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Sustainable, healthy and stylish, glass is a great choice for food, drink, health and beauty products. Let us know your favourite brands in glass and enter our prize draw
There’s something timeless about glass. It’s been part of our daily lives for centuries, holding everything from skincare to preserves, and yet it’s more relevant now than ever. Glass is pure, chemically inert, endlessly recyclable and reusable, making it one of the most sustainable packaging choices available. For those of us who care about what we put on our bodies, in our homes, and on our plates, it offers reassurance that our choices do not come at a cost to the planet or our health.
Share your favourite
Friends of Glass UK, the community that celebrates glass packaging, is launching Glass Champions – a campaign aimed at highlighting brands, retailers and independent groups using glass as their primary packaging. If you know of a business that deserves a mention, we’d love to hear about it.
Glass makes everyday moments feel considered. It keeps food fresh, protects beauty products, and has a reassuring weight and clarity that’s satisfying to hold. It encourages reuse, reduces waste, and brings a moment of care and attention to routines. Whether it’s your morning jam on toast, a daily skincare ritual, or five minutes spent enjoying your favourite tipple, glass makes ordinary moments feel thoughtful.
Let’s be clear
It’s easy to take glass for granted, as it plays a part in so many everyday uses across beauty, health, home and food, however, there are brands showing how glass can be both practical and beautiful, while benefitting people and the planet.
So take a peek inside your pantry or bathroom cabinet and tell us about your favourite brands that are using glass bottles and jars. Our favourites will be featured in the April issue of The Simple Things – and as a thank you for nominating your Glass Champions, every entry will go into a prize draw where 5 lucky readers will win a Love2Shop e-gift card, worth £100. Now that’s worth raising a glass to.
Follow the Glass Champions campaign on Instagram at: @friendsofglassuk
The total package
These brands are already championing the benefits of glass.
UNROOTED make plant‑based super shots using the baobab fruit, a natural source of fibre and vitamin C. Each 60ml glass bottle keeps flavours fresh, including Mighty Ginger and Punchy Turmeric, while the glass itself is fully recyclable. Working closely with communities in southern Africa, supporting tree‑planting projects and sustainable harvesting, UNROOTED offers a little moment of care in your day.
Adding a little richness to everyday moments, Gü desserts are made from carefully chosen ingredients and layered for flavour and texture. Their glass ramekins are made from at least 54% recycled glass and are fully recyclable. Be it a cheesecake, a mousse or a classic layer dessert, the glass keeps each pudding fresh, plus Gü encourages repurposing the ramekins, with plenty of ideas on their website. Thoughtful puds in thoughtful packaging.
gudesserts.com
How to nominate
If you know of a worthy Glass Champion, tell us all about them, plus a few details about yourself,
by clicking the button below and filling in the online form by 28 January 2026. As a thank you, we’ll pop your name into a prize draw where you could win one of five Love2Shop e-gift cards, each worth £100.
Terms and conditions
The competition closes at 11.59pm on 28 January 2026. Five winners will be selected at random from all eligible entries received and notified soon after. Subject to availability. The winners cannot transfer their prizes or swap for cash. Details of our full terms and conditions are on p125 of the magazine and online at icebergpress.co.uk/comprules.