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Wine to be packed in cartons in UK for first time
The first wines to be packaged in cartons in the UK have been unveiled. Wine importer Raisin social is the first to take advantage of the partnership between Greencroft Bottling and Tetra Pak, and is working with two South African producers – Namaqua Wines and Du Toitskloof – to package their wines in Tetra Prism […]
Soft drinks NPD on the up
New product activity in soft drinks appears to be on the up, with rising levels of global launch activity recorded by Innova Market Insights over the past two years. Fruit juices and drinks dominated launch activity with over 43 per cent of the total, reflecting the extremely diverse range of products included in the category, […]
Milestone for corrugated packaging
Corrugated packaging is celebrating its 130th birthday by looking to the future, according to the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) Corrugated Sector. The packaging material was first developed in the United States for wrapping fragile items such as bottles. However, it was another American, Robert Thompson, who patented the machinery to produce corrugated board in […]
‘Greenest ever’ refillable bottle
Plastics packaging firm Petainer has developed what it’s calling its ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle. The new bottle is manufactured using more than 25 per cent post-consumer ‘one-way’ recycled PET plastic but has the same performance characteristics as a refillable bottle made entirely from virgin material, according to Petainer. "This is a very exciting development,” says […]
Sauces and spreads market grows – but consumption falls
The value of the UK sauces and spreads market grew by 4.7 per cent to just over £1 billion (€1.2bn) last year, according to a new report by market analyst Key Note. However, the firm says that rising commodity prices are the primary reason behind the growth, as consumption has declined. “Brands in the sauces […]
First UK soft drink with stevia? SoBe it
Britvic has, together with PepsiCo UK, become the first to market a soft drink containing purified stevia extract. The reformulation of SoBe V Water will offer health-conscious consumers a vitamin water with zero-sugar, and meet growing demand for low-calorie refreshment, according to the firms. From the end of this month, all six SoBe V Water […]
Healthy appetite for sauces, as NPD hots up
New product activity is heating up in the prepared sauces market. According to Innova Market Insights, the market – which includes a range of different product types, including pasta sauces, cooking sauces, bottled and table sauces and condiments, and salad sauces and dressings – has seen an ever-increasing number of launches globally over the past […]
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Top news for recycling
The Co-operative has reduced the tint in all of its own-brand plastic coloured milk bottle tops, to make it easier for them to be recycled into new bottles. The food retailer sells 202 million bottles of milk every year, and says that, previously, the amount of recycled plastic that could be used to make new […]
Innocent tops environmental packaging poll
Packaging professionals have named ‘Innocent’ their most admired brand for its environmental approach to packaging, according to a new survey. Put together by packaging trade show firm easyFairs, the survey questioned 289 packaging professionals, asking them a number of questions – one of which was to name a brand that they really admired for its […]
Sauce of inspiration
Plastics packaging technology firm Petainer has chosen a design by students at Birmingham City University in the UK as winner of the company’s second international student design competition. The competition challenged students to develop innovative new ideas for a PET container for juices and food. The winning design by students Chan Yung Khang, Yoan Dahan […]
Algatechnologies sees red
Natural astaxanthin manufacturer Algatechnologies has collaborated with Novel Creation to develop Maximum Red Alga – a liquid dietary supplement of natural astaxanthin using AstaPure 10% astaxanthin oleoresin as its main active ingredient. Due to be launched in the US and Europe next year, the product was developed using a technology that enables oil-soluble ingredients –such […]
Coffee market chilled out
While the ready-to-drink or iced coffee market is relatively mature and showing only modest growth in much of Asia, levels of interest elsewhere in the world appear to be growing, according to Innova Market Insights. This is not only in the relatively well-established US market, which is the number two global market after Japan, but […]
Barcode-blocker breakthrough
A brand new packaging material that its manufacturer says will stop the widespread problem of ‘double scanning’ in multipacks is about to hit the market. The new material is the brainchild of Hi-Cone – a firm specialising in multi-packaging for beverage, food and consumer goods – and is the result of ten years’ development. It […]
Valpre to be bottled at new green plant
Coca-Cola South Africa has announced the opening of its new Valpré plant and the introduction of PlantBottle packaging to Africa. The new state-of-the-art facility will fill Valpré Spring Water in Heidelberg, south-east of Johannesburg. Selected for its close proximity to markets and distribution sites in the Guateng Region and a similar source water profile as […]