13 May 2013
Novelis has launched ‘evercan’, a new aluminium body sheet specifically designed for beverage cans, comprising a minimum of 90% recycled material. According to the US-based company – the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling – the evercan aluminium sheet has been independently certified for high recycled content by SCS Global Services, a leading third-party environmental, sustainability and [...]
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13 May 2013
The proportion of local authorities in the UK collecting beverage cartons at the kerbside for recycling has reached the “landmark” level of 50%, according to the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE UK). Ceredigion County Council in Wales has become the 203rd local authority out of 406 nationally to enable residents to recycle the [...]
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13 May 2013
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has injected £500,000 into funding food safety, authenticity and traceability research in collaboration with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The cash, which originates from the FSA’s Strategic Planning Programme, will be channelled through the TSB’s Nutrition for Life – Providing Safe and Healthy Food competition. “The competition will fund collaborative research [...]
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13 May 2013
RPC Barrier Containers has created a custom packaging solution for French foods firm Soulie Restauration, imparting the products with a premium look and long shelf life. The 600ml oval tubs are thermoformed in multilayer polypropylene by RPC’s Bebo Plastik division. The matching lids are injection-molded in PP by its Bramlage division. According to the packaging firm, [...]
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13 May 2013
Icelandic Group has decided to combine the management of its three UK businesses – Seachill, Coldwater and Icelandic UK. The move follows a global strategic development review which has resulted in Icelandic Group concluding that it is essential that its UK activities are strategically aligned and co-ordinated as one. The combined Grimsby-based UK company has [...]
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13 May 2013
Despite the challenging economic climate, UK poultry processor Moy Park has reported a substantial increase in pre-tax profits from £4.8 million to £24.4 million on turnover up by 1.6% to £1.09 billion for 2012. “The improvement in pre-tax profit and trading margins was achieved by a combination of initiatives including operating cost improvements and productivity initiatives [...]
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13 May 2013
Opportunities to recycle beverage cartons in the UK continue to increase, as the proportion of local authorities collecting them from the kerbside has reached 50%, according to the latest figures from the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE) UK. This milestone represents a 12-fold increase on 2006 levels and follows sustained, close co-operation between [...]
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13 May 2013
British Bakels will launch a range of new products after a £2.5m ($3.8m) investment in a two-phase expansion plan at a UK manufacturing site, its MD says. The bakery ingredients firm has invested in new equipment lines and will then commission a warehouse extension and new presentation bakery under the second phase of investment. “Ultimately we see [...]
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13 May 2013
Sirane has said it is already working on projects to help Courtauld 3 become a reality and meet food waste targets. The signatories of Courtauld 3, launched last week, are aiming to reduce food waste by 1.1 million tonnes by 2015, bringing £1.6bn cost benefits to consumers and industry. The focus of the project is on optimising [...]
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13 May 2013
Breast Cancer UK has claimed there is a “wealth of peer reviewed, scientific evidence that raises serious concerns” over the safety of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) but the UK agency responsible has reaffirmed its stance that the chemical does not pose a health risk to consumers. In a report published today the charity said the [...]
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13 May 2013
Erapa’s Crima wrapping machine combines the characteristics of a manual/semi-automatic flow wrapper and form fill and seal machine in one unique, compact package. The ability to be adjusted through horizontal to vertical positions to suit the product or application type provides a flexible solution to a wide range of low to medium volume packaging needs. Coupled [...]
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13 May 2013
Neogen Corporation has received approval from the AOAC Research Institute for its rapid and accurate test to directly detect yeast and mould in a variety of food matrices, such as dressings, sauces, pet food, dairy products, fruit and vegetable based products, as well as nutraceuticals. Neogen’s newly approved Soleris Direct Yeast and Mould test produces accurate [...]
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13 May 2013
Somerset-based temperature controlled logistics specialist Langdons will gradually assume the branding of parent Nagel Group over the coming years. Langdons became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nagel Group of Germany in October 2004. At the time, Nagel understood the strength of the Langdons brand in the UK market. However, it is felt that the time [...]
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13 May 2013
Mosko Packaging Brand Presents Novarroz Oriente Natura Rice Mosko Packaging Brands consists of a team exclusively assigned to labeling and packaging design essentially for the large distribution chains. Ruled by the motto “What seems to be really is”, Mosko promises their clients that their product design will reflect what it really is. Nuno Mendes, our Creative Director, [...]
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12 May 2013
Ishida will be displaying a raft of new products at this year’s Total show Highlights will include the UK exhibition début of Ishida’s latest multihead weigher model, which is due to be officially launched in May. Also making its first appearance will be a new semi-automatic tray sealer, alongside latest developments in X-ray and checkweigher technology [...]
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12 May 2013
Videojet has announced that it will unveil its expanded portfolio at The Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition Issues of transparent traceability and assured product integrity have been highlighted of late in light of the horsemeat scandal, making the ability to assuage public fears vital. Renowned for its broad range of coding assurance solutions, Videojet are confident that [...]
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12 May 2013
Schubert, the automated packaging system specialist, will be displaying an F44 picker line at this year’s Total exhibition. Using the TLM transmodule, the line is capable of packing products ranging from chocolate bars and biscuits to bottles, tubes, sachets and cans in complex collations. Transmodules are the intelligent vehicles driven by a servomotor which carry out numerous [...]
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12 May 2013
MAS designed a new tea concept. The most innovative of this idea is the convenience of the tea bag, relieving the customer of practical issues. The challenge was to find a way to make the long distance flight of the passenger more comfortable. During a flight people often have the same kind of physical symptoms. These consist of: [...]
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12 May 2013
Epura® new image. After an important creative process, the bottled water brand epura® launches its new image through a fresher, innovative and modern label redesign. Starbrands, a mexican image & advertising agency, was responsible for the development of this interesting project. The challenge was to design a label that would stand out from the rest, create a [...]
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12 May 2013
Studio h has created a new brand identity and packaging design for Jaf Tea, a family owned company and one of the largest exporters of tea in Sri Lanka since 1944. “We were asked to completely overhaul the brand design and reposition Jaf Tea as a premium quality, global tea brand,” said Rob Hall, creative director, [...]
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12 May 2013
Mr Filbert’s is a snack brand that offers high quality nuts, made according with different and unique world recipes. The old packaging didn’t show the quality of the product, and didn’t show the product inside. The problem was that the customers didn’t percibe that the product (whis is quite expensive in comparison with other similar snacks) [...]
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12 May 2013
The great and the good of the industry will travel to Birmingham, next month, for the Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition. Packaging News presents a sneak preview of some of the seminars and top speakers Top industry speakers from big names, including Marks & Spencer and B&Q, will be descending on Birmingham’s NEC next month to [...]
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12 May 2013
The tolerable daily intake (TDI) for phenol has been cut to 0.5 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) body weight (bw) per day from 1.5mg/kg bw/day, according to a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) scientific opinion. The previous value was within the same range of that which was reported to be associated with some haematotoxic and immunotoxic effects [...]
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12 May 2013
Ulma Packaging has launched a wash down version of its Flow-Vac system to meet the demands of the fresh products industry. The Flow-Vac 35 wash down version is designed to meet USDA dairy guidelines and has minimum IP 65 protection level on all components. Machine design was a key factor to minimise dirt and dust build-up and [...]
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12 May 2013
Label producer Abbey Labels has announced that it has installed its first digital label press from Xeikon The team at Abbey had been researching the market for some time prior to making the decision to purchase the Xeikon 3300 machine. Abbey Labels chairman Tom Allum said: “We had been examining the potential for digital and the equipment [...]
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12 May 2013
Thermoforming and packaging kit supplier Illig has opened a new office in Yaxley. The new Yaxley premise is located in the southern periphery of Petersborough. It is approximately 30 miles away from the company’s previous Biggleswade premises and is around 0.5 acres. In the new building there are offices as well as a show room and training [...]
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12 May 2013
Food ingredients producer Huegli has installed a new Linkx TF500 tray erector with electro-pneumatic controls at its plant in Redditch The company recently decide to upgrade its packaging operations for sachets of cook-in sauces. Key requirements for the machine were that it should be versatile, dependable and capable of future enhancement, and also that it should [...]
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12 May 2013
A UK government survey has found levels of trans fats in a range of processed foods has fallen considerably since 2007 thanks to industry reformulation efforts. Now it is mainly naturally occurring trans fats that are found in UK foods as artificial trans fats were cut around 75% since 2007. Natural trans fats are derived from ruminant [...]
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12 May 2013
Beneo has introduced a new clean label rice starch range for texturizing fruit and vegetable-based baby foods. The company said that the rice starch meets all industry and regulatory standards, is hypoallergenic, organic, and non-GMO, making it a clean label ingredient with functional benefits for manufacturers. In particular, Beneo said that in-house trials had shown the ingredient [...]
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12 May 2013
Ingredients firm Mantrose-Haeuser has launched its Certicoat antisticking polish and glazing agent in Europe after success in the US and has also developed an organic variety. “Certicoat 360 is used widely by the US confectionery industry as an antisticking polish and glazing agent and is now being introduced in Europe and other markets.” Antistick ‘critical’ The ingredient is [...]
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12 May 2013
EHL Ingredients has introduced the smoky wheat variety freekeh to the UK food industry for use in composed foods like salads, soups and casseroles. Freekeh – pronounced ‘free-kah’ – is native to North Africa and the Middle East, and is produced by harvesting wheat before it matures and burning away the chaff, which imparts a smoky [...]
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12 May 2013
Consumers want to invest in a product that aligns with their values – and they do care about corporate responsibility, says Kellogg. The Kellogg Company recently released its fifth global annual corporate responsibility report that focused on how the company is developing in the marketplace, workplace, community and its environmental efforts. Kellogg spokesperson Kris Charles, told BakeryandSnacks.com [...]
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12 May 2013
The number one global food brand is Nestlé’s Maggi range of instant soups, stocks, sauces, taste enhancers and noodles, according to Kantar Worldpanel. Unilever’s Knorr brand came second while PepsiCo’s Lay’s brand was third. The data analyst has produced the first ranking of most chosen global fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) brands by tracking shoppers’ habits [...]
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12 May 2013
Symrise has opened a new €10m research centre at its headquarters in Holzminden, Germany, intended to promote research dialogue between divisions. The new 2,400-square-metre centre brings together 90 workers from its Flavour & Nutrition division as well as its Scent & Care division. About 20% of the company’s staff works in research and development and R&D [...]
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12 May 2013
Coca-Cola has pledged to offer low- or no- calorie beverage options in every market following criticism that it is still aggressively promoting full-sugar products in emerging markets while offering healthier options at home. The firm – which was recently targeted in a hard-hitting video by the Center for Science in the Public Interest featuring diabetic bears guzzling [...]
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12 May 2013
While Mondelēz is not expecting a significant turnaround in gum this year, the world’s #2 gum maker behind Wrigley is “actively testing a number of ideas to rejuvenate the category” that are just starting to pay off, CEO Irene Rosenfeld told analysts yesterday. Global gum and candy revenues remain disappointing, declining 1%. The decrease was driven entirely by gum’s poor performance [...]
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12 May 2013
Generous, a new bakery based in Brussels chose Bowling Brussels to do the packaging design and Jens Claessens as the illustrator for the various characters that go with each flavour. The idea was to create a family and to give each flavour a matching personality.
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12 May 2013
While health-conscious consumers are increasingly sprinkling almonds, walnuts and other more ‘upmarket’ (and expensive) nuts on their oatmeal or Greek yogurt for a nutritional boost; peanuts – especially the salted, oil-roasted, variety – do not bask in quite the same healthy glow. Yet if any whole food really deserves the much-abused ‘super food’ moniker, then it’s [...]
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