Packaging

Tobacco Firms Fume Over New EU Salvo In Cigarette Smuggling War

A European Union plan to crack down on cigarette smuggling has manufacturers such as British American Tobacco Plc up in arms about red tape, signaling that...

La Molisana Pasta To Unveil New Packaging

Italian pasta company La Molisana has announced plans to renew its branding and packaging, according to Gdoweek. The purpose of the redesign is to creat...

Hilton Food Group Reports Steady Growth Across The Board In Q1

The Hilton Food Group has reported that its financial position remains strong after a good first quarter performance, underpinned by good operating ca...

UK's The Co-op Aims For 80% Recyclable Packaging By 2020

UK retailer The Co-op has announced that its members have voted in favour of making 80% of its packaging easy to recycle by 2020. The plan, announced at...

France's Système U To Scrap Private Label Line ‘Bien Vu’

French retailer Système U is to scrap its premium private label line Bien Vu as a result of falling sales figures, Linéaires has reported....

Over Three Quarters Think Glass Is The Most Environmentally Friendly Packaging Material

More than three quarters (76%) of Europeans see glass as the most environmentally friendly packaging material, a Europe-wide study has found. This repre...

Ardagh Group Sidesteps €50 Million Patent-Infringement Verdict

Packaging giant Ardagh Group has been ordered to pay $50.3 million (€46.2 million) to Green Mountain Glass, which holds a patent on technology involve...

Germany's Klöckner Agrees To Buy Linpac To Boost Food Packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast Group, a German maker of packaging materials, has agreed to buy UK firm Linpac Senior Holdings Ltd to bolster its food-container b...