Systems integrator, Pacepacker Services has expanded its engineering team to meet an increasing demand for automated machines tailored to customer requirements.
Iggesund Paperboard has restructured its management team following the arrival of 38-year-old CEO Annica Bresky and is on track to running its mill in Sweden on bioenergy by 2017.
Clear plastic cans provide an ‘attractive alternative’ to traditional metal cans because consumers want to see the quality of food at the point of sale, according to Kortec.
Toray Plastics has launched Torayfan CBS2, a sustainable high-barrier BOPP film designed to protect bakery, snack, and candy products, while also protecting the environment.
CPG giant Hormel Foods has taken steps in advancing operational sustainability—reducing packaging by nearly 5m pounds in 2013, for one—but the company reports there is more to be done.
Biology is influencing design and Biomimicry in packaging is a science that studies nature's models and then uses these designs and processes to solve human problems.
The former US Secretary of State (and likely 2016 presidential candidate) will make a speaking stop at the Food Marketing Institute’s FMI Connect event.
The executive director of AMERIPEN has targeted growing membership and becoming actionable with its research on packaging-related topics as part of its future direction.
In January, Oldways and the Whole Grains Council submitted a letter to the US Food & Drug Administration urging it to complete its guidance on whole grain labeling, with particular emphasis on the inconsistencies of reconstituted grain and how to...
Developing western snacks with an ‘Arabic’ spin on them
Salt of the Earth has spent $1.3m on an automatic packaging production line to improve the quality of its products and expand the number of its pack options.
TOMRA Sorting Food, which makes sensor-based sorting and processing systems for the fresh and processed food industries, has appointed Steven Van Geel as a sales director for China.
Egyptian bakery equipment firm Morcos has faced financial difficulties amid political unrest in its home market, but an investment strategy saw it prosper against the odds, its purchasing manager says.
The Tetra Laval Board has donated $136k to Serbia and Croatia to support immediate disaster relief efforts, following the recent series of flooding that hit towns and villages across the region.
As part of FoodProductionDaily’s ongoing series of 60-second interviews with the movers and shakers of the food and beverage industry, we caught up with Sam Millar, director of technology, Campden BRI.
With US snack sales growing 3.4% each year, PMMI’s annual packaging and processing trade show is offering producers a chance to connect with emerging equipment and materials technology.
World renowned packaging designer, Lars Wallentin, who has worked with Nestle, Buitoni and Kit Kat, believes the consumer’s role is next to nothing when it comes to packaging.
The BeeMagicTray developed by Dampack International has been granted a patent across Europe as it celebrates being a finalist in De Gouden Noot 2014 - The Netherlands Packaging Centre awards (NVC) at Interpack.
Jams, wonky applicators, broken ribbons, and other misfires on end-of-line food packaging label systems can bring an entire packaging operation to a screeching halt; one technology expert explains how to avoid such woes, and costly downtime.
Faerch Plast, producer of plastic containers, has published its first annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, which gives stakeholders an inside view of the company’s CSR strategy, priorities and performance on its sustainability goals and...
The Manitoba government is working to grow the province’s food-related business, currently valued at $4bn annually, with financial and educational encouragement.
Pooki’s Mahi revamped its line of premium teas, sweeteners and snacks with flexible packaging by StandupPouches.net, just in time for a red-carpet appearance at the Emmys.
Martin Dupick, global product manager, Bosch Packaging Technology, spoke to FoodProductionDaily about the top trends influencing the food manufacturing industry at Interpack 2014.
Future food processing trends will focus on convenience, which in turn will see healthier options for snacks on-the-go in terms of the variety of flavour and texture, according to tna.
Little Duck Organics’ Mighty Oats single-serve cereal cups boast an outer carton that, when planted in the garden, sprouts tasty vegetables from the seeds in the paperboard.
Fritsch is working on a filling machine that can pump stiff product like beans into baked goods; a development that could boost sales by 10-15%, its technical head says.
