November 2024

This new release called for a fresh approach to further enhance the label’s design.

In a departure from the core gin range, the usual clear bottle was replaced with a matte black spray finish.

The label takes the iconic Haçienda hazard stripes from their traditional position on the label border to front and centre, while hidden UV print reveals two pieces of artwork – on the front, the famous ‘Use Hearing Protection’ symbol and on the reverse.

PackSure Launches Drink Industry's First Packaging Resilience and Sustainability Testing Lab

Stirling, UK – The drinks industry now has its first dedicated laboratory for testing packaging materials, thanks to the launch of PackSure, a new facility aimed at improving packaging resilience and sustainability. Established with the support of a £200,000 Scottish Government grant, PackSure offers specialized testing services to help drinks brands create packaging that is more durable and environmentally friendly.

According to a GWP 2023 report, Brits use an estimated 227,000 miles of wrapping paper each year. Lind & Lime’s furoshiki wrap offers a zero-waste alternative to gift boxes.

Available in two patterns and made from 100% organic cotton, the gift can be tied into a scarf, hair accessory, bag, or pocket square once it is unwrapped.

Fraser Walker, sustainability executive at Lind & Lime, said: “Being organic accredited, B Corp and produced using 100% renewable energy, sustainability is at the heart of Lind & Lime.

Leading French Dairy Cooperative Moves Towards a Circular Economy

Laïta, one of the leading dairy cooperatives in Western France, has been focusing on reducing single-use plastic packaging in response to evolving customer expectations and regulatory pressures. Mathieu Boulc’h, Packaging Development & Procurement Manager at Laïta, highlights that customers increasingly demand more sustainable packaging options, and laws such as France’s AGEC regulation and the EU's PPWR are driving the shift toward recyclability.

Fearne & Rosie Founder Rachel says “In order to become the market leader in jams, we need to broaden our appeal and become more mainstream, offering an accessible, premium alternative. Our dream is to one day become the UK’s most loved and trusted family brand, helping to educate and inspire healthier lifestyle choices, and this is another exciting step on that journey. We want to be both accessible, and indulgent, sitting beautifully in customers’ kitchens and making them smile.

According to Ketel One, these AQR codes are designed to enhance product accessibility for consumers who are blind or have low vision, providing easier identification and access to detailed product information.

The QR codes will appear on Ketel One’s bottled Espresso Martini and Cosmopolitan products from the company’s ‘Cocktail Collection,’ which are set to hit shelves later this month. The enhanced QR codes can be detected by accessibility apps such as Microsoft Seeing AI, Be My Eyes, and Envision.

Sanofi Leads the Way in Sustainable Vaccine Packaging, Eliminates Plastic Blisters

Sanofi, a global leader in healthcare, is making significant strides in reducing the environmental impact of its pharmaceutical products, with a particular focus on vaccine packaging. Currently, 39% of Sanofi’s vaccine packaging is blister-free, a move that saved the company around 130 tons of plastic last year. By 2027, the company aims to make all syringe vaccines across its entire manufacturing network blister-free, marking a major milestone in their sustainability efforts.

Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a global market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the launch of its innovative bio-circular polypropylene (PP), which it sells under the brand name WENEW. WENEW is a groundbreaking advancement in sustainability for the restaurant and snack food industries. Derived from used cooking oil (UCO), this certified bio-circular ISCC Plus mass-balanced product represents a significant step towards a more sustainable economy, helping to displace fossil fuels.

Solenis, a leading producer of specialty chemicals, is collaborating with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG), an innovative technology company with a leading position in the global printing industry, to advance a more cost-effective way of integrating barrier coatings for paper packaging directly within the existing flexographic printing process.

Barrier coatings are used to repel hot and cold liquids, oils, greases, and water vapor in paper packaging.