The artisan bread sector, and the convenience store baked goods
market in the UK, are likely to drive growth for Irish company IAWS
in the second half after a good performance in the first six
months.
Huhtamaki and Karkkikatu, a subsidiary of Leaf concentrating on
pick-and-mix candy, have together developed a new concept for
selling sweets that is said to make candy-on-the-go more
convenient.
Corman, the world's leading supplier of butters and milk fats to
the food industry, has launched three websites aimed at both
consumers and food manufacturers.
An innovative range of convenience microwavable rice and vegetable
dishes has been successfully launched in France in multi-layer
thermoformed trays supplied by UK packaging manufacturer, RPC
Containers Corby.
Accraply has launched a new line of AccraSleeve Shrink Sleeve
Applicators that are designed to provide fast, accurate and
efficient operation in a compact footprint.
French baked goods company Brioche Pasquier invested heavily in
2002 after one of its production facilities was destroyed by a
fire. But the loss did not prevent the company from increasing
sales.
SWF Companies has launched a new tray former, the TF 600H, which is
a fully automatic forming solution for a host of food packaging
tray designs, including common footprint trays, and is capable of
producing up to 2700 trays per hour.
The organisers of Propak China 2003 have said that
"unprecedented levels of support" from Chinese and
international trade bodies, together with space expansion from key
international players, indicate that this year's...
Greggs, the UK sandwich and baked goods manufacturer and retailer,
has reported record pre-tax profits for 2002. The company expects
growth to continue in 2003, helped by new store openings.
A top packaging design and manufacturing company has launched its
latest state-of-the-art system onto the British market, hard on the
heels of its new selling direct campaign.
Ball, Daiwa Can Company and Mitsui have entered into an exclusive
agreement for the sales and distribution of Daiwa's New Bottle Can
beverage container in North America.
Sidel is to preview five new machines for PET container production
at the upcoming international packaging fair, Hispack, to be held
in Barcelona from 31 March to 4 April.
North America's leading oriented polystyrene plastic packaging
producer Wilkinson Manufacturing has followed European example by
starting up the first US production line to produce thermoformed
containers made from NatureWorks'...
People should get no more than 10 per cent of their calories from
sugar - including sugar from honey, syrups and fruit juices -
experts say in a major new report published yesterday from two
United Nations agencies on how to stem...
Körber Paperlink, the German-based paper group, has formed a new
packaging division through its merger with Italian companies
Casmatic, Wrapmatic and Innopack, all of which are based in
Bologna.
The latest launches in materials testing equipment from Lloyd
Instruments are now available to companies and universities in
India through a buy-back scheme arranged with its official
distributor.
During a symposium on Advanced Bioplastics held in Nuremberg,
Germany last month it became clear that biodegradable plasticshave
finally left the research stage. Supermarkets in Great Britain,
Franceand Italy are now using bioplastics...
Inter Link, the UK cake and confectionery producer, last month
completed its acquisition of the Soreen business, which gives it
control of the third-largest cake brand in the British market,
Soreen's malt loaf.
Oxoid has launched the DuPont Qualicon RiboPrinter microbial
characterisation system for the European and Australian food
processing markets - a system which is claimed to provide an
automated genetic fingerprint of any bacterium...
Tecnomeccanica, the Italian processing equipment supplier, has
launched the T2 PRIMA tea bagging machine, designed to produce
string and tag filter bags for tea, herbal teas, coffee and other
infusion products, overwrapped in heatsealed...
Systech Instruments, a leading designer and manufacturer of gas
analysis instrumentation, has recently launched the Series 8000
analyser, a modular system for the precise measurement of oxygen
permeation of packaging film up to 1.27...
As research in laboratories across the globe continues into the
presence of potential carcinogen acrylamide in a variety of foods,
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emphasised last week that
consumers should continue to eat...
UK gas supplier BOC Sureflow has announced a three-year deal worth
more than £4 million (€5.87m) to supply the Whitbread Group with
dispense and balloon gas.
US plastic packaging company Graham Packaging has reported a
welcome increase in net income for 2002, despite a drop in sales
over the period, a result of low resin prices and restructuring in
Europe.
The problem of how to pack 400g packs of smoked salmon without
losing 12 per cent of output through breaking and creasing has been
solved by a new vacuum packer from Reiser, claims Scottish company
Farne.
A new computerised system created by Thinkage, part of the BOC
Group, should help eliminate human error when it comes to quality
assurance, the company claims.
White Wave, the US-based soyfood producer, is to power all its US
production facilities using renewable energy - wind power. The
company claims to be the biggest US group committed to 100 per cent
green energy.
Ulma, a leading manufacturer of wrapping machines in the UK, will
be taking its New Super Chik stretch film wrapping tray to the
Vegetable and Salads Focus show in Nottinghamshire, on 5 March. The
exhibition provides a showcase for...
Kerry, the Irish ingredients group which makes coatings for the
bakery and snacks industry, among others, has reported a strong
increase in sales and profits, helped by excellent performances
from all its operating units. The food...
The European Commission has cleared the takeover of FlexPac, the
flexible packaging division of Hydro Aluminium, by Alcan of Canada.
Although the acquisition will increase Alcan's share of the
European market for flexible packaging,...
Trident, the US-based designer and manufacturer of ink jet
printheads, has launched a new printhead capable of producing
four-inch images and designed for carton labelling, bar coding and
graphics imaging.
Valmet Converting has clinched a new order for its Rotomec 4000-2
ES gravure printing press from Alcan Packaging Lawson Mardon in
Brazil. The new 10 colour press will be up and running by the end
of July, the companies said.
Ishida Europe will be exhibiting its weighing and packing product
range at Hispack 2003 next month. The highlights will be a high
speed weighing and packing system designed specifically for the
snack food industry, as well as a new...
Aluminium packaging specialist Alcoa has merged its Reynolds and
Ivex subsidiaries to create a new company, Reynolds Food Packaging,
with a strong position in the foodservice sector.
A survey of Spanish consumers shows that most believe the quality
and safety of food and drink products is high - and that trust in a
brand or a retailer is one of the key factors when it comes to
choosing what to buy.
Check It, a new surface hygiene test for the foodservice and
catering sector, has been launched by the UK's Biotrace. The
simple-to-use swabs require no special training and give immediate
results.
Marking four lines of text onto eggs has always taken two different
printers, but now a new machine from Imaje claims to be able to
carry out this task in one go - saving producers both floorspace
and money.
Foss, the Danish based quality assurance equipment provider, has
announced the relaunch of its Winescan sampling and testing system
with an improved quality assurance module.
Alcoa has announced plans to expand its plastic closure division
for bottle caps and lids by increasing the manufacturing capacity
in North America and China.
In Australia, CSIRO has established the spin-off company, Polymer
Surface Technology, to commercialise its breakthrough SICOR bonding
technology which has a number of application for food and beverage
packaging.
A strong performance from its Tree of Life business in Europe gave
Dutch food group Wessanen something to smile about in 2002 -
otherwise the year was marked by more disposals and continued
problems at the US arm.
Organisers of Ipack-Ima, the triennial event for the international
packaging and food processing industry, predict that this year food
processing will major role when the event opens its doors on 4
March.
