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UK dairy to set pace for packaging industry

The lagging UK packaging industry is vesting hopes in the dairy sector as the source of a next generation of innovative packaging, but individual companies view this opportunity as unlikely to benefit British domestic packaging sales, reports Tom...

China still can't get enough of soft drinks

China's soft drink industry continues to boom, with market analysts Canadean estimating that continued growth now means annual production is in excess of 20 billion litres. And with retail prices continuing to fall and expendable income growing, the...

Dairy innovation offers hope for UK packaging industry

The UK packaging market has become saturated and highly competitive due to an influx of packaging firms from the EU. But could innovation within the UK dairy sector represent a source of untapped packaging potential for UK firms?