Krones Neutraubling is readying to launch a number of new
technologies specifically aimed at brewers at the forthcoming BRAU
Beviale 2003 in Nuremberg, Germany.
CCL Industries, a world leader in developing manufacturing,
packaging and labelling solutions for the consumer products
industry, has announced that it has sold four non-core business
units in its Container Division.
KHS Till, the German-based supplier of processing solutions for the
beverage industry, has supplied Anheuser-Busch with a turn-key keg
racking solution for its Jacksonville, Florida site in the US.
United States-based original equipment manufacturers of packaging
machinery shipped an estimated $5.851 billion (€ 5.38bn) in
packaging equipment in 2002, up $26 million from 2001, while in
Europe German manufacturers continue to...
At Worldwide Food Expo 2003, to be held in Chicago, US, from
October 29, food processors and packagers will be able to view new
resealable advancements from Zip-Pak.
Applied Biosystems, the UK-based provider of testing and analysis
systems for bacteria, has supplied Dr Specht & Partner Chemical
Laboratories with an API 4000 LC/MS/MS System to work alongside two
existing API 2000 LC/MS/MS Systems...
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has highlighted its concern in
relation to the current outbreak of E. coli O157 at a Dublin hotel
and urged the entire food industry to rigidly adhere to the best
food safety practices or face...
The UK Institute of Packaging has opened up the gates for entrants
to its 2004 Starpack Awards in a bid to discover the best that
packaging currently offers.
Alcan has confirmed that its discussions with Pechiney on the terms
of a proposal for an increase in its offer for all of Pechiney's
securities have ended. But Alcan says it is still confident that a
deal will be eventually agreed.
Mettler Toledo, suppliers of safety and compliance systems for food
and beverage processing, has supplied Agra, a Spanish food company
forming part of the Unilever Group, with a complete system for both
moisture control and weighing...
Agilent Technologies has introduced the first commercial gas
chromatograph/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) system to feature a solid
inert ion source for food production applications.
Arla Foods has resumed the construction of a new milk powder
factory in Vimmerby, Sweden, following several months of delay.
According to the original timetable, work on the factory should
have begun in April, but problems with contractors...
Saferpak, the UK-based food safety packaging organisation, has
released a new food safety training package on CD-Rom which aims to
draw attention to the many safety pitfalls and how they can be
avoided.
Austrian company Franz Haas Waffelmaschinen, a worldwide
manufacturer of wafer and biscuit production plants, is to exhibit
a selection of its latest technologies and equipment at the
forthcoming IBA 2003.
Despite a slight drop in sales packaging giant Rexam has announced
H1 pretax profits have risen significantly following the adoption
of a new system for its retirement benefits.
The Institute of Packaging, the provider of packaging training and
education, and PIABC-the UK's Packaging Industry Awarding Body
Company-are to locate their stands side by side at the PPMA Show in
an effort to promote their...
According to a five-yearly report from the Freedonia Group, US
demand for beverage containers, by far the biggest market in the
world, is projected to increase 1.7 percent per year to 224 billion
units in 2007, giving the sector an...
A research team from the Institute of Food Technology at the
University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain is working on a
project to evaluate a new liquid freezing technique in the Gran Sol
fleet.
Stable Micro Systems, a leading providers of texture analysis
equipment, is to unveil a new high speed, high force, heavy duty
texture analyser at the forthcoming FiEurope.
The International Obesity TaskForce has urged that the food
industry act to help bring about a major transformation in diet and
activity needed to halt the rise in obesity and type two diabetes.
The Classica Group believes it has successfully demonstrated the
effectiveness of its microwave pasteurisation technology for
extending the shelf life of packaged fresh waffles and french
toast.
UK-based Packaging giant Rexam has bowed to shareholder pressure to
change the length of contracts for newly appointed board of
directors in response to criticisms that the current two year
contracts are now outdated.
Important news for cereal manufacturers - according to researchers,
children who replace proper breakfasts with chocolate bars or
carbonated drinks have lower reaction levels.
Schneider Electric, provider of power solutions to the food and
beverage industry, has fought off a slump in its sales figures to
record first half increases in both its operating margins and its
net profits. The company said that...
Finland's National Food Agency has just reported that last year 38
outbreaks involving a total of 1,120 people were accounted for on
its food poisoning register. Some 92 per cent of the outbreaks
in2002 were transmitted by foods,...
Domnick Hunter, supplier of processing equipment, has reported that
its profits for the first half of the year rose substantially on
the back of increased sales turnover.
Varsinais-Suomen Kalatukku Oy, a leading Finnish seafood supplier,
has installed a new multihead weigher from Ishida Europe to handle
a variety of fish and seafood. The system is said to have virtually
zero giveaway, which has in...
Batchelor's Supernoodles have been given a new twist. Alcan
Packaging Cumbria has produced a new look for the product with
specially developed packaging.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has announced details of a new
approval mark for small meat plants to comply with recent
regulations regarding meat products.
Packaging Automation, the heat-sealing equipment specialist, has
installed a second of its Vision 4000 machines at a state of the
art salad factory in the UK.
DuPont has honoured twenty-one international packaging innovations
in both food and non-food sectors at the Sixteenth DuPont Awards
held earlier this month.
The American Food and Drug Administration has given Schott HiCotec
approval for its innovative PICVD process for barrier coating in
food and beverage packaging made of PET.
In an effort to preserve the valuable aromas of fruit teas, Walki
Wisa's Steinfurt, Germany, operations have developed a new barrier
material for tea packaging using a combination of special polymers.
WellPlus Trade and Science&Ingredients have together developed
a functional snack bar prototype based on phosphatidylserine (PS),
a leading brain nutrient.
Cerestar Food and Pharma Specialties have developed a bleached
speciality starch range that both companies claim can improve the
adhesion and setting times for a variety of foods.
Texas A&M University's Institute of Food Science &
Engineering has said it has received a USDA grant to establish a
centre for research into electron beam research - a move that could
well be pivotal in the more widespread...
Ishida Europe, one of the world's leading suppliers of complete
weighingand packing line solutions, will be showing three new
productson its stand at the forthcoming Europack event, to be held
in Lyon, France 21 - 24 October.
International ingredients supplier Danisco has developed a low-dust
powder technology for food manufacturers aiming for an improved
factory environment.
A new handling system supplied by specialist manufacturer Gough
Engineering and designed for KP Foods' hula-hoop plant in
Leicestershire, UK, is set to increase production efficiency and
ensure the continued quality of the leading...
Oden, an industry leader in advanced liquid filling technology, has
introduced its Mass/Blend Continuous Stream Digital Blending
System, designed to eliminate problems associated with large batch
preparation in large holding tanks.
A team of vegetable specialists in the US has developed a new
variety of sweet onion that is said to last up to eight months,
thanks to a more rigorous packing technique and a denser
consistency.
The UK Consumers' Association claims to have revealed a range of
confusing, and sometimes misleading labels on food products. The
results of its honest labelling campaign indicate that food
manufacturers have made little effort...
Food producers are on heightened alert after the EC stepped up
measures taken to ensure aflatoxin-contaminated Chinese peanuts,
Iranian pistachios and Turkish figs, pistachios and hazelnuts do
not enter the European Union.
