Colgate-Palmolive marks 220 years with focus on global innovation and packaging milestones

    Colgate-Palmolive is marking its 220th anniversary in 2026, highlighting a history of product, manufacturing and packaging innovation across oral care, personal care, home care and pet nutrition.     The company traces its origins to 1806, when William Colgate opened a soap, starch and candle shop at 6 Dutch Street in New York, …

Ginstberg selects Amcor tamper-evident closure for Belgian mineral water glass bottles

        Amcor is supplying its 28mm two-piece tamper-evident closure for glass bottles to Belgian mineral water brand Ginstberg, the packaging company announced from Zurich on 1 July 2026.     The closure, developed specifically for glass bottles, is being used for Ginstberg’s mineral water range in Belgium. Amcor said the 28mm Flat …

Al Rabie Saudi Foods relaunches GREEN beverage in Saudi Arabia

        Al Rabie Saudi Foods Co. has relaunched its GREEN beverage brand in the Saudi market, bringing back the locally manufactured product with a reformulated recipe featuring zero calories, no sugar and natural sweetness from stevia. The relaunch marks the return of the brand after an extended absence and expands the company’s …

Al Khayyat Investments signs exclusive UAE agreement with Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages

        Al Khayyat Investments (AKI) has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC) to manage the distribution and market growth of the beverage brands Rani, Vimto and Barbican across the United Arab Emirates.     Announced on 1 July, the agreement appoints AKI as the exclusive distribution partner …

Paranova launches paper-based punnets for Flavourfresh tomatoes

        Paranova Print and Packaging has introduced FibreFresh paper-based punnets for Flavourfresh’s limited-edition Tomalina tomato range, launched in Asda stores for the UK summer season.     The new format has been developed as an alternative to conventional all-plastic fresh produce packs, combining a paper-based tray with heat-sealing capability for retail tomato …

Compass Group & Ireland rolls out Cauli smart reusable packaging system to cut foodservice waste

      Compass Group UK & Ireland is expanding the deployment of Cauli’s reusable food and drink packaging system across its operations following a proof-of-concept phase, as the foodservice group works to reduce single-use packaging waste. The rollout is being extended across high-volume operating environments within Compass’ Restaurant Associates Group, Eurest, Chartwells and Healthcare …

L’Oréal Middle East climate pledge puts refill packaging and circular retail in focus

      L’Oréal Middle East has signed the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, reinforcing its sustainability commitments while placing refillable packaging and circular retail models at the centre of its regional strategy.     The announcement was made during the third edition of the L’Oréal For the …

Sainsbury’s expands on-pack fibre labelling across 500 products

        Sainsbury’s is expanding the use of front-of-pack nutritional labelling as part of a wider initiative aimed at increasing fibre consumption and fruit and vegetable intake across the UK by 2030.     The retailer has announced that its “Full on Fibre” label will be rolled out across more than 500 products, …

Innovia Films and PureCycle develop recycled-content white BOPP film

      Innovia Films and PureCycle Technologies have successfully produced and evaluated a white cavitated biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film containing more than 40% post-consumer recycled (PCR) polypropylene, marking a development in the use of recycled content for flexible packaging applications.     The film was manufactured using PureCycle’s PureFive Choice recycled polypropylene resin …

KHS advances adhesive-based multipack solution for beverage packaging

        KHS is promoting its Nature MultiPack system, an adhesive-based secondary packaging solution that groups beverage cans and PET bottles without the use of shrink film, cardboard wraps or plastic rings.     The system uses a series of adhesive dots to bond individual containers into multipacks of four, six or eight …