Refreshment focuses on the water dispenser/cooler, office coffee service and vending sectors, while also taking an in-depth look into products for vending from bottled water and drinks, to snacks and confectionery. It also focuses on hydration, health and wellness, new technologies and environmental and social responsibility issues.
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Coffee & tea

packaging

Why sustainable packaging is becoming a performance challenge – and how testing can close the risk gap
Steve Davis, global director of product management at Industrial Physics, explores why testing has become essential to reducing risk and enabling manufacturers to innovate with confidence.

Packaging quality control: Compulsory process or opportunity for competitive advantage?
Stefan Welker shows how modern quality control can cut waste, boost efficiency, build brand trust and create real competitive advantage.

Re:Water signs five-year supply deal with Ball Corporation
Re:Water has agreed a five-year, eight-figure supply deal with Ball Corporation to support rising demand for its aluminium bottled water.

Sidel unveils square bottle design for nitrogen-dosed still water
Sidel has introduced Nitro Square, a new high-performance square bottle design for still water using liquid nitrogen dosing.

Oreo maker Mondelēz files lawsuit against Aldi for allegedly copying cookie and cracker packaging
Mondelēz International has filed a lawsuit against retail chain Aldi, alleging that the retailer has ‘blatantly’ copied the packaging designs for several of Mondelēz’s well-known cookie and cracker brands.

Lucozade cuts plastic with new £6.3m bottle redesign
Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I (SBF GB&I), the maker of Lucozade, has invested £6.3 million in redesigning its Lucozade Energy bottles,...

Scottish Water’s Top Up Taps save 15 million plastic bottles
Scottish Water’s Top Up Tap initiative has saved the equivalent of 15 million single-use 330ml plastic bottles.

Start-up spotlight: Open Water
Jess Page shares how Open Water has made waves in reducing plastic pollution and ensuring high-quality products.

Starbucks introduces biodegradable straws in Japan
Starbucks has introduced new biodegradable, plant-based straws in its stores across Japan.
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