Ever noticed how your favourite Walkers crisps almost always expire on a Saturday? That’s because the company’s production week starts on Sunday, so everything made that week shares the same “best before” date. This small detail points to a bigger challenge: the changing number of stock-keeping units (SKUs) in consumer goods is making food and […]
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London Packaging Week catches up with Sarah Mwathunga, Strategic Lead for Beauty Futures at Design Bridge and Partners, to explore the emotional, cultural, and environmental forces set to reshape consumer experiences over the next decade. Looking toward 2035, a future that once felt distant is now close enough to shape. It’s a time charged with […]
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Training and development for the food and drink sector will be enhanced with a new partnership that will bring together sector leading industry and academic expertise. The University of Nottingham is partnering with Briggs of Burton to launch a new training academy that will provide theoretical and practical training to its staff and valuable hands-on […]
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Building on the success of its SL60 series of cost-effective miniature temperature and humidity data loggers, Signatrol has launched an updated version of TempIT5, the software package that works alongside the data loggers. The new look TempIT5 offers significantly increased speed, reliability, and efficiency with several high functioning features that are particularly beneficial to food and […]
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If Wales’ Workplace Recycling Scheme sets a precedent, enough extra food waste could be recycled in the next year to offset 8 million tonnes of CO2 More than 8 million kilograms of extra carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) could be offset by Simpler Recycling legislation*, experts at sustainable waste management company Biffa predict. Simpler Recycling – […]
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James Cropper, the advanced materials and speciality papermaker with a 180-year heritage, has chosen Osapiens to ensure compliance with the evolving requirements of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). With a heritage dating back to 1845 and operations in more than 50 countries, James Cropper is a global leader in papermaking and sustainable material innovation. Renowned […]
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July 2025 marked a major milestone for Ritter Sport UK and Ireland as the beloved German chocolate brand celebrated its 10th anniversary in style, with an unforgettable event at its UK headquarters, in Leeds. What began in 2015 with just one employee, a car full of chocolate, and a bold belief that a square, premium […]
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Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co. KG in Bargteheide has been awarded the EcoVadis gold medal this year. Having scored 78/100 points, the drive manufacturer is part of the top 4% of all globally rated companies while raising its score by 10 points compared to last year. As an independent family business, NORD has always been standing for […]
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Vivian Loftin, Co-founder of Recyda, will share how digital tools are transforming packaging compliance at London Packaging Week 2025. As Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations continue to evolve across Europe, businesses are facing increasingly complex compliance challenges. Shifting fee structures, stringent data requirements, and rising cost implications are reshaping the packaging landscape. For companies with […]
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Big names, Big innovations, Big opportunities. It’s all coming your way at the UK’s biggest processing and packaging machinery event – PPMA Total Show® 2025, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 23-25 September. As always, it’s completely free to attend making it an accessible and valuable resource for business owners, decision-makers and technical teams alike. INNOVATIONS […]
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