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ROUND-UP: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.
PET bottle made entirely from plants unveiled
The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled the world’s first fully recyclable PET plastic bottle made entirely from renewable plant materials.
Ecotrophelia UK finalists announced
IFST and Campden BRI have announced the finalists of Ecotrophelia UK 2015. Student teams from Cardiff Metropolitan University, University of Nottingham, PepsiCo and Leeds Trinity University will go on to compete at Ecotrophelia UK. This year marked the most entries ever received for Ecotrophelia UK, so the competition was high. The entries were carefully reviewed […]
ROUND-UP: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. The European beverage packaging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.64% from 2015-2019, according to a new report from research firm Technavio In […]
100-year celebrations
This year sees the 100-year anniversary of the iconic Coca-Cola contour bottle. To celebrate this milestone, the company has turned to Ardagh Group to manufacture a limited edition 25cl aluminium bottle. Ardagh’s specialist plant in Beaurepaire, France has applied its expertise for high definition, high resolution printing, with a series of striking designs on aluminium […]
Videos hope to inspire next generation
Britain’s food and drink producers must ramp up efforts to attract the next generation of nutrition experts, development chefs and innovation specialists if they are to continue leading the world in developing new, exciting and healthier products, says the Food and Drink Federation (FDF). With National Careers Week in mind, the FDF partnered with some […]
New brand strategy for Coca-Cola portfolio
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) has announced that it will be unifying the Coca-Cola portfolio of products – including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero and Coca-Cola Life – under a new one-brand strategy to promote the full choice of Coca-Cola variants. Over the years, as consumer taste, preference and lifestyles have changed, Coca-Cola has launched and […]
Sugar rush
UK food and drink associations have been fighting industry’s corner following the publication of an article by the The BMJ, which suggests that industry funding is swaying expert opinion on nutrition issues. Entitled Sugar: spinning a web of influence, it states, “An investigation by The BMJ has uncovered evidence of the extraordinary extent to which […]
FDF appoints three chairs
Leaders at McCain, Kellogg’s UK and Coca-Cola GB will be taking on chairmanship of three Food and Drink Federation (FDF) steering groups. Nick Vermont, regional CEO of McCain Foods, has been appointed chair of the Sustainability Steering Group, which provides FDF’s strategic lead on sustainability and environmental issues affecting the wellbeing of the food and […]
Soft drinks industry launches new primary authority partnership
The British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA), which represents soft drinks manufacturers including A G Barr, Coca-Cola and Refresco Gerber, has launched a UK-wide trading standards scheme with Surrey County Council. They have joined together to give BSDA members opting into the scheme assurance that policies and procedures in place in their premises cannot be changed […]
PACKAGING: Round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. Research and Markets has released the Global Baby Food Packaging Market 2015-2019 The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.67% over the period 2014-2019. CCL Decorative Sleeves […]
SHELF LIFE: Round-up
Here is your weekly round-up of Shelf Life news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com. The Coca-Cola Company will roll out the global brand Fanta in a frozen carbonated format in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Denmark initially, with […]
Coca-Cola teams up with Every Can Counts
In a bid to boost recycling among consumers, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) supported its Coca-Cola UK Christmas truck tour with a new initiative developed in partnership with Every Can Counts. Volunteers from CCE and Every Can Counts engaged with members of the public about recycling whilst they queued to claim their free sample of Coca-Cola product […]
Fanta Frozen comes to Europe
The Coca-Cola Company will roll out the global brand Fanta in a frozen carbonated format in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Denmark initially, with the support of European frozen drinks expert Slush Puppie. Further countries will follow at a later stage. Fanta sits among the biggest beverage brands in the world and Fanta Frozen […]