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New Can Makers research shows why majority UK adults prefer canned beverages
New research by the Can Makers has confirmed that consumers prefer cans as they are convenient, easily recyclable, and keep drinks cold even during the summer months. A series of focus groups took place in Spring 2023, supplementing omnibus research carried out earlier in the year to gain a better understanding of the motivators driving…
Paris Packaging Week launches Future Leaders initiative
Paris Packaging Week has launched Future Leaders, a new initiative designed to highlight, celebrate and give a voice to the rising stars of packaging in the beauty, personal care, luxury, drinks and aerosol sectors. The Future Leaders programme will bring together a group of packaging professionals under the age of 30 who are making a…
New report highlights pressures on packaging industry
New research from Industrial Physics has highlighted the pressures facing packaging professionals and the risks that cannot be overlooked in the ‘race to innovate’. The international survey of packaging professionals operating in the consumer goods, food and beverage, and medical and pharmaceutical industries found that 96% of packaging decision-makers believe it is important for companies to…
South African fruit canning industry faces uncertainty
The canned fruit industry in South Africa faces an uncertain future as farmers focus their attention on different crops following the closure of one of two of the largest canned fruit producers in South Africa. Last year, Tiger Brands announced that the company would be closing its Langeberg and Ashton canning factory, one of the…
Chanel chooses an aluminium decoration for new perfume bottles
Chanel is continuing to move forward with more environmental-friendly product ranges by including an anodised aluminium strip instead of the galvanised polished brass in its Chance eau de toilette range . To rise to the challenge of this change in material, the luxury fragrance brand has called on the expertise of G.Pivaudran, a French-based manufacturer…
Scotland’s DRS at risk of collapse
Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf has insisted it will be “extremely difficult” for the deposit return scheme (DRS) to go ahead as the policy was on the brink of collapse after UK ministers missed a deadline for a change of heart. The Scottish Government Cabinet will today consider whether to scrap the key environmental and…
Domestic aluminium demand down 3.5% in Q1 following strong demand in 2022
The Aluminum Association released preliminary estimates as part of its monthly Aluminum Situation statistical report showing demand for the aluminium industry in North America (U.S. and Canada) declining 3.5% through the first quarter of 2023. This follows estimated 4.8% demand growth through the end of 2022 and comes during a period of significant investment by U.S. aluminium…
PepsiCo to shut US distribution facility
PepsiCo says it plans to close a distribution center in Muncie, Indiana, “in the coming months” with work at the location being distributed to neighboring locations. The earliest the plant would close is September, according to The Star Press in Indiana. In a statement, PepsiCo said the facility currently employs about 100 people. The company is in…
83% of packaging professionals question sustainability of their supply chains
New research has revealed 83% of packaging professionals think their company’s supply chain is either not as sustainable as it could be or not sustainable at all. The findings were revealed in a survey of senior industry leaders carried out at the SPC Impact 2023 conference in Texas. The poll of experts from a range of…
BrewDog reports £24 million operating loss
BrewDog has reported an operating loss of £24m, with adjusted earnings before tax of just £600,000 for the past year. However, the Ellon-based brewery’s annual report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 also revealed 13% revenue growth to £321m last year, up from £286m in 2021. Chair Allan Leighton explained that investments in…
