Sustainable packaging firm RAP has unveiled its new range of 'single serve' portion packs. This followed the launch of RapTray, which the firm claimed was the world's first hermetically sealed, modified atmosphere carton food tray.
Pouches and rigid plastics will account for over 90% of incremental demand for retortable packaging up to 2017, a report has predicted, but with metal and glass holding on to the bulk of their existing - and very substantial - business.
The distinct heritage feel to Edwin Holden's Bottling Company is deceptive as it recently invested in a Kawasaki Robotics palletising robot for its processing line.
German machinery manufacturer Krones has reported winning sales of its technology for handling mineral water, soft drinks, milk, beer and edible oil. It sold more than 500 systems featuring a Contiform Bloc and an ErgoBloc L to the beverage industry by...
You only have to look at the number of money-making ideas for food and drink products that make it on to BBC TV's Dragons' Den to recognise that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Britain.
A repeat of the horsemeat scandal that has rocked the industry could be avoided if the findings of new pan-European traceability research are adopted, according to those behind the project.
Australia's premium beef jerky and biltong producer Mariani Foods has launched a European brand of meat jerky called Legends. Mariani says this "new generation of beef jerky" is soft and easy to chew, unlike most of the harder jerkies available...
Nutrient firm LycoRed has launched a new formulation that combines slow-release technology with genistein, tomato lycopene and a dose of vitamin D3. LycoRed says all three nutrients are clinically proven to support bone health and the new composition...
Puratos has developed enzyme technology for its S500 bread improvers to enable them to be used in all bread applications and a wider range of process conditions.
The creaminess or astringency of new foods can now be determined by measuring the sound generated by the food interacting with the tongue during consumption.
As the deadline for compliance with the EU Food Information Regulation (FIR) draws closer, the industry is beginning to work out what the requirements mean in practice and how consistency of interpretation can be achieved.
Dairy Crest will continue to “hold up a mirror to itself” and maintain its drive for efficiencies in a bid to compete against foreign competitors which have access to cheaper milk.
Tate & Lyle has posted “reassuringly dull” third-quarter figures, despite having to implement measures to tackle aflatoxin, a fungus in maize caused by the unusually hot and dry conditions in the US last summer.
Retailer plans to shorten their supply chains to prevent a repetition of incidents such as the horsemeat scandal are unrealistic, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Food manufacturer Fox’s Biscuits, now part of the 2 Sisters Food Group, has rejected claims by union Unite that it had acted meanly in allegedly "axing" its workers’ holiday entitlement.
Pig farmers turned sausage manufacturers Debbie and Andrew Keeble are set to launch their premium sausage brand Heck in Tesco on April 8, in direct competition with their former family brand Debbie & Andrew’s sausages.
