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Research shows British consumers want less packaging on their food

11-May-2005 - Research from the government's Envirowise environmental advice service suggests that three-quarters of consumers are unimpressed by large amounts of packaging, and a fifth actively avoid...

Shelf-ready or not?

04-Apr-2005 - Tesco's plans to put 10,000 products into shelf-ready packaging are sending shockwaves across the industry. Elaine Watson investigates

Security issues loom large

04-Apr-2005 - Plastics giant DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers is putting its weight behind anti-counterfeiting technologies for high-value products with the launch of a new Security &...

PET could expand in spirits before beer, analysts predict

04-Apr-2005 - The much-trumpeted arrival of beer in single-serve barrier polyethylene terephthalate (PET) could be eclipsed in the UK by growth in the premium spirits sector, says...

Saucy and squeezable

04-Apr-2005 - The packaging supplier for Heinz Belgium's SqueezMe! portion pack has revealed some of the technical challenges involved in producing the pack, which is also available...

This one's even got strings attached

07-Mar-2005 - Weary of those sticky tabs that don't stick, or else do, but to everything else except the flap you want closed? One flexibles supplier says...

Zipped up right

07-Mar-2005 - Along with its Keyseal Advance range of specialist zippers, reclose systems supplier Supreme Plastics will be showing the latest high-speed, twin-headed applicator for its products...

Brands take up a new design tool to help them focus on consumer needs

07-Mar-2005 - A new set of research tools is helping brands, retailers and designers to align the visual cues given by packaging much more closely with consumer...

New Bosch lineup for Interpack show

07-Mar-2005 - As the integration of Sigpack into the new Bosch Packaging Technology business continues, the group is preparing to show new machinery at Interpack in April,...

'Belt-and-braces' approach to cheap PET filling

07-Feb-2005 - French filling specialist Serac will be showing off its Canopy monobloc to an international audience at Interpack in April, with a focus on its compact...

A measure of success

07-Feb-2005 - What two uses can a 40ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container, plus closure, be put to? (Clue: we are excluding any medical applications).Well, Swiss brand Lateltin...

Breakfast cereals: next in line to embrace outsourcing?

07-Feb-2005 - After snacks and ready meals, cereals will be the next major sector to outsource packing and other operations in a big way, according to one...

Revised law gives a shot in the arm for bio-plastics

07-Feb-2005 - Changes to German packaging laws will have a far-reaching impact on markets for biodegradable plastics in the whole of Europe, according to the international industry...

High-temp zippers open up choice

07-Jan-2005 - US manufacturer of plastic reseal profiles Zip-Pak claims that its latest high temperature-resistant range is opening up almost every part of the flexible packaging market...

Cold and twisted

07-Jan-2005 - If most salad packs are a chilling proposition for anyone wanting to add value to their range, Huhtamaki has literally added a twist of ingenuity...

New easy-open designs create growth potential for canned foods

07-Jan-2005 - With sales tonnages of food cans having largely stabilised over the past couple of years, the sector organisation is predicting that new easy-open options will...

Shaping and decoration add extra shine to glass

07-Jan-2005 - Incremental developments in manufacturing and decoration techniques for glass are maintaining its status as an eye-catching and brand-enhancing material, says the organiser of the industry's...

Premier cans unreliable labelling

13-Dec-2004 - Innovative label print and apply system at a touch

New script for Indian producer

13-Dec-2004 - Noon's continuous ink-jet printers provide up to four lines of text on packaging

Reduce the risk of coding errors in your operations

13-Dec-2004 - A secure and auditable system for the distribution of coding data is now available

Tesco rolls out secure supply

13-Dec-2004 - With agreement reached on European RFID standards, Tesco has started to roll-out the technology. Kathy Watson reports that where Wal-Mart and Tesco lead, others are sure to follow

Biodegradable image-builders

13-Dec-2004 - The latest addition to the ranks of biodegradable packaging for food comes from RPC Bebo Nederland.The range of containers uses polylactide (PLA), derived from renewable...

8m fund is targeted at retail pack waste

13-Dec-2004 - A government-backed £8m innovation fund is seeking to entice teams of designers, product managers and retailers into commercial projects which reduce the bulk of post-consumer...

Nanoparticles set to invade pack materials

13-Dec-2004 - The future of packaging could come down to particles just one billionth of a metre in diameter.Nanoparticles are increasingly being combined with more traditional packaging...

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