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‘Velvet’ film

    ‘Velvet’ film

Food packaging specialist KM Packaging Services Ltd. has launched a stunning new premium packaging film with a unique “feel” and texture, targeted squarely at the luxury confectionery and high-end boxed

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Open bar: Roquette outsources lab to food supplements makers

    Open bar: Roquette outsources lab to food supplements makers

French supplier Roquette is putting its R&D supplements facility up for rent by any party seeking to develop food supplements and food products – whether they are its own customers

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Women read food labels more than men

    Women read food labels more than men

A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics shows that female consumers are more likely to read and heed information on food packaging than men.

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Cold-storage humidification sanitizes, disinfects

    Cold-storage humidification sanitizes, disinfects

Smart Fog has launched a new cold-storage humidification system that sanitizes and disinfects at the same time. The ES100H-2 reportedly is able to treat a number of rooms at the

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Fair Trade USA labeling rules: Hoax or fair enough?

    Fair Trade USA labeling rules: Hoax or fair enough?

Fair Trade USA is considering much maligned changes to its labeling policy that would no longer require brands to source ingredients from a Fair Trade source even when one is

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Tate & Lyle dives deeper into sodium reduction with new deal

    Tate & Lyle dives deeper into sodium reduction with new deal

Tate & Lyle has extended its sodium reduction offerings through a new licence deal with Eminate on bicarbonate reduction technology for baked goods. The latest licence agreement with Eminate –

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Potatoes offer nutritional value for money, say researchers

    Potatoes offer nutritional value for money, say researchers

When it comes to getting nutritional value for your money, potatoes should be top of the list, according to new research published in PLoS One. The new study used a combination

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Dairy firms should adopt sector-specific safety training

    Dairy firms should adopt sector-specific safety training

UK dairy firms should adopt a new sector-specific safety training course and accreditation, according to food and drink qualification firm FDQ. FDQ has teamed up with training company Arko Training

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Growing yogurt market share: Dannon uses IBM analytics to boost forecasting and focus on promotions

    Growing yogurt market share: Dannon uses IBM analytics to boost forecasting and focus on promotions

The Dannon Company is supporting its market share growth in the $7 billion US yogurt sector by using IBM’s planning solutions to help the business in ways ‘that were unimaginable

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Arla Foods refinances bank debt through €175m corporate bonds issue

    Arla Foods refinances bank debt through €175m corporate bonds issue

Arla Foods has given professional investors the opportunity to invest in the company through the issue of SEK 1.5bn ($225m, €175m)-worth of corporate bonds – a move designed to refinance its

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Frenkel Shop Packages & Trays

    Frenkel Shop Packages & Trays

Designed by Levin Branding & Design, Israel. Designer: Tzeela Levin Peled 2 Different series of generic packages, sold by an on-line store. Intended for individuals and small businesses such as:

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Familier D’Or

    Familier D’Or

Designed by Etiketka design agency, Moldova. The challenge was to create a label design for a series of French wines “Famillier D’Or”. The main composition element in the final version

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Maximizing the Sale: Keys to Effective Packaging Design (Part 2)

    Maximizing the Sale: Keys to Effective Packaging Design (Part 2)

Written by Jenn David Connolly , Founder and Creative Director, Jenn David Design. You’ve got their attention. Your package stood out from the rest in their eye. Now that you’ve

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Paragon links with Tesco to create long-life asparagus packs

    Paragon links with Tesco to create long-life asparagus packs

Retail giant Tesco has linked up with Paragon Print & Packaging to develop a film, which it claims, extends the shelf life of an asparagus by an extra two days.

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ButterflyCannon creates new pack Chandon wine

    ButterflyCannon creates new pack Chandon wine

Design agency ButterflyCannon has created the new packs for Chandon’s new summer bottle. ButterflyCannon created last year’s limited edition bottles for Chandon, called American Summer.   According to ButterflyCannon, Chandon’s

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Staeger Clear Packaging assists Waitrose for new BBQ range

    Staeger Clear Packaging assists Waitrose for new BBQ range

Waitrose and Dalehead Foods have turned to Staeger Clear Packaging to provide packs for its new summer BBQ Sharing range. Dalehead Foods is a major supplier of British pork and

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Smurfit Kappa sets out 2020 sustainability plan

    Smurfit Kappa sets out 2020 sustainability plan

Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG) has published its vision statement on sustainability. SKG has set out targets to strengthen its sustainable business practices under seven key building blocks including: Chain of

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Co-op to divert all food store waste from landfill

    Co-op to divert all food store waste from landfill

The Co-operative is aiming to stop 34,000 tonnes of rubbish going to landfill by recycling all food store waste from its food shops. Food waste will be sent to anaerobic

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Dick Searle: Count us in please

    Dick Searle: Count us in please

Dick Searle of the Packaging Federation discusses a recent Which report on the future of food. The recent Which report – The Future of Food – giving consumers a say

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Italy angered as UK blocks ban on plastic bags

    Italy angered as UK blocks ban on plastic bags

The Italian government has criticised Britain for preventing Brussels from introducing a law banning supermarket plastic bags, according to media reports. The ban was introduced in 2011 in shops across

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Iggesund launches £108m biomass boiler at UK board mill

    Iggesund launches £108m biomass boiler at UK board mill

Iggesund Paperboard has inaugurated its new biomass boiler at its mill Workington after a £108m investment. The company’s paperboard mill has switched its energy source from fossil natural gas to

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Ecolean hails W.Europe breakthrough with Orangina-Schweppes deal

    Ecolean hails W.Europe breakthrough with Orangina-Schweppes deal

Orangina-Schweppes France will package juice drink P’tit Oasis in a new 200ml aseptic package made by Ecolean, and claims the carton, with its air-filled handle and attached straw, will appeal

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‘We’ve spent a lot of money to remain ‘Innocent’ worldwide’: Richard Reed

  ‘We’ve spent a lot of money to remain ‘Innocent’ worldwide’: Richard Reed

Innocent co-founder Richard Reed tells BeverageDaily.com that he anticipates the brand will probably attempt to crack Latin America using Coke’s

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Coca-Cola HBC Poland boss sees ‘huge challenges’ in growing discount dominance

  Coca-Cola HBC Poland boss sees ‘huge challenges’ in growing discount dominance

The rise of discount retailers – along German lines – will create huge challenges and opportunities in Poland’s RTD beverage

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Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel as personalized cans stoke controversy

  Bittersweet Coke taste in Israel as personalized cans stoke controversy

As the Coke marketing machine rolls out personalized bottles with popular first names worldwide, it risks tarnishing its own by

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Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in ‘natural’ products?

  Natural & Clean Label Trends 2013: How clean is your label? And can GMOs ever belong in ‘natural’ products?

Recent data from Symphony Consulting (click here ), shows that while US retail sales of products making ‘natural’ claims still

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European healthy ageing apathy creates challenges for brands: Fonterra research

  European healthy ageing apathy creates challenges for brands: Fonterra research

Europeans are among the most apathetic people in the world about their health as they age – creating big challenges

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Dairy Crest ‘well placed’ for UK growth following St Hubert disposal

  Dairy Crest ‘well placed’ for UK growth following St Hubert disposal

Dairy Crest is “well placed” for growth in the UK through internal investment or acquisitions following the 2012 disposal of its French

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Arla Foods agrees deal to sell Crediton Dairy to former Milk Link chiefs

  Arla Foods agrees deal to sell Crediton Dairy to former Milk Link chiefs

Arla Foods UK has entered into an agreement with a management buy-out team led by two former Milk Link executives

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EU to ban flavouring compound

  EU to ban flavouring compound

The European Commission and member states have voted to ban a flavouring compound, following an EFSA opinion on its safety

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JBT FoodTech launches contact cooker at IFFA

  JBT FoodTech launches contact cooker at IFFA

Efficiency and cleanability are the main benefits of JBT FoodTech’s contact cooker launched at the IFFA 2013 Trade show in

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66% of foods containing trans-fats have been reformulated, but progress is slowing: Harvard study

  66% of foods containing trans-fats have been reformulated, but progress is slowing: Harvard study

Industry efforts to reduce and/or remove trans fats from food products have led to progress, but this progress is slowing,

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Meat and spice for the millennial snacker: Euromonitor talks NPD trends

  Meat and spice for the millennial snacker: Euromonitor talks NPD trends

Bold, meaty flavored chips and extra spicy meat snacks are trending as manufacturers strive to excite millennial tastebuds, says a

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Kellogg secretively reformulates Special K to outwit private label copycats

  Kellogg secretively reformulates Special K to outwit private label copycats

Only a handful of employees at Kellogg will be privy to the secret recipe of its newly formulated Special K

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Pilot plant simulates factory micro-organism controls

  Pilot plant simulates factory micro-organism controls

Leatherhead Food Research (LFR) has opened a new facility, which will allow microbiological testing of foods to be carried out

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Intelligent labels reduce food waste

  Intelligent labels reduce food waste

ttz Bremerhaven is developing novel intelligent labels to monitor temperature abuse of frozen food and oxygen content in modified atmosphere

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Cork-based Delicious Bakery raises €175k investment and creates nine jobs

  Cork-based Delicious Bakery raises €175k investment and creates nine jobs

Boole Investment Syndicate, supported by the Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN) and Cork Business Innovation Centre (Cork BIC), has announced

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JJA Pack offers the latest technologies in filling and sealing for the food and beverage industries

  JJA Pack offers the latest technologies in filling and sealing for the food and beverage industries

  JJA Pack is a UK based company with a worldwide reputation for service & support for the food and

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Global food demand drives polymer growth

  Global food demand drives polymer growth

Packaging polymers are growing in the developed and developing world, driven by the constant demand for more food to feed

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Red meat industry’s future depends on communication

  Red meat industry’s future depends on communication

Making the eat “less but better” red meat message profitable for the food industry, farmers and the rural economy is

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PMMI launches online risk assessment course

  PMMI launches online risk assessment course

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) now offers an online learning course geared toward helping food packaging operations get a

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Novelis invests in evercan launch site

  Novelis invests in evercan launch site

Novelis has completed a £1.7m (US$2.5m) upgrade at an aluminium can recycling plant which will serve as a launch production

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EU project aims to produce plastics from biomass

  EU project aims to produce plastics from biomass

Food and beverage plastic packaging is one possible end application for an EU project which aims to create platform chemicals from

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Euromonitor highlights organic dairy opportunities in Turkey

  Euromonitor highlights organic dairy opportunities in Turkey

Turkish consumers’ interest in health and wellness is still in its infancy but growing rapidly, and means big opportunities for

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Food retailing to polarise around premium and value

  Food retailing to polarise around premium and value

Food retailing will become increasingly polarised into value and premium sectors, with middle ground players struggling to retain market share,

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Contaminant-resistant switches and covers for food processors

  Contaminant-resistant switches and covers for food processors

Food manufacturers have fresh weaponry to aid their fight against factory contamination in the form of electric switches and dust

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Alufoil growth driven by “resilient” food and beverage

  Alufoil growth driven by “resilient” food and beverage

Food and beverage remains a “very resilient” market for alufoil according to the latest figures released by the European industry

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SIPA delivers non-aseptic ketchup bottle

  SIPA delivers non-aseptic ketchup bottle

SIPA has developed a non-aseptically-filled squeezy plastic ketchup bottle, which it claims overcomes many traditional design challenges of hot fill

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Food packaging design team changes name

  Food packaging design team changes name

TricorBraun has bolstered its packaging design division with a new name, expanded headquarters and larger staff. According to company representatives,

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Omega-3 brain and vision benefits could boost food firms

  Omega-3 brain and vision benefits could boost food firms

The brain and vision benefits of omega-3 are offering vast opportunities to food manufacturers on the back of positive European

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Unlikely drivers in the Swedish confectionery market

  Unlikely drivers in the Swedish confectionery market

Chocolate still rules the roost in Sweden, but two improbable sub-segments are set to help the sugar confectionery category grow

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Buteressence flavors now distributed by Biesterfeld in Germany

  Buteressence flavors now distributed by Biesterfeld in Germany

Buteressence’s flavors for the confectionery industry will now be sold in Germany through a distribution deal with Biesterfeld Spezialchemie. Dutch

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Java Gum pairs caffeine kick with blissful breath

  Java Gum pairs caffeine kick with blissful breath

Java Gum, one among many caffeine-added treats showed at this year’s Sweets and Snacks Expo, promises fresh breath and an

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New treats feature alternative sweeteners

  New treats feature alternative sweeteners

The recent Sweets and Snacks Expo in Chicago, hundreds of new sweet treats made their debut—but refined sugar was not

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