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Glass food & drink packaging

Glass 'lightweighting' or 'rightweighting': what are they, and what are the considerations?

Mark Gaskin, Aegg's Product Development Manager for glass packaging gives the lowdown...

Aegg is proud to partner with carefully selected, environmentally-friendly suppliers, in line with ourcollective drive towards enhanced sustainability.  

2026 Packaging Trends for the Food and Drinks Industry

Throughout our decades of supporting brands, manufacturers and retailers with their packaging requirements, here at Aegg, we’ve seen how global events, shifting consumer behaviour and evolving legislation can reshape the industry almost overnight. While predicting the future is never an exact science, 2026 is already signalling a year of significant change, and not all of it is easy.The global economic outlook is, frankly, a little uncertain. Costs are rising, disposable income is tightening, and businesses are under pressure to do more with less. Yet within these challenges lie opportunities for innovation, efficiency and smarter...

Alper Karairmak, Aegg's Technical Engineering Manager for glass packaging gives the lowdown in this technical article...

We are so delighted to win the Entrepreneurial Business of the Year award at the 2025  UK Packaging Awards!  This award comes hot on the heels after our British Glass SME of the Year win at the Glass Focus Awards.The UK Packaging Awards' Entrepreneurial Business of the Year accolade recognises Aegg for our combined outstanding financial, business and production performance.  The Judges commented on how Aegg 'is sharply focussed and has established a strong market position:  a bold vision and business growth that’s setting new standards in packaging."

Alper Karairmak, Aegg's Technical Engineering Manager for glass packaging gives the lowdown in this technical article...

As Aegg continues to expand, we welcome an experienced Technical Engineering Manager to the team, Alper Karairmak, to support the growth of the company through the continued supply of high-quality glass packaging products and relationships with manufacturing partners.          

We welcomed many customers and met new faces at our stand at the Packaging Innovations show, NEC on Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th February 2025!   Thank you for visiting us if you were one of those...

Throughout the 20 years of supporting our clients and partners with their packaging requirements, we have noted many trends and events impact on businesses around the world. With this amassed experience and knowledge of the market, we have put together our predictions for the year ahead. It is sometimes impossible to predict exactly what might happen in the future (COVID-pandemic anyone?!), although here are some trends we think it’s worth being aware of that may bring both challenges and opportunities to food and drinks industry businesses…

We are delighted to announce that Aegg has been named the WINNER of the SME Member of the Year award at the 2024 Glass Focus Awards.  The annual awards are created by British Glass, the representative body for the UK glass industry, which celebrates the achievements, innovations, and contributions of industry leaders across the glass supply chain.