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Addington Hendley is a packaging consultancy specialising in the food and drinks industry. Founded in 1989 it has become a highly respected technical consultancy with clients ranging from a Belgian brewer, an American supermarket chain, the National Dairy Development Board of India and many large and small UK food companies.

The consultancy prides itself on its ability to develop cost effective packaging solutions. In 1999 they won the national Starpack award from the Institute of Packaging for a family of packs designed for Tesco’s range of fresh cream cakes. The new packs significantly reduced the total packaging cost, through savings in materials and labour, and increased product sales by between 7 and 50%. Last year on two projects for a frozen food company six figure savings were achieved through the use of self-manufacture of thermoformed trays and the automation of the end-of-line packing. Returns on Capital were achieved in 6 and 18 months respectively.