For the first time, plastics converter Faerch Plast UK has said it is forming frozen food trays from a high-impact strength grade of crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) for better performance at low temperatures.
International take-up of a ‘gourmet’ hot meal vending system is being fuelled by Sealed Air Cryovac’s retortable tray-and-skin vacuum pack, says the company.
What has always been a ‘belt-and-braces’ relationship between passive barriers and active oxygen scavenger (OS) systems could become more one-sided, with OS additives taking far more of the strain.
The new PepsiCo plant bottle appears to tick all the “green” boxes for a disposable drinks bottle but the innovation should not be taken too seriously until it arrives on shelves.
A Scottish entrepreneur claims that two top food manufacturers and a major supermarket have shown interest in licensing an innovative colour-changing label that tells consumers how fresh their food is, which could be used on products within 12 months.
Heatseal equipment specialist Proseal is set to launch two new machines at the Foodex 2010 show in March.Introduced as the company's top-of-the-range...
The 70-plus delegates working on new international standards on the environmental aspects of packaging met for the first time in December, and aim to...
Asda says the sustainable packaging agenda will only be 'sustainable' as long there is a clear connection for consumers with lower prices.Speaking at...
As more use is made of overprinted generic packaging, and concerns grow about cross-contamination and allergens, the use of scannable 2D codes could...
Metal packaging manufacturer Impress is making its latest generation of easy-peel membrane can-ends - jointly developed with Bonduelle - more widely...
Industry worries that the new UK specification (PAS 2050) for calculating carbon footprint would not take into account material-to-material recycling...
Specialist flexibles converter Camvac has been acquired by private investment company GIL, and is looking to the environment as well as high-barrier...
With a sustainability initiative underway, Mars is on track for a 10,000t packaging reduction by 2010. And that's just for starters, says Sarah Britton
The transfer season may be over for footballers, but for Edrington Group's new Snow Grouse brand it is just beginning.A variant on The Famous Grouse,...
Third-party chocolate manufacturer Marasu's Petits Fours has installed a new £200,000 tablet wrapping line in its London factory, used to apply foil...
In what it says is a UK first, Sharp Interpack has launched a range of polypropylene (PP) food trays and punnets incorporating both PP factory waste...
An ongoing consultation by government officials on a UK deposit system for beverage containers is likely to run aground due to cost, the interests of...
