Global packaging products and services provider Sonoco has entered a strategic partnership with French manufacturer of bioplastic Vegeplast to launch a new suite of recyclable containers. The new Vegetop containers
Sonoco & Vegeplast lauch new eco-friendly packaging
Packaging and retail specialist Helene Roberts has joined Linpac as group marketing and innovation director. Roberts has taken up the newly created role with an extensive track record in packaging
Coca-Cola Enterprises has refreshed its Relentless range of energy drinks with a new pack design, accompanied by the launch of a new flavour. The new-look packs will see instantly recognisable branding across
Cepac has provided Nestle UK with over one hundred million corrugated packs in the past three years without any non-conformance issue. The award recognises Cepac’s contribution out of more than
Recent studies indicate the global flexible packaging market is continuing to grow, predicting its value at $248 billion by 2020 due to rising demands from end-user industries such as healthcare,
South African alcohol producer Distell has converted the applied colour labels (ACL) on bottles of its Savanna cider with new pressure-sensitive labels (PSL) from Constantia Flexibles South Africa. Initially, Constantia’s
Dr Pepper is to release hundreds of “one of a kind” label designs for its 20oz bottles, as it debuts a new summer marketing campaign. Pick Your Pepper will “celebrate millennial
Novozymes has launched Saphera, a lactase enzyme that the company claims sets a new standard for production and quality of a wide range of lactose-free products, including milk and fermented
Food ingredients manufacturer Palsgaard has revealed that it achieved CO2-neutrality at its Danish plant during 2015, as it reconfirms plans to achieve a zero carbon footprint at all of its
Salt of the Earth has launched Umamix Bold for multiple food applications in the food manufacturing and food service industries. The new, all-natural ingredient is designed to simultaneously reduce sodium
RiceBran Technologies has announced the company’s financial results for both the full year and the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015. Consolidated revenues for Q4 2015 were $9.9 million compared
Market research company, Mordor Intelligence, has announced the publication of its new report on the sodium reduction ingredients market: “Global Sodium Reduction Ingredients Market – Growth, Trends and Forecast (2016-2021)”.
April 1st, 2015 marked a new era for dairy in Europe with the abolition of the EU milk quotas, which had been enforced for more than three decades. The system
Foodex 2016, the UK’s premier trade event for the food and drink processing, packaging, ingredients and logistics industries, returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 18-20 April 2016 with an
Nespresso and its non-profit development partner TechnoServe have announced a new partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to support its efforts to rebuild the coffee industry
The European Commission has found that Spanish canned and fresh vegetable company Riberebro participated in a cartel to coordinate prices and allocate customers of canned mushrooms in Europe for more
The Irish Whiskey Association has welcomed the news from County Down that Echlinville Distillery is opening the doors of its distillery and is launching visitor tours to the public. The
The finalists for the new Seafood Excellence Global awards competition have been announced by Diversified Communications, organizer of the Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global taking place 26-28 April 2016 at
Dairy commodity prices have hit the floor and food manufacturers should lock into a long-term deal quickly before they rise again, one of Europe’s leading traders has warned. Market prices
Canadean’s latest long-term forecast to 2021 highlights the dwindling consumption of white milk in the West, and the potential for milk alternatives all over the world. The market for white milk,
The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published for the 12 weeks ending 27 March 2016, show the fastest growth the sector has seen all year. Supermarket sales have
Flowcrete UK is taking its expertise on how to create floors that meet the highest food safety standards to several leading food & beverage industry events throughout 2016. The resin flooring
Coca-Cola Great Britain has reduced the sugar content of Coca-Cola Life™ even further so that it will contain 45 per
Fyffes, which is one of the largest tropical produce importers and distributors in Europe, has purchased Canadian mushroom producer Highline
2 Sisters Food Group, the UK’s largest food manufacturer, has promoted Jonathan Russell to Director of Group Procurement, responsible for
The Cargill Coop Academy, an adult education managerial program aimed at cocoa farmer cooperative leaders, will now deploy in Cameroon.
At this year’s IFFA, the leading international trade fair for meat processing, Hydrosol, a specialist in stabilisation for meat and
Activ’Inside announces the publication of two new scientific studies, including one review, focusing on the beneficial effects of berry polyphenols
Scientists at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen have, for the first time, created a 3-D image
Hilton Food Group, the specialist retail meat packing business supplying major international food retailers in thirteen European countries and Australia,
Müller Milk & Ingredients has confirmed that it is proposing to invest £15 million over the next three years in
Nestlé has extended its strategic innovation partnership with the Singapore Government’s Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) to provide
Paper-based packaging solutions specialist Smurfit Kappa UK has been awarded a prestigious Nestlé UK and Ireland 2016 Supplier Award in
UK packaging business Alexir Partnership has created packaging for a “disruptive” new cereal brand. Great Little Grains’ Sown & Grown
Ingredion has received approval from Canada’s public health body to use its Q-Naturale emulsifier in food and beverage applications. Health
According to market researcher Technomic, snacking consumption has been steadily growing over the past several years, but has accelerated since
Mordor Intelligence has announced the publication of its research report on the plant protein market: “Global Plant Protein Market- By
FrieslandCampina DMV has developed two types of protein products – whey and casein – for all the athletes of TeamNL,
According to a new report by Euromonitor, few ingredients in recent memory have experienced protein’s sustained and meteoric rise. As
At Vitafoods Europe 2016, Glatt will present state-of-the-art fluidized bed and spouted bed technologies to dry, agglomerate, granulate and coat
We will see what an important role packaging plays in the food industry during the upcoming and much anticipated International
Price volatility and increasing consumer interest in clean label products are contributing to the decline of carmine as a colour
Contract bottler Greencroft Bottling has invested £3m in filling lines and labellers at its facility in County Durham. The investment
Pepsi has demonstrated its commitment to drinks can recycling by becoming the first brand to feature the marque of a
Replacing its existing metal detectors with five Fortress Technology’s Stealth Vertex systems has yielded a 40% improvement in sensitivity and
Frozen protein yogurt brand ProYo is set to debut new packaging and branding, as it seeks to boldly answer millennials’
VOLPAK offers a complete line for the packaging of confectionery products, from pouch to case, ready to display. Pouches with
After 45 years of being one of the largest single-issue consumer groups in the world, the Campaign for Real Ale
A team of five young people have been appointed to act as ambassadors to inspire a new generation of young
Showcasing the UK’s latest innovations in processing and packaging machinery, materials, containers and packaging design, the PPMA Total Show 2016
The European Commission has adopted a €30 million programme to provide 350,000 Syrian children with drinking milk, as part of
Measom Freer’s new range of Tube Bottles are ideal for the food market, stocked in PVC and MDPE they come
US-based herbs and spices group McCormick & Company has revised its possible offer for Premier Foods, the UK convenience food
Finnish dairy group Valio is investing €170 million in the construction of new snacks plant in Riihimaki in Southern Finland,