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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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

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.

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

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

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 –

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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