Dhamecha Group, the largest member of Unitas, has announced plans to open its 14th depot as it celebrates its 50th year in business. The new depot, set to open in Bristol later this year, reinforces the family-owned wholesaler’s long-standing focus on cash and carry enabled by investment and innovation. It will significantly extend Dhamecha’s geographic […]
Continue Reading
Walker’s Shortbread, one of the most beloved Scottish brands, has today been awarded with The King’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade 2026 category. The award marks the fifth time Walker’s has been recognised for its export success, having previously won the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement four times, making Walker’s the most awarded […]
Continue Reading
Scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh are cooking up a healthier, greener vegan cheese. Professor Stephen Euston has been working with a food innovation company for almost 10 years to make vegan cheese healthier and more sustainable. The team has just received funding from the UK Research and Innovation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council […]
Continue Reading
Leading plant-based brand Alpro today announces the launch of Alpro Matcha, the UK’s first ready-to-drink (RTD) soya-coconut based matcha drink. Now launched on shelves in Sainsbury’s, with wider distribution across other major retailers by June, Alpro Matcha is a plant-based drink made with green tea matcha, combined with a soya-coconut base to provide a creamy texture and tropical taste. Versatile and served in a convenient 1L format, Alpro […]
Continue Reading
SALTWELL Group, the owner and producer of SALTWELL® naturally lower sodium salt, has opened a new production facility in Chile, close to where its raw materials are sourced. The site will enable the company to meet growing global demand for its solutions from food manufacturers, who face mounting pressure to cut sodium levels in their […]
Continue Reading
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Powerade and Smartwater to be recognised brands across Glasgow 2026 Partnership announced at CCEP’s East Kilbride site as major sporting event returns to Scotland The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, will be the Official Soft Drinks Partners to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth […]
Continue Reading
SIG announced a 24% year-over-year sales growth in 2025 for its alu-layer-free aseptic cartons, that reduce the already low CO2 footprint of standard SIG packs even further. This milestone marks another leap forward in the company’s ambition to create a regenerative food packaging system. The sustained growth proves the market’s appetite for low carbon, recycle-ready […]
Continue Reading
Aqua Libra, the UK’s fastest growing infused sparkling water brand, has expanded its range with the launch of a 12 can variety pack into major retailers nationwide. Aqua Libra’s Infused range is clean-label flavoured water, and this move taps into the increasing demand for flavoured water alternatives, where Aqua Libra is already growing ahead of […]
Continue Reading
Tetra Pak has won the Microsoft Intelligent Manufacturing Award (MIMA) 2026 in the Scale! category for its next-generation automation and digital portfolio, Tetra Pak® Factory OS™. The Scale! award recognises intelligent industrial solutions leading the way in the breadth of value chains, clients or internal processes they impact, across different levels of maturity. Tetra Pak® Factory OS™ is a suite of modular, open and scalable smart factory technologies designed […]
Continue Reading
Every year, 80 million Easter eggs are purchased in the UK. Waste management experts BusinessWaste.co.uk have calculated that a whopping 5,672 tonnes of packaging will be binned. 25% of your Easter egg is actually just packaging By analysing ten popular high street Easter eggs, experts uncovered that on average, most products are just 75% chocolate, […]
Continue Reading