Mike Revell, Executive Chair of the FPA, explains how uncertainty around packaging taxes, innovation, and sustainability is shaping the future of UK hospitality and foodservice. There’s a certain irony in the quiet hum of a coffee machine, that familiar soundtrack to British mornings, when you realise how fragile the ecosystem behind that £2.50 cup has […]
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‘20 years of connecting people with sustainable farming and food production’ LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) has officially launched the 20th anniversary campaign for Open Farm Sunday, calling on farm businesses and supply chain partners to come together next June to champion sustainable, nature-friendly agriculture. Plans for 2026’s flagship industry open day were unveiled at a […]
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Showerings, the Somerset-based fine cider producer, is celebrating what experts are calling one of the sweetest harvests in recent memory, with over 2,700 tonnes of Dabinett apples collected this season, almost triple last year’s 1,000 tonnes. Weeks of summer sunshine across southern England have concentrated sugars in the fruit, echoing the conditions described by orchard […]
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Next-gen human–robot teaming. At the recently concluded IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2025), RealMan Robotics made a major breakthrough with the debut of its RealBOT Embodied Open Platform. The company successfully conducted a cross-regional teleoperation demonstration, linking Beijing and Hangzhou, 1,200 km apart, to showcase the real-time collaboration capabilities of embodied […]
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Mediterranean bakery, confectionery and savouries supplier Dina Foods has invested £1m over the last three years in an ongoing programme of manufacturing upgrades, as demand for its authentic foods grows. Dina Foods’ latest investment was the complete overhaul of its pitta line in August, which is now fully operational. The pitta line is one of […]
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To meet the growing demand for food and cleanroom applications, FANUC has unveiled the latest model in its LR Mate industrial robot range. The compact and powerful LR Mate 10-11A Food/Clean has a 10kg payload and is compliant with ISO 4 Class cleanrooms, making it ideal for use in highly controlled environments across sectors such […]
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As thoughts move to 2026 and what the second half of the decade might bring, we speak to some of the innovators working to make a more productive future come to pass. Technology has always been at the heart of packaging. In the 1800s, state-of-the-art machinery was used to drive innovations in box making, bag […]
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McCain led funding enables Community Shop Eastfield to provide essential support to local families Over 7,300 local residents supported so far with essential food aid, with 1,600 participants gaining new skills through community-led courses McCain deepens community roots with new shop opening in North Bransholme, Hull McCain Foods, the UK’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato […]
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The Board of Logistics UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Fletcher as CEO. Ben joins on 1st December and will take on his full responsibilities from the start of the new year. Ben joins Logistics UK after enjoying a highly successful career including, most recently, senior roles within Make UK where he held […]
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Discover how paper is reinventing packaging at Packaging Innovations & Empack 2026, where creativity, sustainability, and innovation converge. For decades, paper has quietly been the backbone of communication, packaging, and creative expression. It has wrapped gifts, carried words, and protected products, yet in recent years it has been asked to do far more. Sustainability is […]
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