Over in the USA, apple cider is a soft drink that is essentially just concentrated apple juice. But we all know that traditional British cider is where it’s at… Here in the UK, apple cider is fermented, which makes it alcoholic and it is revered as being a quintessential taste of summer, a staple of […]
October 23, 2018 – 10:07 am Knowing how to sterilise glass bottles is important for anyone in the business of selling food and drink. As well as getting the glass clean of any dirt or residue that could be leftover from warehousing or transportation, the sterilisation process also kills off any nasty bacteria that would not usually be removed by just […]
By Alysha Bennett | Posted in Glass and plastic packaging, Glass beer bottles, Glass Bottles, Glass Jars, Glass juice bottles, Glass specimen tubes, Glass vials, How To | Also tagged cleaning glass, glass jars, how to, sterilising glass | September 12, 2018 – 4:11 pm Glass packaging in Europe is on the rise! This is surely down to consumers waking up to the fact that plastic waste is causing damage to our environment, especially our oceans and costal areas, where tonnes and tonnes of plastic packaging is washing up on shores and injuring animals that live in that environment. Glass […]
Monday 18th June 2018 is International Picnic Day, a chance for all nature lovers to get out into the open air and celebrate eating al fresco. To mark this occasion, we’ve compiled a definitive ranking of our favourite picnic food, as well as a breakdown of the best packaging we have to offer to keep […]
By Alysha Bennett | Posted in Glass and plastic packaging, Glass Bottles, Glass Jars, Glass juice bottles, Jam jars, Mason jar meals, Plastic Bottles, Plastic food packaging | Also tagged food packaging, glass jars, international picnic day, mason jar meals, picnic, picnic food | Whether it’s clothes, home decor or music; vintage style is very much in vogue in 2018. Get your drinks brand on board with this trend with our stylish Swing Top Bottles! “But what’s so good about these bottles” we hear you shout? Well, let us tell you… Why Pick Swing Top Bottles? They Have A […]
We absolutely love seeing all the creative and wonderful things that happen to our jars and bottles after they leave our warehouse, as looking at row after row of empty bottles each day does lose its appeal. So last week, we asked our lovely customers to send in some photos of their finished products so […]
February 5, 2018 – 12:15 pm Valentine’s Day is just around the corner! Instead of resorting to supermarket flowers and box of chocolates again, so why not get a bit more creative this year? Step forward our Mini Red Glass Bottles. They’re perfect for creating your own romantic, homemade Valentine’s Day gifts! New Reduced Prices! Our Mini Red Glass Bottles comes in […]
November 7, 2017 – 12:07 pm This week, Ampulla is proud to have supplied the production team of The Only Way Is Essex with a variety of bottles for their spooky Halloween episode with aired on the 29th October. Lime Pictures Ltd approached us and we were only too happy to oblige! The theme for this year’s The Only Way Is […]
September 26, 2017 – 4:22 pm Now don’t panic everyone, but at the time of this article being published, it is just under 13 weeks until Christmas Day! But no fear, we have a great present idea that you can start putting into action right now, ready to give to your friends and family this festive season: homemade sloe gin! It’s […]
It’s a question that has been debated by manufacturer’s for decades. Which is better for packaging: plastic or glass? Both materials have advantages and disadvantages, but is one really better than the other? Here at Ampulla, we’ve taken a thorough look at each material and compiled this plastic vs glass factsheet to help you make your […]