compostable by 2022.
Packaging Innovations enjoys record breaking year
Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print saw a record breaking year at Birmingham’s NEC, with 300 industry suppliers, and almost 7,000 visitors.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
WRAP and OPRL announce strategic partnership
WRAP and OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) will work together towards meeting the UK’s recycling targets.
Synergy Flavours expands in Thailand
Flavour company, Synergy Flavours, a division of Carbery Group, has doubled the size of its Thai operation to meet growing demand for its innovative flavour solutions in Asia-Pacific. The expansion of its site in Samutprakarn has created an additional 2500m2 of space, including 1,500m2 dedicated to manufacturing, plus five new sensory labs. The additional space […]
Round Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Hey vegans, don’t milk it!
Now, I’m all for people making lifestyle choices (I, for example, go boxing several times a week, drink wine rather more frequently than that, enjoy the odd chicken curry but also love a mushroom risotto). But no one really needs to know that. Why would anyone care?
NSAFD launches packaging apprenticeship
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) is urging young people to ‘Blaze a trail’ in the growing packaging industry with the launch of a new degree apprenticeship.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Urban Bistro set for growth as orders flow in first year
Urban Bistro, a food-to-go vending solution, is gearing up for further UK wide growth just a year after the start-up was launched by Crewe-based Wrights Food Group.
Glanbia posts full year results, plus new acquisition and board changes
Glanbia, the global nutrition group, has announced its results for the financial year ended 29 December 2018. Its subsidiary, Glanbia Nutritionals, has also acquired US-based Watson for $89m (€78.4m).
Plastic pallet supplier’s recycling pledge
Goplasticpallets.com, “The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company”, has pledged to recycle every plastic pallet and plastic box it supplies to customers.
Alternatives to All
One of Innova Market Insights’ top trends for 2019, Alternatives to All, reflects the rise of replacement foods and ingredients.
Why consultation ‘pause’ is a big deal
Following pressure from the food and drink industry, this week we learn that the Environment Secretary Michael Gove has apparently agreed to ‘pause’ a series of planned consultations that will affect the sector.