Packaging

Packaging firm unveils sustainable 'single serve' packs

Single serve packs extend shelf-life

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.

Shelf-life breakthrough for ready meals

New film offers longer shelf-life

A breakthrough in packaging for ambient ready meals that contain raw meat, vegetables and sauces is being claimed. It involves the use of a film technology that can extend shelf-life from eight weeks to up to 12 months.

Quality matters

Quality matters

By Alyson Magee

Maximum quality, minimum waste is the new mantra, reports Alyson Magee

Wraps provide a convenient sandwich alternative

Fresh and ready...

By Lynda Searby

Lynda Searby looks at the balance between sandwich freshness and availability in store

'The pack plays nicely in the premium space'

Get ready for the new board tray

By Paul Gander

Planned in-store trials of a new board tray design will show how the material can support differentiation and growth in the ready meals market, according to supplier Meadwestvaco (MWV).

Packaging has shifted to net younger shoppers

Fresh catch

By Paul Gander

Novel packaging is netting new fish and seafood consumers, reports Paul Gander

Packaging's primary role is to protect food

Hot on the case

By David Burrows

Packaging is a hot topic for consumers and hence manufacturers, reports David Burrows.

Food label fears? An end could be in sight with a new intelligent food label

New intelligent food label demands attention

By Sue Scott

An intelligent food label that tells consumers how long they have to eat a product after it has been opened could solve one of grocery’s great conundrums.

Order of the tray

Order of the tray

By Alyson Magee

Margins are tight for ready meal makers, leaving packaging system suppliers with the unenviable task of providing functional, versatile and sustainable solutions at the right price.

Mould breaker

Mould breaker

By Andrew Williams

With the growth in popularity of speciality breads, cheesy loaves are flying off the shelves. Alas, not all of those tangy toppings are intentional. Or, so say the UK's leading food research bodies, which are seeing the incidence of moulds in bakery...

Carton gives pouring an edge

Carton gives pouring an edge

Tetra Pak has reinvented the world's most popular carton design with the launch of its Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Edge.

Cover new ground

Cover new ground

By John Dunn

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...

MEPs debate 'crazy' food labelling proposals

MEPs debate 'crazy' food labelling proposals

By Graham Holter

One expert has branded the proposed new EU food information legislation “crazy” ahead of a second vote on the issue by Parliament's Environment, Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) tomorrow.

Tomorrow is another tray

Tomorrow is another tray

Cardboard could replace aluminium and plastic as the material for ready meal and sandwich trays in the modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) process, if a new development takes off in the UK.

Ready meals producers opt for vacuum packs

Ready meals producers opt for vacuum packs

By Freddie Dawson

Ready meal producers are increasingly looking to vacuum packaging as a way to extend product shelf-life, according to a leading equipment supplier.

The future is bright in nanotongue

The future is bright in nanotongue

By Rick Pendrous

The use of nanotechnology in food packaging will take off in the UK over the next few years, including developments such as an electronic tongue, which allows the life stage of foods to be determined before consumption, experts have claimed.

Life on a green planet

Life on a green planet

By Sarah Britton

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

Green versus convenience

Green versus convenience

By John Dunn

Packaging machinery designers face the difficult task of reconciling consumer demand for convenience with less packaging, says John Dunn

Shape of the future

Shape of the future

In a market where 'fresh' has become the widely used buzz word, canned food products might appear to have acquired a somewhat dated image. But, as Catherine Quinn discovers, the canmakers are fighting back

Rights in packaging

Rights in packaging

It is discarded by children, but to manufacturers packaging is an essential tool to get ahead in a competitive market, says Michael Luckman

Active service

Active service

Frantschach has designs on becoming the leader in active packaging in Europe. Stefan Chomka went to the company's Neoplex plant in Denmark to discover how it intends to do it

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