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Packaging, paper and co-packing firms are being urged to join a “70 million paper bottle revolution” after British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac unveiled the world’s first spirit and olive oil in paper bottles. Silent Pool Distillers became the first drinks company to sell a spirit in Frugalpac’s Frugal Bottle for its Green Man Woodland Gin, […]

British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac, manufacturer of the world’s first commercially available wine and spirits bottle made from recycled paper, has welcomed the Chancellor’s decision to introduce a Super Deduction in his Budget. The move, which would allow businesses to claim 130% of their new machinery cost as a tax cut, will be “a massive […]

British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac, manufacturer of the world’s first commercially available wine and spirits bottle made from recycled paper, has welcomed the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee’s call for VAT reductions in green sectors to grow back better after covid-19 and create a circular economy. The Environmental Audit Committee’s report “Growing back better: putting […]

Nearly two thirds of wine drinkers in the UK said they would buy wine in the world’s first paper bottle, according to a survey. And gin and whisky lovers will soon be enjoying their tipple in paper too as the British manufacturer ramps up production to meet global demand and launch the first spirit in […]

Scotland has become the first country in the world to sell a wine in a paper bottle. The 75cl Frugal Bottle, which is made from 94% recycled paperboard with a food-grade pouch to hold the wine or spirit, has gone on sale in-store for the first time at Woodwinters Wine and Whiskies stores in Edinburgh, […]