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Here you will find the latest Westpak news including our press releases as well other company updates and opinion pieces on the food packaging industry’s latest trends and developments. We also regularly post industry news from the wider UK grocery and foodservice industries, covering the latest in packaging sustainability, service innovation and consumer behaviour.

Here you’ll find our latest news including our press releases, company updates and opinion pieces on the food packaging industry’s latest developments. We also regularly post industry news from the wider UK grocery and foodservice industries.

Branded pick your own bucket with strawberries

Maximising return from ‘pick your own’

18/06/21

It's easy to see why 'pick your own' (PYO) farms have remained so popular with Brits - visiting one of the UK's many PYO farms provides an affordable afternoon out for families to soak up the sun, enj…

M&S extends its refill trial initiative to 11 stores nationwide

18/06/21

M&S is announcing the extension of its popular packaging-free refillable grocery concept Fill Your Own to eight additional stores – bringing the offering to a total of 11 stores for customers acro…

Asda to rollout refill zones to more stores

18/06/21

Asda is rolling out its refill proposition to four more stores by the end of the year as the next step on its journey to help customers reduce, reuse or recycle their supermarket packaging. The superm…

Woman filling up pasta at Waitrose refill section

Waitrose ‘unpacks’ more products as demand for refillables grows

17/06/21

In response to a growing customer demand for refillables, Waitrose is launching more new products as part of their pioneering ‘Unpacked’ refillable concept, including loose tea for the first time. Sal…

Tomatoes, carrots and other green vegetables

Compass Group UK & Ireland announces commitment to reach Net Zero by 2030

10/05/21

Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced its commitment to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions across its own operations and its value chain (GHG protocol Scope 1/2/3) by 2030. The UK’s larges…

bag full of carrots, courgettes and peppers

10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May

10/05/21

The single-use carrier bag charge, which has seen a 95% cut in plastic bag sales in major supermarkets since 2015, will be increased from 5p to 10 and extended to all businesses in England from 21 May…

Co-op announces plan to be world’s first supermarket to produce carbon neutral own-brand food and drink within five years

10/05/21

The Co-op has announced that it will be the first supermarket to sell fully carbon neutral own brand food and drink by 2025. The world-first move by a major supermarket is a radical part of an ambitio…

Proactively responding to market trends

10/05/21

Part of Westpak's interpretation of embodying an innovative approach is to always looks to respond to market trends as proactively as possible. We see it as our duty to ensure that we are both fully p…

New OPRL refill labels offer consumer reassurance on reusable packaging

26/04/21

With brands and retailers increasingly offering refillable packaging as alternatives to single use models, OPRL, the resource efficiency labelling not-for-profit, is launching a new labelling range to…

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Co-op announces plan to be world’s first supermarket to produce carbon neutral own-brand food and drink within five years

10/05/21

Proactively responding to market trends

10/05/21

New OPRL refill labels offer consumer reassurance on reusable packaging

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Maximising return from ‘pick your own’

M&S extends its refill trial initiative to 11 stores nationwide

Asda to rollout refill zones to more stores

Waitrose ‘unpacks’ more products as demand for refillables grows

Compass Group UK & Ireland announces commitment to reach Net Zero by 2030

10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May

Co-op announces plan to be world’s first supermarket to produce carbon neutral own-brand food and drink within five years

Proactively responding to market trends

New OPRL refill labels offer consumer reassurance on reusable packaging

Maximising return from ‘pick your own’

M&S extends its refill trial initiative to 11 stores nationwide

Asda to rollout refill zones to more stores

Waitrose ‘unpacks’ more products as demand for refillables grows

Compass Group UK & Ireland announces commitment to reach Net Zero by 2030

10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May

Co-op announces plan to be world’s first supermarket to produce carbon neutral own-brand food and drink within five years

Proactively responding to market trends

New OPRL refill labels offer consumer reassurance on reusable packaging

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