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“Everyone Plays”: air up? Combines Innovative Scentaste™ Technology With a Limited Art Edition for the 2026 Summer of Football

As the world comes together for a global football event this summer, it’s all about community. air up? captures this energy and presents its first Artist Collection: In collaboration with Munich-based artist GABE, the brand transforms its revolutionary Scentaste™ technology into a limited-edition design piece under the motto “Everyone Plays”. Scentaste™: The drinking revolution At […]

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Where design meets accountability

Packaging is no longer judged by appearance or efficiency, but by its measurable impact across systems, where design, regulation and commercial consequence now converge, says Sema Tezel Basbug, Head of Marketing at London Packaging Week. This is the defining shift. Packaging is increasingly understood as the outcome of interconnected decisions, including material, structure, logistics, storytelling […]

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Walker’s Shortbread launches ‘Wee Chunkies’ as a major new brand innovation 

 New indulgent, heatable format shows strong appeal with younger shoppers and aligns with 7.5% growth in “treats for tonight” shopper missions Walker’s Shortbread, the 128-year-old family-run Scottish shortbread manufacturer, is introducing a brand-new product, with the launch of Wee Chunkies. Marking an exciting step forward for the brand, the launch offers a genuine innovation in […]

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BMPA calls for pragmatic UK-EU SPS agreement following Lords evidence session

John Powell of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) yesterday told the House of Lords European Affairs Committee that post-Brexit sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers continue to impose unnecessary cost and friction on UK meat exports, despite UK and EU standards remaining closely aligned. Giving evidence alongside Tom Bradshaw, President of the NFU and Richard […]

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Company Shop Group significantly increases redistribution capacity with investment in new frozen redistribution centre

The UK’s leading redistributor of surplus products, Company Shop Group, has announced that it is opening a new redistribution centre handing frozen products, in a multi-million-pound investment that adds significant scale and capabilities to enable the food and drink industry to redistribute more surplus. The 73,007 sq ft site based in Darton, South Yorkshire, will open […]

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World Cheese Awards 2026 opens for entry on 11 June

The world’s largest cheese competition will be accepting registration for entry online. Calling all cheesemakers! On 11 June, the 38th World Cheese Awards will start accepting registrations for entry. The most highly respected and well-recognised celebration of cheese on the planet is taking place in Córdoba, Andalusia from 12-15 November, as the centrepiece of the […]

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The Spice Is Right – Fajita Kit Maker Santa Maria Reduces Carbon Emissions by 12 Tonnes a Year with Atlas Copco On-Site Nitrogen Technology

At Santa Maria’s Milton Keynes facility, best known for producing fajita kits, seasonings, salsas and tortillas, nitrogen is an essential part of the production process. It is used in the final product as a 30 per cent filler gas within modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) as well as to blanket bulk silos, protecting ingredients from oxidation […]

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Making sustainability measurable with Poly-clip System – less material, lower energy consumption

Sustainability is increasingly becoming a decisive economic factor in the packaging industry. Rising energy prices, growing cost pressure, and stricter regulatory requirements are forcing companies to rethink their processes. Poly-clip System, a specialist in clipping machines and clip packaging solutions, demonstrated at Interpack 2026 how ecological and economic goals can be successfully combined: through modern […]

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One in ten food product recipes going organic, according to food tech firm 

New research has revealed an upsurge in organic ingredients being used across mainstream food product development, well ahead of trending supermarket shelves. Point74, a Midlands-based food tech firm specialising in product development software, has tracked a steady year-on-year rise in organic ingredient use across the thousands of recipes created within its software. The food tech company confirmed that momentum for organic […]

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