A belief that matching branded products are designed to work 'uniquely well together' means most consumers prefer to purchase matching branded foods, especially when those foods are to be consumed together, say researchers.
Huntapac Produce has revealed it will gain £500,000 (€621,356) in savings and revenue in the next 25 years from the large photovoltaic array it has installed at its packaging plant in Tarleton, Lancashire.
Revision of the laws governing specialist food products like sports foods, infant foods and gluten-free foods is set for a final vote in the European Parliament in December or January, 2013, with the leading industry group broadly welcoming the passage.
Anti-microbial air treatment systems will become a “very important” hygiene factor in the food manufacturing industry in coming years, Ecolab’s Marcus Ley told reporter Mark Astley.
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has opened a new frozen and chilled depot in Saint Georges d’Espéranche, south east France, to support food and drink processors in the region.
The director general of the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has urged the UK government to rethink cumulative energy, carbon and wider policies or risk forcing manufacturers abroad.
Procter and Gamble (P&G) has filed a patent for its invention of a flexible barrier package with a sealant that contains biobased content of about 85%.
The French Senate rejected its so-called ‘Nutella tax’ on Thursday, which aimed to quadruple the tax on palm oil, a key ingredient in the hazelnut-chocolate spread.
Increasing health awareness, rising food and safety concerns and improved purchasing power in emerging economies will drive growth in the global active, intelligent and smart food and drink packaging market.
A French firm which aims to meet industry needs for biodegradability in flexible packaging and rigid plastics has received €3.3m to continue its work on polymers.
Nut, fruit and vegetable processors have a new weapon in their quality control arsenal in the form of Tomra Sorting Solutions’ Best Nimbus N sorter, which can sort products in free fall.
Frozen food manufacturer Glendale Foods has delivered a UK first with the installation of a high speed multi-forming machine that can make up to 3,000 meatballs a minute.
A proposed 300% increase on French palm oil imports could lead to increased consumption of harmful trans fats and ignores the primary sources of saturated fat in the French diet, says the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
While Prop 37 did not pass, the failure to disclose the presence of GMOs in foods that are marketed as ‘natural’ is still generating a steady stream of civil litigation, with Goldfish Crackers the latest brand to be targeted in a class action lawsuit...
The European Commission (EC) has stopped short of a muted ban on HFCs in refrigerants, opting for a phase down that introduces lower limit benchmarks leading up to 2030.
The first nine months of this year showed a positive development for the European manufacturers of aluminium foil, according to the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).
Sealed Air claimed its food packaging business is ‘back on track’ compared to Q2 despite dropping $20m in net sales and nearly $7m in operating profit year-on-year.
Metsä Group’s parent company Metsäliitto has said today that UPM-Kymmene has launched arbitration proceedings to claim €58.5m in damages in relation to a deal earlier this year.
Breakthroughs in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, colour changing film and packaging designed to extend shelf life are some of the latest innovations highlighted by the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association.
Adept Technology has appointed Sam Rawas to the new position of general manager, Packaging Solutions Business Unit with the aim of building on the business.
RockTenn saw net sales and total segment income fall year-on-year in its Q4 results for the period ending 30 September due to lower volumes and maintenance outage.
JM Smucker has urged a California judge to dismiss the third in a “trilogy of trans-fat lawsuits” it claims are just money-grabbing exercises “forcing food manufacturers to undergo wasteful, expensive and time-consuming litigation that cannot and will...
A phase down of HFCs in refrigerants is better than an outright ban that could cost the industry billions, according to the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE).
Clear plastic clamshell packaging won the consumer vote in a recent eye tracking survey conducted for materials manufacturer Klockner Pentaplast, results of which it revealed at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago.
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has urged people to take immediate steps to ensure their food is kept safe as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
A novel baking process using a climate chamber that produces mist can now be used on an industrial scale to half energy savings in the fermentation process compared to conventional methods.
