Nestlé to create Institute of Packaging Sciences to tackle global waste problem
Nestlé says it is going to address the growing packaging waste problem by creating a Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Archives for December 6, 2018
Final tests of watermarks on plastics bottles to be carried out in 2019
Filigrade says it is carrying out final tests of watermarks on plastic bottles in Q1, 2019 and has partnered with a French company, which will build the first watermark bottle processing machine.
EU beer statistics
'Unprecedented boom' in microbreweries helps boost European beer volumes and variety
European beer production reached an eight-year high of nearly 39.7 billion litres in 2017: with the region now boasting 9,500 brewers. Around three-quarters of these are microbreweries and SMEs, helping boost a shift towards greater diversity and choice.
Playing politics? Public outcry but business relief as Sri Lanka cuts sugar tax levy by 40%
Sri Lanka has been accused of backtracked on its fight against diabetes after implementing a 40% reduction in its sugar tax, amidst public outcry describing the move as ‘insane’ and ‘racing backwards’.