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Brixton Brewery rebrands to support election awareness campaign
A new nationally representative YouGov poll of 4103 adults in Britain commissioned by Brixton Brewery has discovered a worrying lack of knowledge about how elections work and people’s eligibility to vote across Britain, as mayoral elections approach on the 2nd May. Despite photo ID being a requisite to vote, the research found that over a…
Alupro urges people to ‘Munch, Scrunch, Recycle,” this Easter
Alupro is hopping into spring with the launch of its latest Easter-themed promotional campaign, ‘Munch, Scrunch, Recycle!’. Aimed at local authorities, the programme will encourage residents to think more carefully about their waste this Easter. Each year, around 80 million Easter eggs are bought in the UK, , most of which are wrapped in recyclable…
Crown secures ASI certification for Mexican operations
Crown Holdings has received the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for its Mexican operations—the latest addition to a series of responsible sourcing credentials around the globe. By monitoring materials into their downstream stages, the certification aims to verify whether organisations maintain due diligence as their products move throughout…
INX to highlight Sustainability and Customer Collaboration at drupa 2024
With two months remaining before drupa 2024 is held, INX officials are getting ready for the return of the world’s leading tradeshow for print technologies and graphic communication. One of the leading global ink manufacturers, INX not only will present a broad range of inks, coatings, and colour management solutions, but also demonstrate its commitment to…
Jimmy’s Iced Coffee joins forces with Myprotein
Jimmy’s Iced Coffee says it is helping retailers answer consumer demand for on-the-go protein beverages, with the launch of its brand new collaboration with Myprotein. Available in Original flavour, with Caramel rolling out in April, Jimmy’s Myprotein Iced Coffee contains protein enriched milk and boasts 5.6g of protein per 100ml, as well as being HFSS-compliant. The…
Silgan: Aligning sprays with the stars
As International Fragrance Week unfolds, Silgan Dispensing is celebrating this annual celebration honouring a rich history of perfume. Silgan has 60 years of expertise in fragrance dispensing. Amidst the festivities, Silgan Dispensing remains dedicated to enhancing the fragrance experience, offering expertise and modern solutions to fragrance enthusiasts worldwide. The art of perfumery has long captivated…
Constellium in the running for $75 million to fund low carbon tech
Constellium’s West Virginia facility has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $75 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding as part of the Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP). This investment will help fund the implementation of breakthrough low-to-no…
Latamcan 2024: Important Information
Preparations for Latamcan 2024 are well underway and it promises to be a great event. The numbers support this claim with a whopping 101 exhibitors, 187 canmakers representing 98 can making companies and organisations from 19 countries plus 278 executives representing 149 companies that supply equipment, raw materials, consumables, services and technology from 20 countries…
Omni develops new canned pet food made of cultivated meat
Cultivated meat company Meatly and sustainable, novel protein pet food company Omni announced the development of a new pet food made with cultivated chicken protein. According to the companies, the product marks the first cans of pet food to use cultivated chicken as a protein source. For Meatly, the new product represents a significant step…
Westmeath canning company ‘frustrated’ with new recycling scheme
The founders of a Westmeath company have been left “frustrated” with the new Deposit Return Scheme, which they say has caused “big challenges” for small breweries in Ireland. Bevcraft, located at Mullingar Business Park, is a market leader in Europe’s ‘craft can’ sector, which specialises in can decoration, filling and distribution. They say the new…
