The trend towards block-synchronising several units to form a single machine continues unbroken. For a very simple reason: the advantages for the client are indeed persuasive. The Krones subsidiary Kosme
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Metal cans achieved the highest volume growth of any packaging material in the packaged water category, according to Canadean’s latest soft drinks research. Despite their negligible share, metal cans managed
General Mills has reported on progress it has made against its publicly stated commitment to reduce sodium by 20% across 10 key U.S. retail product categories by the end of
DSM and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organisation fighting hunger around the world, have signed an agreement extending their existing partnership to combat hidden
Is there anything better than giving someone a gift and seeing them react with joy? With Christmas just around the corner, people across the world are searching for special gifts
Huhtamaki has made a £4.9m investment in new machinery at its Lurgan site, creating 12 new full-time jobs. The food and drink packaging firm has seen its customers growing significantly
McCormick & Company unveiled its annual Flavor Forecast showing the trends that will shape culinary exploration and innovation – in home kitchens, at restaurants and on retail shelves – across the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have found a sap oozing from the stem of frost grape, a native U.S. grapevine, which has piqued their interest. This sap has an
Danone and B Lab have announced an open source cooperation agreement that aims to accelerate the process for large, publicly listed multinationals to become certified as B Corps. B Lab
Vital Solutions GmbH has published the results of human trials of its mango powder product, Careless, that demonstrate its efficacy in supporting the microcirculation process. The research comes off the
A new 100% juice brand is entering the market with specially designed airtight pouches in a bag-in-box system, to create a product with a longer shelf life than its competitors.
Bud Light will get a fresh new packaging design in the coming year, including a reimagined Bud Light logo and contemporized primary and secondary packaging. This is the first major
Waitrose will surprise this holiday season its customer with personalised cool bags when purchasing the store’s Turkey Breast Parcel. The unique designs were printed by Ultimate Digital using the variable
Oculer’s new technology cuts lead times for identifying thermoduric bacteria from 72 to 24 hours, saving up to €200m ($219m) a year for dairy industry, says the company. Oculer is
PureCircle lauched its newest set of stevia ingredients, the Zeta Family, that helps food and beverage product developers achieve the deepest level of sugar and calorie reduction. The Zeta Family stevia
Food labels influence the perception of cheese flavour, says a study carried out by Sensolab (faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University). Researchers at Sensolab (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent
This year’s Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour has again been supported by a recycling initiative developed in partnership with Every Can Counts. The campaign is designed to engage consumers and boost
Last year the leading fresh food packaging supplier, LINPAC, won the most improved factory award for its St. Helen’s site in the prestigious Britain’s Best Factory Awards. A major part
The New York Supreme Court overturned the city’s decision to ban on foam packaging products. The city’s recycling industry and restaurant owners applauded the decision, and are hoping to achieve
Functional pancake and muffin company FlapJacked and Ganeden, the makers of the patented probiotic GanedenBC30, have partnered to launch Mighty Muffins protein and probiotic muffins. Mighty Muffins are certified gluten-free,
With its latest range, Sensient Flavors offers solutions for exceptional soft drink variants that especially appeal to adults. Its new line of flavours for cocktail-inspired soft drinks is based on
Dow has announced the launch of the latest addition to its MOR-FREE™ portfolio. The new MOR-FREE™ L75-300 High Speed Lamination Adhesive is a 100% solid, bi-component polyurethane adhesive system, which
This yearvent welcomed Caroline Smales, Technical Manager at Greencore Leeds to discuss the advantages to having Autocoding by OAL on
The UK’s leading packaging machinery event, Empack returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 24 & 25 February 2016, providing the opportunity
Holfeld Plastics has won the top trophy in the Food Sustainability Award, celebrating back to back success at the Packaging Industry’s
Benders Paper Cups is expanding its manufacturing capacity and increasing production by 40% through a £9m finance package from Lloyds
Arla has more raw milk in its care than ever before and more expected over the next five years. This
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has launched a new branding initiative based on the company’s 126-year legacy and ongoing commitment
Firmenich named coconut as the Flavor of the Year for 2016. Since 2005 when coconut water hit the shelves en masse,
Widco introduced a new line of wine-infused sea salts, pre-moistened so that consumers can make professional-standard cocktails without the need to
A Japanese textiles company has extended the cloth-making technology by which it creates fibre from wood pulp, and developed a
Cocoa demand will comfortably outstrip supply this season, which could support prices at their current high level, industry players said.
US Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack has announced the availability of $3.4 million for research projects in support of the new
Vitafoods Europe is to introduce a host of innovative attractions that will put the emphasis on interactivity, organisers have revealed.
Tesco announced that it will continue to “push” suppliers into stripping sugar from products and hinted that confectionery or fruit juice
Sports drinks may have accounted for the largest share of the sports nutrition market in 2014, but sports food is
Velcro Companies introduced its series of PRESS-LOK® Bags featuring VELCRO® Brand’s exclusive PRESS-LOK® closure system found on consumer goods and
Frutarom Health BU offers a new approach to tackle iron deficiency in vegan and vegetarian diets. AB-Fortis®, a patented encapsulated
Archer Daniels Midland Company introduced two new natural source vitamin E products, Novato! Sunflower 5-67 Vitamin E and Novato! Sunflower
PET Gloss White FTC 50, fulfils the needs of packaging designers and brand owners seeking legislatively compliant food labels with
Coveris Rigid Finland has launched ReadyFresh – new packaging for home meal replacement and food on-the-go services. The ReadyFresh packs
The new Sirane technology using natural extracts which enhance the fruit’s own protection will extend significantly fruits’ shelf-life. For many years
Graphic Packaging International was briefed to create a design for the new M&S Thali range, as they knew a ‘theatrical
Healthy Food Ingredients, L.L.C. has acquired Suntava Corp., a plant-based ingredients company known for its proprietary Suntava purple corn, a
After the cost of vital wheat gluten rocketed, now bakers who are dealing with yet another issue: tight supply. With
Häagen-Dazs ice cream, a General Mills brand, is using Dassault Systèmes’ Perfect Shelf design programme to engage in merchandising strategies
TCL’s new technically advanced ovenable packaging films have been selected for a new range of bake-in-store, hot sandwiches and snacks
Jindal Films Europe, a leading manufacturer of specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, announced the start of a broad reinvestment
The distributor company, Oakland International has retained its British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) quality standard for storage and distribution. The co-packer
Featured across Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Life variants, the bottle is designed to help attract shoppers
Lavazza and Novamont join Shamengo at the United Nations Climate Change Conference currently taking place in Paris with their innovative
French supplier Solvay Aroma Performance has launched a range of natural vanilla flavors as the chocolate industry starts to ditch
WILD Flavors & Specialty Ingredients (WFSI) offers a wide range of appropriate concepts containing less sugar and fitting in a
The vegetable and potato processing industry has changed profoundly. By strain refinement the potatoes that have to be pumped became
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