UK: Great Little Grains launches breakfast cereal in a tube
Great Little Grains, a UK-based cereal firm, has announced the launch of a new line of breakfast cereal packed in a board tube. Sown & Grown mueslis and granolas are promoted as “batch produced” and “expertly crafted in the heart of the English countryside” using “100% British grains”. Developed in partnership with packaging Alexir, the […]
France: Danone unveils wrap-free Evian water multipack
Danone, the French dairy and non-alcoholic drinks multinational, is set to launch a new version of its Evian water multipacks that are collated using glue rather than a shrink wrap, according to a report in LSA. Developed in collaboration with packaging firm KHS, the new pack is said to have required 24 months of development […]
China: Yake Food to enter mineral water market
Fujian, China based candy manufacturer Yake Food has entered the mineral water market with a “premium” offering under the Changbai Springs brand name. The line is said to feature an award winning packaging design and is based around the core idea of a “Changbai Oasis” offering “the first morning cup of water”. According to PET Engineering, […]
South Korea: Too Cool For School introduces mascara with adjustable brush
Too Cool for School, a cosmetics manufacturer based in Seoul, South Korea, has recently rolled out a new “transforming” mascara under the brand Dinoplatz Twisty Tail. The new product is described as featuring an adjustable dial that allows consumers to customize the brush to the desired angle in a choice of three positions. When the […]
Japan: Kao develops ‘easy refill’ haircare pack
Japanese personal and household manufacturer Kao has announced that it has developed a new pouch pack that is designed to make it easier to refill shampoo bottles and similar products. Named the Raku Raku Pack (Easy Easy Pack), the product has a “universal design” that “anyone can understand and use easily” and also has environmental […]
Switzerland: Emmi launches microwaveable fondue
Emmi Group, a manufacter of specialty and artisan cheeses and dairy products, has recently rolled out a new microwaveable All In One Fondu bowl. Designed in cooperation between Ardagh Group, the University of Twente and consultancy DeDutch, the ready to (h)eat concept has been developed to meet Emmi’s requirements, Ardagh said. Ardagh chief commercial officer, […]
USA: Researchers develop milk cap capable of detecting spoilage
Researchers at the University of California Berkeley and Taiwan’s National Chiao Tung University have developed a milk cap that is claimed to detect spoilage before the milk is poured. The closure has been made with a 3D printer and, according to Liwei Lin, professor of mechanical engineering at Berkeley, the breakthrough means that one day […]
USA: Tetra Pak launches Tetra Top bottle
Tetra Pak has introduced Tetra Top, a paper-based bottle, to the US market through the Just Water brand of spring water. According to the manufacturer, Tetra Top offers new possibilities to beverage companies, being both recyclable and having environmental benefits in the manufacturing process. “Tetra Top provides brands with a distinctive look in a crowded […]
USA: Coca-Cola unveils “first PET bottle entirely made from plants”
The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first PET plastic bottle entirely made from plants during the World Expo in Milan, Italy. The pack is the latest development in Coca-Cola’s PlantBottle series. PlantBottle is currently made from sugarcane and waste from the sugarcane manufacturing process using a patented technology that converts […]
Italy: Ferrero to develop new packaging based on hazelnut shells
Ferrero, which purchases a quarter of the world’s hazelnut supply and produces 180 million kg of Nutella chocolate spread per annum, is collaborating with Stora Enso, and PTS, a German research institute, to develop a new material called EcoPaper which is based on waste hazelnut shells. Miguel Sanchez, mill manager at Stora Enso, describes that […]