27-Mar-2007 - UK food producers, and the packaging companies which supply them, could benefit from growing consumer concern for quality rather than price, predicts a newly-formed trade...
27-Mar-2007 - The ultimate consumer convenience pack has arrived in the form of a flow-wrap that you can open cleanly - with your teeth.Sigpack Systems, part of...
27-Mar-2007 - Marks & Spencer (M&S) says it is committed to working with the UK's first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling plant, which operator Closed Loop London (CLL)...
27-Mar-2007 - A wave of first-time applications for polylactide (PLA) in peelable and die-cut lidding, laminated boards, pouch materials and sandwich packs is set to delight consumers,...
27-Feb-2007 - Tesco has chosen to pack a range of frozen vegetables in polyethylene-based 'oxydegradable' bags, having previously opted to use similar materials for all of its...
27-Feb-2007 - The European Food Safety Authority has issued new guidance on safe levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in contact with food to address concerns and confusion...
27-Feb-2007 - GlaxoSmithkline (GSK) says it is moving away from using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) shrinksleeves on its beverage bottles because the sleeve material is stopping the polyethylene...
27-Feb-2007 - National newspaper campaigns and a flurry of parliamentary Early Day Motions (EDMs) targetting 'excessive packaging' have underlined the need for a revitalised watchdog in this...
29-Jan-2007 - The longer shelf-life achievable with multilayer films in particular, means that packing as well as converting operations are increasingly going overseas, says one industry expert.The...
29-Jan-2007 - Brown's time has finally come, with the long-awaited chance to turn the Houses of Parliament upside down. Or has it?For now, the 'brown' in question...
29-Jan-2007 - Fateful decisions about the collection and recovery of post-consumer polypropylene (PP) and possibly other polymers are likely over the next few months.Retailers have publicly championed...
29-Jan-2007 - Small and medium-sized food businesses in the London area could benefit from a £2M fund intended to encourage recycling and responsible waste management.Provided by London...
27-Dec-2006 - The launch of a Kraft board salad tray for Pret A Manger, and the promise of new fibre-based packaging in the spring with even broader...
27-Dec-2006 - With the UK's collection networks for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) still in their infancy, the cost of collected and reprocessed post-consumer recyclate (PCR) bought from mainland...
27-Dec-2006 - The greater availability of servo drives, electronic controls and robotics is transforming the levels of flexibility offered by mid-range packaging machinery now available on the...
27-Dec-2006 - The arguments putting bio-based packaging on a par with biofuels in Europe, and so justifying EU regulatory and fiscal support, are filtering through to decision-makers,...
27-Nov-2006 - After 12 months of rising energy and materials costs, packaging manufacturers are planning double-digit price increases, with aluminium food and beverage cans leading the field.Impress...
27-Nov-2006 - Major users of plastic pots and tubs, including Unilever, are considering moving away from high-quality, in-mould labelling as new technology improves the results achievable with...
27-Nov-2006 - A new Scandinavian vending system, where chilled and frozen food can be microwaved to order, is using the resilience and insulating qualities of fibre to...
30-Oct-2006 - Improvements in aluminium oxide (AlOx) and silicon oxide (SiOx) barriers for clear flexibles have persuaded Mondi Packaging to invest in a new single-serve food pouch.The...
30-Oct-2006 - A new national initiative to reduce glass waste from the wine industry by encouraging bulk imports looks set to win support on the basis of...
30-Oct-2006 - As Mars Drinks prepares for the launch of its Moment du Chocolat microwave beverage, its contract packer, Mailway Packaging Solutions, is already planning for larger...
30-Oct-2006 - The move to relocate increasing volumes of packaging production overseas, much of it following the food industry itself, is putting the entire supply chain at...
02-Oct-2006 - Biopolymers with impeccable environmental credentials are too often less convincing when it comes to performance - but a new generation of additives is helping to...
02-Oct-2006 - Further evidence that retail-ready requirements can stimulate other unrelated improvements is provided by a recently-developed system for cheese, says the creator of the pack.DS Smith...