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Co-packers take on intermediary role between suppliers and brands

02-May-2006 - European suppliers of machinery and materials are increasingly relying on contract packers to bring the benefits of their products to the attention of food brands.A...

Economical tray sealing

02-May-2006 - Most managers of food packing operations would like to cut costs, raise line speeds and improve up-time. A new arrival in the tray sealing market...

Supermarkets are sending out confused messages on environmental issues

02-May-2006 - The major high-street food multiples may be paying more attention than ever to the environmental impact of their packaging, but as their individual messages to...

Iconic role grips carton

02-May-2006 - Ergonomic and marketing benefits are being claimed for a new conical carton design from Elopak.The iCone combines two familiar shapes in one: the conical paperboard...

Mouths open over bagger

29-Mar-2006 - Developed to meet the market demands for innovative open-mouth bagging systems, the Chrono-Fill PBS 500 was developed through a collaboration between Chronos Richardson Group and...

Moy Park weighs and labels

29-Mar-2006 - Poultry processor Moy Park has installed five Ishida WPL 5000 weigh price labellers and ordered two more for its factory in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, in one...

Plug and play with in-feed modules

29-Mar-2006 - A novel new three-model range of packaging machines -- the Omni range -- is being marketed under the Shanklin brand and distributed by Sealed Air.The...

Robots help to pick the perfect weight

29-Mar-2006 - An automated solution for bulk packaging of fresh products with variable individual unit weights has been developed by RTS Flexible Systems, which ensures that tighter...

End of line versatility

29-Mar-2006 - End of line packaging systems supplier Endoline Machinery claims its 310 series of fully automatic pick and place machines offer a further advance in efficient,...

On the flexible coding case

29-Mar-2006 - Ink jet and laser marking equipment provider, Domino, has launched a multi-head base for its high-resolution C-Series printer range. It can run up to four...

In the bag with box

29-Mar-2006 - Bag-in-box packaging specialist Rapak, part of DS Smith Plastics, will be showing a range of its filling equipment at the Anuga FoodTec show in Cologne...

Sealing it for ready meals

29-Mar-2006 - London based Bighams Global Gastronomy and Riverside Bakery have installed new equipment from Packaging Automation to meet their production needs.Bighams has purchased a number of...

It's chocs away as flexibility takes flight

29-Mar-2006 - New research aims to develop packaging machinery that combines automation with flexibility, as John Dunn discovers

Rising energy costs and closures push up corrugated materials prices

29-Mar-2006 - Buyers of corrugated cases and trays are being faced with price increases of between five and 12% as costs in the energy-intensive paper industry spiral...

Organics branding comes up daisies

29-Mar-2006 - Yeo Valley has joined the move to smarter, uniform branding for organic ranges in its new designs for liquid milk.As well as litre and 2-litre...

European Union legislation could limit the availability of key process chemicals

29-Mar-2006 - Essential processes in packaging manufacture, from can coating to ultraviolet printing and plastics barrier coating, could be undermined by European Union (EU) regulations likely to...

New Starpack awards mirror developments in the industry

01-Mar-2006 - The organisers of the industry's Starpack Awards have made shelf-ready features, packs which sell themselves, flexibles, age-inclusiveness and materials innovation the focus of new award...

Tesco sets the pace on shelf-ready packs

01-Mar-2006 - Tesco has led the move to shelf-ready packaging (SRP) among retailers, and helped to create the Starpack award in this category.Head of design Jeremy Lindley...

Retail pressure on ready meals suppliers focuses attention on novelty and cost

01-Mar-2006 - Retailer demands for well-differentiated ready meals, on low margins, often with product life measured in weeks rather than months, are having a major impact on...

FSA will consider label alternatives

01-Mar-2006 - Future food industry labelling could be supported by other forms of consumer information provision, says the Food Standards Agency (FSA), when planned European Union (EU)...

Convenience for own-label cheese

01-Feb-2006 - The supermarket cheese counter, so long held back by the reluctance of retailers to invest in innovative own-label packs, has seen a marked move towards...

Newcomer stresses huge potential of UK thermoform market

01-Feb-2006 - The UK thermoforming market is so large and dynamic that no major European supplier can ignore it, according to Danish company Plus Pack.So impressed is...

Papers will offer strength and weight benefits

01-Feb-2006 - Finnish scientists have developed a starch-based filling, coating and adhesive agent to replace conventional mineral and oil-based alternatives in paper.The VTT Technical Research Centre worked...

Energy costs could trigger plastics rationalisation

01-Feb-2006 - Soaring energy prices on top of raw material and labour costs could see UK plastics packaging leading a Europe-wide process of consolidation in the sector,...

Pack-related food scares can lead to worse replacements

12-Jan-2006 - The recent flurry of activity around isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) found in Nestlé baby milk cartons highlights the pressure that packaging suppliers come under to find alternatives...

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