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Mintel has presented six key trends set to impact global packaging markets over the next year, including implications for both consumers and brands. They include a rise in prominence for
Finland-based Huhtamaki Oyj has entered into an agreement to acquire Fiomo, a privately owned manufacturer of flexible packaging foils and labels from the Czech Republic. With the acquisition, Huhtamaki has
Amcor Rigid Plastics, one of the world’s leadingmanufacturers of rigid plastic packaging for food, beverage, spirits, personal/home care and healthcare industries, has been honored by the WorldStar 2016 Packaging Awards
The trend towards block-synchronising several units to form a single machine continues unbroken. For a very simple reason: the advantages for the client are indeed persuasive. The Krones subsidiary Kosme
Metal cans achieved the highest volume growth of any packaging material in the packaged water category, according to Canadean’s latest soft drinks research. Despite their negligible share, metal cans managed
Is there anything better than giving someone a gift and seeing them react with joy? With Christmas just around the corner, people across the world are searching for special gifts
Huhtamaki has made a £4.9m investment in new machinery at its Lurgan site, creating 12 new full-time jobs. The food and drink packaging firm has seen its customers growing significantly
A new 100% juice brand is entering the market with specially designed airtight pouches in a bag-in-box system, to create a product with a longer shelf life than its competitors.
Bud Light will get a fresh new packaging design in the coming year, including a reimagined Bud Light logo and contemporized primary and secondary packaging. This is the first major
Waitrose will surprise this holiday season its customer with personalised cool bags when purchasing the store’s Turkey Breast Parcel. The unique designs were printed by Ultimate Digital using the variable
This year’s Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour has again been supported by a recycling initiative developed in partnership with Every Can Counts. The campaign is designed to engage consumers and boost
Last year the leading fresh food packaging supplier, LINPAC, won the most improved factory award for its St. Helen’s site in the prestigious Britain’s Best Factory Awards. A major part
The New York Supreme Court overturned the city’s decision to ban on foam packaging products. The city’s recycling industry and restaurant owners applauded the decision, and are hoping to achieve
In food and drink factories, hygiene and cleaning is an important factor when manufacturing, processing, packaging and distributing quality products, daily. With various processing areas in a factory it is
Dow has announced the launch of the latest addition to its MOR-FREE™ portfolio. The new MOR-FREE™ L75-300 High Speed Lamination Adhesive is a 100% solid, bi-component polyurethane adhesive system, which
This yearvent welcomed Caroline Smales, Technical Manager at Greencore Leeds to discuss the advantages to having Autocoding by OAL on site and their future plans. At the Greencore factory in
The UK’s leading packaging machinery event, Empack returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 24 & 25 February 2016, providing the opportunity to evaluate and purchase the latest packaging technology, network with
Swiss yoghurt is becoming a top seller in Asia and the Middle East, whether it is pineapple yoghurt in Asia or strawberry flavour in the United Arab Emirates. The Emmi
Holfeld Plastics has won the top trophy in the Food Sustainability Award, celebrating back to back success at the Packaging Industry’s leading premier Starpack and Worldstar Awards for two successive years
Benders Paper Cups is expanding its manufacturing capacity and increasing production by 40% through a £9m finance package from Lloyds Bank. The rise of demand for sustainability has boosted business
Velcro Companies introduced its series of PRESS-LOK® Bags featuring VELCRO® Brand’s exclusive PRESS-LOK® closure system found on consumer goods and food packaging around the globe. As a durable alternative to
PET Gloss White FTC 50, fulfils the needs of packaging designers and brand owners seeking legislatively compliant food labels with
Coveris Rigid Finland has launched ReadyFresh – new packaging for home meal replacement and food on-the-go services. The ReadyFresh packs
The new Sirane technology using natural extracts which enhance the fruit’s own protection will extend significantly fruits’ shelf-life. For many years
Graphic Packaging International was briefed to create a design for the new M&S Thali range, as they knew a ‘theatrical
Häagen-Dazs ice cream, a General Mills brand, is using Dassault Systèmes’ Perfect Shelf design programme to engage in merchandising strategies
TCL’s new technically advanced ovenable packaging films have been selected for a new range of bake-in-store, hot sandwiches and snacks
Jindal Films Europe, a leading manufacturer of specialty biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films, announced the start of a broad reinvestment
The distributor company, Oakland International has retained its British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) quality standard for storage and distribution. The co-packer
Featured across Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Life variants, the bottle is designed to help attract shoppers
Lavazza and Novamont join Shamengo at the United Nations Climate Change Conference currently taking place in Paris with their innovative
A joint venture between Petainer UK Holdings and Innopac Containers has opened a new plastic packaging solutions manufacturing facility near
Harrogate Spring Water and Ardagh Group celebrated a memorable win at the UK Packaging Awards in London, as they recieved
Phoenix Group has reported a 70% increase in turnover year-on-year for the 12 months to August 31st, driven by significant
Global supply-chain logistics company Brambles has moved from 30% to 100% ownership of Kegstar Holdings, after acquiring the shareholdings associated
Richard Pether, director of Rotech – designer and manufacturer of offline advanced carton feeding systems – reflects on the role
A recent installation of PA’s Revolution tray sealer at Lincoln-based Branston has dramatically improved the efficiencies and reduced costs of
Leeways Packaging Services has invested in a new Illig RDK 80K automatic pressure forming machines. The kit is installed at its
Quin Systems, supplier of end-of-line automated packing systems, has launched a new Versapack machine, a compact packing system with an integrated
The US GMA (Grocery Manufacturers Association) has announced its SmartLabel technology initiative that will enable consumers to have easy and
Ishida will present its latest solution for high accuracy weighing of confectionery at small target weights at ProSweets, where the
Hartsville-based Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, introduced its new TruVue™ Can as an innovative alternative to
Agrolis , the caramel products specialist, has selected for its popular caramelised peanuts the 095 transparent polypropylene pot from RPC Bebo
Wellpak, a leading supplier of fresh produce, launched a new product line: the resealable Ezo Punnet for berries. Ezo Punnet
Strawberry grower Busby Partners, part of the Farm Fresh PO (FFPO), has substantially increased throughput to meet its target of 90 packs
DS Smith has announced the location for world’s first wide-web digital PrePrint press and it is heading to its Featherstone,
Erze Ambalaj in collaboration with biochemistry developer Parx Plastics has developed a new added value for their product line-up making
Ask Doris Erhardt-Freitag about Folienprint’s most innovative product, and she’ll point to a bright cardboard box containing vividly printed, individually
Custom-made decorations have become a main focus for the beverage industry. Whether large global companies or small emerging beverage producers,
Rigid plastics packaging product manufacturer RPC Promens Consumer Corby has introduced a new multilayer plastic jar for table olives producer
German multinational the Bosch Group is hosting the ground breaking 1st International Coffee Processing and Packaging Round Table in Addis
Eggs can be a tricky item to brand but Robot Food have cracked it. Their vibrant new identity for The
Tetra Pak has extended the application of its OneStep processing technology to milk production from powder; offering a solution that
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