The long anticipated EU Circular Economy package, with implications for 2 key EU directives concerning packaging and waste, has now been published. The expectation was of some bitter medicine that would have a major impact for foodservice packaging and indeed for UK businesses as a whole. Read More
Nick Mockett, Head of Packaging, Mergers and Acquisitions at Moorgate Capital, recently addressed members of the Foodservice Packaging Association at its annual House of Commons lunch. His assessment gave members renewed confidence in the next ten years and he spelled out why the packaging sector has Read More
Our grateful thanks to all members who applied to sponsor awards. Once again we had more members wishing to sponsor than Awards available. Our congratulations to the following members on being Awards sponsors for the Awards to be held on 10 March 2016 at the Read More
The European Parliament timetable confirms the long awaited EU Circular Economy package will be presented to MEP’s on 2 December. Rumours and leaked documents have been circulating suggesting the targets announced earlier in 2015 will be revised. The proposals will have a major impact for Read More
To; The Editor Carol Midgley (Worse packaging crimes than plastic bags) in demonising most packaging has failed to understand the critical role packaging has in protecting the contents it surrounds. According to WRAP, the Waste Resources Action Programme, packaging protects 20 times its contents in Read More
The general consensus of those attending the FPA’s 2015 Golf and Activities Day at DeVere Staverton Park Northamptonshire, was that it was the best to date, with the team from Bunzl Catering Supplies coming out top of the leader board. The weather proved ideal for Read More
The FPA has launched a new, mobile optimised, website and app. The website includes a number of new features such as a blog, an area where members can post job vacancies and an area for news from member companies. The new website is designed to Read More
Recent press articles concerning the FPA and our lobbying and activities. The Foodservice Packaging Association is surprised that packaging doesn’t feature in Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Strategic Plan Rory Stewart replaces Dan Rogerson at Defra FPA Responds To Oxford ‘Foam Packaging Ban’ – Packaging News Read More
Recent movements in raw materials: April 2015: Movements in plastics prices – provided by British Plastics Federation + reports from North America PE: “Nothing short of catastrophic” was the way in which one player PIE spoke to aptly described the supply situation on the European PE Read More
Summary of response: More time to be given to achieve the overly ambitious plastics recycling target which was based on an over estimate of the UK market. The target for achieving the original plastics recycling target of 42.3% be extended from 2017 to 2020. Divert Read More