A new report shows that with Polish consumption trends beginning to
fall into line with the rest of Europe's, the packaging sector
represents a key opportunity for innovation and investment,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
Krones the world's biggest manufacturer of beverage bottling lines
and packaging machinery, has signed a pact designed to secure and
upgrade the future of its facilities in Germany.
Patak's, the leading player in the £67.3 million UK Indian sauce
market, has packaged its quick-cook Spice Express sauces in a new
350g Rockware jar with super-deep twist cap.
A new report analysing IT budget and spending trends suggests that
many firms separate, to their detriment, IT investment from
investments in production capabilities.
Food manufacturer Campbell Soup has installed global product
lifecycle management (PLM) software to achieve cost savings in an
operation that generates annual revenues of $5 billion.
The first ever EU conference on control with remote sensing (CwRS)
of area-based subsidies held in a new member state takes place in
Budapest, Hungary today.
A new, technologically advanced heat-sealable metallised OPP film,
designed to replace the foil and sealant in traditional
paper-polyethylene-foil-polyethylene (PPFP) structures, has been
developed.
As the US celebrates Thanksgiving, a new study reveals that almost
half the food in the country goes to waste - a statistic that
should alarm an industry that is struggling to achieve greater
efficiency in order to salvage profits.
A new line of Pentafood vinyl films offering what is claimed to be
exceptional cold crack properties for food packaging applications
has been launched by Klöckner Pentaplast.
Global lubricant supplier Anderol says it has developed an oil
capable of working in temperatures above 450 degrees celsius
specifically to prevent corrosion in a number of baking appliances,
but industry opinion is split over how...
US agri-giant Cargill introduced a new barley ingredient, with high
levels of beta-glucan soluble fibre, at Health Ingredients Europe
last week, as part of its platform designed to target heart health.
Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Pringle tells FoodProductionDaily.com how
his private bill to place a levy on plastic bags in Scotland will
benefit retailers, consumers and the environment. Anthony
Fletcher reports.
Elenka, an Italian manufacturer of hand-made ingredients for the
confectionery, dairy and bakery industries, has invested in new
production technology from Germany's F.B.Lehmann to help counter
fat separation and improve the...
Elopak, the Norwegian-based packaging group, has designed a carton
which it hopes will allow it to exploit the growing opportunity for
dairy-based beverages in the South African market, Tom Armitage
reports.
An RFID expert argues that suppliers shouldn't worry about the 1
January deadline, but instead concentrate on just getting on with
installing the technology.
US retailer Food Lion has joined the ONE Retail network, a system
that connects retailers, suppliers and transportation partners on a
distributed transaction layer with network-wide visibility.
World steel consumption is still being driven by strong Chinese
demand, and steel giant Arcelor's third quarter results underline
this trend, writes Anthony Fletcher. But is the end of high
prices in sight?
Two IT solutions providers have formed an alliance in order to
offer customers with a flexible and cost-effective method of
linking bar coding and Radio Frequency Identification.
Unilever Philippines has said that it will shut down its Las Piñas
food production plant as part of moves to increase regional
efficiencies through outsourcing.
Finnish packaging giant Huhtamaki has launched a complete range of
single-use cold drink cups, plates, containers and cutlery based on
renewable raw materials.
An innovative RFID-enabled cold chain consignment monitoring
service allows fresh food producers to trace their products across
the globe and achieve potential cost efficiency savings. Anthony
Fletcher reports.
An interesting new report looks behind the headlines about Wal-Mart
and Metro roll-out programmes and asks to what extend RFID
technology has been embraced by both large and small companies.
Anthony Fletcher reports.
Zebra has launched two new RFID printer/encoders that can be easily
upgraded in the likely event that RFID protocols and standards will
change in the future.
Tightening freight capacity and rising fuel prices have forced food
companies to rethink how they deliver value to the enterprise, how
they plan transportation loads, and how they measure and motivate
performance.
UK-based manufacturer Northern Foods has agreed the £12.6 million
sale of Cavaghan & Gray Seafood (C&GS) chilled and frozen
fish business to IFP Holdings, a subsidiary of Icelandic Group
(IFP).
Replacing white bread with low-glycaemic breads could help to
reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests new research, that
offers evidence for the role of low glycaemic index foods.
Alcan's membership of the Global Greenhouse Gas Register, a move
that follows solid third quarter results despite historically high
raw material costs, underlines the current trend towards greener
corporate governance. Anthony...
Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe has launched a direct thermal
self-adhesive paper labelstock that it claims offers the same
characteristics as more robust thermal transfer labelstocks.
UK-based design company TMB Patterns has adopted cutting edge
software that enables it to add logos, pictures or other
decorations to packaging, and by implication add value to a
product.
Bill Morris, the newly elected president of the European Aluminium
FoilAssociation (EAFA), believes that the industry needs to better
communicate to food packagers the benefits of using the material.
An innovative technology that allows for the addition of both plant
sterols and minerals to foods has won the backing of leading US
food manufacturer General Mills, which has licensed the product for
use in a range of foods.
Russian food group Razguliay has launched a new range of
grain-based products under the Divnitsa brand, the first stage of a
strategy aimed at allowing the agricultural processor to compete
for the first time with value-added imported...
UK-based freezing specialist Asymptote has discovered a technique
to prevent unsightly sugar bloom from spoiling food products and
manufacturers' profits, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Australia looks set to widen the definition of 'wholegrain' to
allow more foods to include this term, increasingly associated with
heart health, on their product labelling.
GM starch and corn oil are cleared for use in European food
formulations after Brussels gives the green light on a genetically
modified maize line from US biotech giant Monsanto, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Field Packaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake
Corporation, recently won the top award in the confectionery
category at the 2004 Pro Carton/ECMA (European Carton Manufacturers
Association) Carton Awards annual competition.
Alcoa has created a new aluminium and alumina division and a new
global extruded products business in a move to better align itself
with global packaging markets.
