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$540 Billion Global Food Waste Bill Exposed for 2026

As businesses return from 2025’s holiday trading season, new data has revealed that food waste continues to erode margins and is one of the costliest, yet hidden, challenges in the global retail supply chain. This is according to the ‘Making the Invisible Visible: Unlocking the Hidden Value of Food Waste to Drive Growth and Profitability’ report, […]

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NBCo Joins the Bottle Collective to Advance Dry Moulded Fibre in Scale

The Bottle Collective, an initiative driven by PulPac and PA Consulting, has welcomed NBCo as its newest member. NBCo, is a sustainable solutions provider, specialising in fibre materials. It joins the collective to explore Dry Moulded Fiber alternatives for the beauty and personal care sector. “We’re now looking to push both Dry and Wet bottles […]

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Midlands Packaging Society Visits Sherbourne Recycling, Coventry

On November 4th 2025 the Midlands Packaging Society embarked on an insightful visit to Sherbourne Recycling in Coventry, exploring the facility’s innovative approaches to recycling and its role in fostering sustainability within the packaging industry. The visit provided members with a unique opportunity to witness state-of-the-art recycling technology and engage in meaningful discussions about the [...]
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The Midlands Packaging Society 2025 AGM & Visit to Everards Brewery, Leicester.

We are pleased to report that on September 30th our Annual General Meeting was attended by 14 members of our Society. Tim Barbary remains as our chair and Victoria Whyley was elected Vice Chair. Emily Hilditch will run our website and Ian Morris will continue as Secretary and Treasurer. The meeting was held at Everards [...]
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Carlsberg Britvic £20 million investment in new canning line at Rugby factory creates more than 30 jobs

Leading drinks business, Carlsberg Britvic, is investing £20 million in a new soft drinks canning line and building extension at its Rugby factory – creating more than 30 new jobs and bringing total investment in the site over the past five years to more than £60 million. The new line will significantly increase production capacity, […]

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Koenig & Bauer Strengthens Printing Companies with new “Protected at Print” Initiative

With their strategic “protected at print” initiative, Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection is giving the printing industry a boost and helping its customers expand their value chain. The initiative aims to enable printing companies to develop from being mere service providers into full-fledged protection partners for their customers. This new positioning provides printing companies [...]
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Coveris Introduces Mono Material Tortilla Wraps

As part of Coveris’ No Waste mission, their new MonoFlex Thermoform film packaging replaces non-recyclable, mixed material thermoforming substrates, while maintaining a long shelf life.   The new product has resulted from close cooperation with a tortilla wrap manufacturer, seeking a more sustainable alternative to the previously used PA/PE structure. The primary challenge was identifying […]

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Pack to the Future Conference 2025 – Artificial Intelligence: its impact on the Packaging Supply Chain

On July 23rd, the Midlands Packaging Society hosted the 13th annual Pack to the Future conference at Loughborough University. Bringing together over 100 professionals from materials, supply chain, production, branding, academia, and retail, the event focused on a timely and transformative theme: “Artificial Intelligence: its Impact on the Packaging Supply Chain.” The conference served as [...]
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Outstanding Service Award for Christian Rössel at this year’s Pack to the Future Conference

The Midlands Packaging Society held this year’s Pack to the Future conference at Loughborough University. The conference, with over 110 attendees was devoted to the subject of AI within the packaging industry. During this event, we were pleased to present a Certificate of Outstanding Service to Christian Rössel in recognition of the dedication and support […]

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Parkside Partners with Riverford to Enhance Recyclable Root Vegetable Packaging

Parkside’s advanced packaging technology is supporting organic veg box company, Riverford, to achieve the next evolution of its recyclable packaging solutions for fresh produce.  The new bags are made from vertical form fill seal, kerbside recyclable paper-based material and incorporates advanced water-based coatings that provide robust moisture and grease resistance. This ensures that Riverford’s root vegetables remain [...]
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