Irish vegetable grower Leo Dunne has expanded its production operations, thanks in part to the installation of a new multi-head weigher. This has helped it to handle processed carrots that were oversized or irregular and not suitable for sale whole.
Packaging supplier Parkside has collaborated with Northcoast Seafoods in what it claims is the ‘first to market’ reclosable pack for frozen foods. The pack uses the firm’s Parkscribe laser scribe technology, which creates an easy to open and close pack...
A new paper-only vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) technology for dry goods, able to produce both gable-top and ‘brick’-type sachets with dust-tight seals, is likely to expand further into windowed options and higher-speed machine versions.
The changing face of retail is forcing food and drink manufacturers to reconsider their packaging options, according to the Faraday Centre for Retail Excellence.
While other pack types such as rigid plastics are seeing growth in inline forming and filling options, pouches continue to see more interest in the preformed version, with shaped and multi-compartment packs offering valued differentiation.
As UK food and drink manufacturers search for ways to reduce packaging and carbon footprints, a new drinks launch in Thailand could point the way ahead.
Italian packaging machinery firm PFM has announced a new variant of its Falcon flow-wrapper, which enables nests of pasta such as tagliatelle, vermicelli and similarly fragile products to be wrapped on edge in a slimline film pack, ready for display
Mettler-Toledo Safeline has launched a new due diligence enhancement for its metal detection systems to strengthen control and security at critical control points (CCP) on food processing and packing lines.
What role is in-pack industrial microwave processing likely to play in the future chilled ready meals market? Paul Gander talks to experts for and against this technology about the likelihood of its adoption in the UK.
Ilapak is introducing some of its latest innovations in electronic
packaging technology at IBA 2003, demonstrating new methods for
bakeries to boost production line efficiency.