Tamar Labels has installed a new flexo press as it bids to boost businesss and target new markets The Devon based label printer has bought a Mark Andy LP3000 430mm
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Milling company C. Marston & Sons has bought a new metal detector from Lock Inspection Systems Suffolk-based C. Marston & Sons supplies bread, biscuit and starch flours for food manufacturers
Recycling specialist RMG Plascomp has ordered a Systec 160 hydraulic injection moulding machine from Sumitomo (SHI) Dema. Midlands-based RMG organises and reprocesses discarded plastics into components and produces finished items.
Paperboard manufacturer Stora Enso has invested in new packaging software from Esko. “ArtiosCAD Enterprise allows all authorized parties involved in the design of a product to access up-to-the minute information
Recently launched packaging design graphics studio, Studio404 has said that it is the first business in the UK to invest in a new technology that revolutionises digital colour management for
Use of certain sourdough cultures can improve volume and crumb firmness in partially baked whole wheat bread, finds new research. Research published in the International Journal of Food Science &
Designed by Carter Wong, United Kingdom. London design company Carter Wong has completed the rebranding of an iconic ice cream product – the Cornetto. Created some fifty years ago, the
Sealpac has outlined flexibility, material savings and traceability as the main benefits of its integrated machinery, during a recent trade show in Germany. The firm said packaging is changing every
Labcell is introducing the new Decagon Devices AquaLab Pre water activity analyser, an entry-level instrument that costs substantially less than the high-end AquaLab Series 4TE yet delivers higher performance than
Greiner Packaging International has landed a WorldStar Packaging Award in the food category for a container developed for an instant noodle company. The German packaging firm worked in partnership with
Flexible, poultry and ready-to-eat packaging will fuel US meat, poultry and seafood packaging sales to 2017, according to a freshly published report from market research firm The Freedonia Group. The company forecasts total packaging
The food industry has manipulated dietary advice on added sugars for profit – and the advice itself is in urgent need of an overhaul, asserts a new commentary published in
A significant number of foods marketed to children in the UK are higher in fat and sugar than foods marketed to adults, suggests new research published in Public Health Nutrition. The
Prepared meals are predicted to become unpopular in Sweden over the next five years, due to a growing unhealthy reputation of the sector, according to recent research by Canadean. Despite
Designed by WaldemarArt, Russia. Designer: Vladimir Bratchenko Premium vodka with Jewelry incrusted with Swarovski crystals.
Ways in which the UK and Ireland agri-food industries can work more closely were discussed at the UK-Ireland Food Business Innovation Summit in Dublin on Wednesday (29 May). UK Secretary
On May 28, 2013, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued a ruling (Ruling 2013-2) that allows alcohol beverage industry members to provide consumers with nutritional information
A premium baking mix range targeting kids is set for success given the growth in home-baking and parents’ concern over natural and healthy choices for their children, a Mintel analyst
Kellogg and General Mills have largely slashed sugar and sodium and upped fiber in their US ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast cereals, but in a number of products the sugar and sodium
General Mills could have acted faster to disable YouTube comments on its new Cheerios advert as a flurry of racist remarks were made about the interracial family it featured, a
The UK is “never more than a few day days away from a significant food shortage” and consumers should eat less meat, an influential group of MPs has warned. The
Tesco continues to struggle across Europe, with like-for-like sales excluding petrol down 5.5% as “tough economic conditions, challenging competitors and over-dependence upon out-of-favour hypermarkets” take their toll. That’s according to
An expert has warned that the UK’s food safety body must focus on improving its intelligence and major incident protocols
ToolsGroup offers software designed to help food and beverage processing firms improve supply-chain and sales/operations planning. The company provides supply-chain
An extension of between three to five days for fresh cut fruit is the focus of an EU project which
Thermo Fisher Scientific has opened a product contamination evaluation facility in Sugar Land, TX to help food manufacturers tackle safety
Nestlé has backed the theme of this year’s World Environment Day by participating in the ‘Think.Eat.Save’ campaign to prevent food
An evolutionary trait that helped predecessors store energy in times of food scarcity may now be the driving factor behind
Kellogg has launched a breakfast biscuit range in France, Spain and Italy to cash in on consumer desires for ‘dunkable’,
The long-awaited reform of EU rules governing ‘special’ foods like baby and gluten-free foods, is imminent with a June 11
Probiotics manufacturer BioGaia has entered into a new supply and licence agreement with Nestlé that will see the Swiss food
Infant formula infused with prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin results in an infant microbiota that is closer to that of breast milk
Making the eat “less but better” red meat message profitable for the food industry, farmers and the rural economy is
Aseptic processing and packaging is a ‘strong and growing series of technologies’, despite being much more complex than canning or
Parents and doctors must be more aware of the importance of objectively diagnosing milk allergies in infant to “prevent potential
Food ingredients giant Tate & Lyle said it expects another year of profitable growth after the firm posted a 4%
Mondelez International has set aside a $600m warchest over the next three years to cement its position in emerging markets.
Robot systems integrator, Pacepacker, has introduced an economical robotic palletising system for dairy manufacturers which is half the cost of
Rigid plastic food packaging manufacturer Paccor is launching a new film concept for dairy form-fill-seal (FFS) applications. The firm claims
Foodservice packaging distributor Sovereign Partners has acquired leading lid supplier Cap-It-All as it looks to grow its distribution channels and
Nampak has reported that it has benefited from its African operations, as it announced that its chief executive is to
Scotch recycled corrugate tape 3072 is uniquely formulated for sealing boxes including more demanding packaging applications. It has a consistent
Dansensor, a worldwide supplier of high-quality gas instrumentation and quality control equipment for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology, will give
Printed Electronics, shelf life and smartphone applications are among the latest active and intelligent packaging developments trends with future potential, according to the Active and Intelligent
Versaperm, a specialist in packaging test equipment, is launching a new version of its HASS (High Altitude Shipping Simulator) onto
The horsemeat crisis is bringing four benefits to the UK food industry, despite all the adverse publicity that followed in
Private label firms weigh up the benefits of functional weight management chocolate bars using different sources of protein. ConfectioneryNews spoke
Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr is still committed to a merger with Britvic, according to its latest financial statement covering the
Strong beef sales have contributed to a 27% value hike in Irish food and drink exports over the last three
Few advanced economies can measure up to the potential of emerging markets, which have been forecast to exhibit the fastest
An American student has designed a new packaging solution for take-away meals. Aptly named “Togo Burger”, the packaging allows the
Amcor is investing £1.3m in one of its UK facilities including installing a new production line that will help to safeguard
Dotmatics Ltd., a UK-based data management solutions firm, has introduced a version of its Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) tailored to
Coors Light is on a mission to refresh the most people this summer and is pulling out all the stops
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