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Widespread support for plastic packaging tax, new research reveals
22 August 2018 NewsMore than half of consumers in the UK and a third in the US are in favour of a tax on all plastic packaging on food products, new research has shown -
4 ways to make your food and drink packaging hit the spot
06 August 2018 PackagingThe food and drink sector has seen rapid growth in recent years, with UK consumer spend at £230 billion in 2016 according to The Department for International Trade. This has driven strong demand for new food and drink products, including the trendiest tipple and convenience foods,… -
The role of traceability in food fraud
17 July 2018 NewsImproved traceability is crucial in tackling food counterfeiting, says Miguel Campos, export sales manager at food packaging supplier Advanta -
New call on MPs to urge for better bread labelling laws
27 June 2018 BrexitThe Real Bread Campaign is urging the public to email their local MP to put pressure on Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to "protect shoppers from incomplete and potentially misleading loaf labelling" -
Unpackaged launches sustainable retail solution at Welbeck Farm Shop
13 April 2018 NewsThe sustainable retail concept allows customers to fill up their own containers full of cereal, pulses, pasta, rice and other raw and ambient foodstuffs using dispensers and weigh their goods before taking them to the till to pay -
Tracklements launches jute bag and POS promotion
01 February 2018 NewsFor every case of retail jars ordered online, Tracklements’ customers are offered a free jute bag and supporting point of sale material to encourage their customers to trade up to three jars -
Farm Shops Welcome Supermarket’s Decision on Fake Farm Brands
17 August 2017 NewsThe National Farmers' Retail & Market Association (FARMA) has welcomed the decision by Morrisons to eschew using 'fake farm' brands in its stores -
Opinion: Tackling Fake Farm Brands
02 December 2016 NewsThe rise of clever advertising being undertaken by food businesses to link their products to farms is hard to miss, says Michael Mack from FARMA -
When Disaster Strikes
06 January 2016 NewsWhen fire broke out at Deliwraps, this family-run supplier to the independent food industry was determined to make turn a disaster into an opportunity -
WBC Announces Bags For Life India Project
26 June 2015 NewsWBC, the UK's leading producer of printed Bags For Life, has launched a training project for the producers of jute bags in rural West Bengal -
Riggs Autopack Ltd Announced Manufacturer of the Year
27 May 2014 NewsThe announcement was made at the Pendle Business Awards, held on May 16th at Dunkenhalgh Mercure Hotel in Clayton Le Moors
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