Europe: UK water drinks to grow 50% by 2021, report
UK consumption of water drinks increased 11% in 2016 to more than 3,700 million liters, with a retail value in excess of £2.7 billion...
Europe: Christmas box design wins logistics award
Smurfit Kappa has won the Transport and Shelf-ready Packaging Solution award at the NL Packaging Awards 2017 on March 16 in Hilversum, the Netherlands.
The...
Europe: Millennials find fruit juice healthy, report
Millennial fruit juice drinkers in Europe view 100% fruit juice as a healthy beverage, according to the findings of a consumer survey conducted by...
Europe: Positioning chocolate as a healthy snack
The snacking market is being revolutionized by a consumer backlash against sugar, salt and artificial ingredients, as well as changing lifestyle and personal wellbeing,...
Americas: Consumers prefer diet over pills to sleep better, finds survey
Rather than popping pills to sleep, a survey reveals more US consumers would prefer to eat well in order to sleep better.
This survey was...
Europe: RPC company designs seafood container with strainer
RPC Superfos has designed a UniPak container with an in-built strainer to pack a new range of seafood products in brine and oil.
The mussels,...
Europe: Gualapack launches bio-based pouch
Gualapack has developed with Erdbär Freche Freunde's eco-friendly snack pouch for children in Germany.
The premade multi-layer laminated pouch, with spout and cap, is mainly...
Asia Pacific: Thailand to hold food service, retail show in May
Bangkok will hold Thaifex-World of Food Asia 2017 from May 31 to June 4 with an expected 45,000 visitors.
The show will feature 15 specialized...
Americas: Food claims do not indicate nutritional levels well, research finds
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that simply making a low-content food claim on the label...
Middle East: Israel eyes China with mandarins
Following the substantial harvest growth of mandarin fruit Jaffa Orri, Israel’s Plant Production and Marketing Board identified the China market as the next target...