Food Packaging

A bespoke packaging solution from Berry Global is helping Finnish dairy pioneer Valio to meet its commitment to reduce plastic usage by 15% in its single-use, single-serve packaging by 2026.

As part of this, Valio’s popular range of PROfeel® protein puddings are being switched to a custom-designed version of Berry’s CombiLight™pot.

Saputo Dairy UK’s on-pack promotion offers 25 winners the exclusive opportunity, and the promotion plays a nostalgic nod to Utterly Butterly’s aviation heritage.

From 1999 to 2006, Utterly Butterly was the key sponsor of the AeroSuperBatics wingwalking team and the team’s biplanes were wrapped with Utterly Butterly branding.

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.

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.

User @donuthole66 recorded his video from one of Walmart’s grocery store aisles, seemingly struck by the soup’s packaging. “What kind of AI [expletive] is this?” he asked.

“You tell me this is not made from AI,” @donuthole66 said as he showed viewers packages of Proper Good soup. “Probably produced by AI, too.”

The content creator then zeroed in on the package of the brand’s cheeseburger soup, which featured a picture of a burger on its cover. @donuthole66 appeared to take issue with the image on the label, noting that the food looked artificial. 

Arla’s new bottles are doing more than being your morning coffee’s best friend—they’re holding a promise to the planet.

Bottles With a Past

Arla has switched its Cravendale and B.O.B. 1-litre bottles, produced at the Stourton site, to post-consumer recycled PET (rPET). This means your milk bottle may have had a former life as a water bottle or other drink container. This bold move eliminates nearly 900 tonnes of virgin fossil plastics from production—a true heavyweight win for the environment.