05-Dec-2011 - Shrink wrapping equipment supplier Yorkshire Packaging Systems (YPS) has completed a hat-trick of installations at the factory of jam and preserves manufacturer Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree, Essex.
05-Dec-2011 - Investing in a packing line because it offers above average hygiene control sounds, on the face of it, like choosing a new car purely on the basis of its fuel-efficiency. In each case, there will probably be other, more pressing priorities. And the assumption is likely to be that manufacturers are constantly improving both these parameters.
05-Dec-2011 - Within Europe, the lack of a credible 'number two' flexibles supplier after Amcor may be felt by some of the multinational confectionery and snacks firms. In the UK, however, restructuring at the top of the industry has enabled smaller converters to show off their capabilities.
05-Dec-2011 - Five new ready-to-serve long-life desserts, packaged in combibloc Standard 500ml aseptic carton packs, have been launched in Tesco stores. The range comprises Tesco Long Life Single Cream and Double Cream Alternative, Tesco Finest Custard, Tesco Finest Brandy Sauce and Tesco Finest Rum Sauce.
01-Nov-2011 - To meet Sainsbury's demand for more sustainable packaging for its own-label sliced cheese, Smurfit Kappa has made a shelf-ready (SRP) design.
01-Nov-2011 - Biscuit manufacturers showed considerable interest in a collating robotic loader (CRL) displayed by Kliklok at the recent PPMA show at the NEC in Birmingham.
01-Nov-2011 - An industrial printer that can withstand harsh retail and logistical conditions has been introduced by TSC Auto ID.
01-Nov-2011 - Tetra Pak has reinvented the world's most popular carton design with the launch of its Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Edge.
01-Nov-2011 - One critical mark of intelligence, it could be argued, is a capacity for adaptation as lessons are learnt and circumstances change. If so, then a select few of those technologies often bracketed as active and intelligent packaging (AIP) are showing just how smart they really are, as they are taken through some agile evolutionary steps.
01-Nov-2011 - Packaging design and consumer research specialists agree that the rise of online food sales has not blunted the need for sharply differentiated graphics and structure, with retailer own-label keeping pace with the brands in the race for consumer attention.
01-Nov-2011 - The first UK retailer to introduce trayless, leak-proof, printed flow-wraps for all of its whole chickens, Tesco counts the avoidance of pathogens such as campylobacter among the key benefits of the new pack format.
24-Oct-2011 - Scientists have developed a laser device that could ensure food stays fresh for longer.
06-Oct-2011 - Hundreds of millions of pounds are being wasted each year because new packaging designs are being dreamt up that won’t feed through packaging machinery.
04-Oct-2011 - UK food manufacturing, packaging and processing firms should appeal to the iPod generation to attract the next generation of young talent, according to the PPMA.
03-Oct-2011 - The latest trends in packaging design will be on show at the Packaging Innovations event, which takes place at the Business Design Centre in London from October 6-7.
03-Oct-2011 - Sick says its new sensor brings renewed precision to label printing for packaging and other production operations.
03-Oct-2011 - Darlington-based Acorn Dairies has recently installed a new shrink wrapper as part of an expansion and efficiency drive.
03-Oct-2011 - What is food packaging for? A simple question. Its job is to contain the food and keep it clean, safe and secure until it is used. It should be easy to handle from production through to distribution and sale. It should enable consumers to identify the food inside and read how to store it properly and use it correctly. And it should be easy to open. Food packaging should also be easy to dispose of, recycle, or re-use.
03-Oct-2011 - Led by higher-margin niches such as health and wellness and energy products, the soft drinks industry is maintaining a brisk pace in metal packaging innovation.
03-Oct-2011 - The rigid plastics packaging sector remains relatively fragmented, with significant potential for further consolidation, RPC group chief executive Ron Marsh has told Food Manufacture.
03-Oct-2011 - Ishida Europe has launched "the world's first" high-performance split dual-lane tray packing system for fresh foods that enables bespoke packing lines that save on labour, downtime and consumables.
03-Oct-2011 - The installation of a Proseal GT2 tray sealer at the Norfolk-based factory of convenience foods specialist Kerry Foods has increased output by up to 50% and reduced gas usage by 25%.
30-Sep-2011 - Marks & Spencer (M&S) is planning a bumper Christmas with novel food and drink products and ‘natural’ packaging design ideas sourced from around the world.
29-Sep-2011 - Nicola Swann, from Videojet Technologies, has triumphed in the PPMA Show's Ones to Watch awards. The awards recognise promising under 35-year-olds who have made an outstanding contribution to the UK packaging and processing machinery industry.
29-Sep-2011 - The long-awaited new EU Food Information Regulation (FIR) has moved one step closer to coming into force, after the European Council adopted it today.