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O-I and Amorim develop innovative cork for wine bottles

An innovative new cork which screws into its wine bottle has been dubbed “the most sensible reformulation of packaging ever” by the companies behind it.

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Cable conveyors move delicate foods

Flexicon FLEXI-DISC tubular cable conveyors are designed to gently transfer delicate foods.

Competitive pressures influencing EU rigid film and sheet industry, says AMI

Competitive pressures are continuing to drive corporate changes and restructuring for the European rigid film and sheet industry, according to Applied Markets Information (AMI).

High-end lidding film has ready meals covered

KM Packaging Services Ltd. has launched a high-performance lidding film designed to extend the shelf life of chilled ready meals.

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It's not 'health' that's motivating that snack! Canadean research suggests stereotypes need to be reassessed

Women want indulgence and health in snacks… Scrap that stereotype, says Canadean from BakeryAndSnacks.com

There is a strong stereotype that women want indulgence and health when snacking, but in the US and Europe health comes eleventh in snack motivations, according to new research from Canadean.

Fonterra vows to stop sourcing milk from land affected by oil and fracking waste from DairyReporter.com

Fonterra has vowed to no longer accept milk from any new dairy suppliers based in areas of New Zealand where oil industry and fracking waste has been spread and covered, but has denied that pressure from the country's Green Party played any part in its decision.

UK’s traffic light labels ‘could fragment the EU internal market’ from FoodNavigator.com

The UK’s adoption of a voluntary hybrid labelling scheme that combines guideline daily amounts (GDAs) and traffic light colour coding could lead to a proliferation of national schemes and fragment the EU internal market, claims FoodDrinkEurope.

Mars Drinks eyes ‘huge potential’ in single-serve beverages after new functional coffee launch from BeverageDaily.com

Mars Drinks says it sees huge global potential for single-serve hot drinks machines and consumables in the high-growth office environment, and predicts ‘tremendous growth’ in emerging markets.

Green Coffee Max wakes up and smells the weight loss ad ban from NutraIngredients.com

A UK firm trading as greencoffeemaxx.com has been roasted over press and web adverts claiming weight loss benefits for green coffee products.

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FDA courses offer first line of food defense

FDA courses offer first line of food defense

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has enhanced its roster of web-based food defense courses, designed...

‘Safety first’ approach to BPA risk recommends reducing plastic packaging

‘Safety first’ approach to BPA risk recommends reducing plastic packaging

Pregnant women should reduce the use of foods and beverages in cans and plastic containers to minimise...

Nestlé throws weight behind World Environment Day food waste message

Nestlé throws weight behind World Environment Day food waste message

Nestlé has backed the theme of this year’s World Environment Day by participating in the ‘Think.Eat.Save’ campaign...

Treofan’s deal to acquire Max Speciality Films collapses

Treofan’s deal to acquire Max Speciality Films collapses

Treofan and Max India will cancel their negotiations around the earlier agreed deal for the sale of Max...

European food packaging machinery market continues growth

European food packaging machinery market continues growth

According to a market study, revenues from sales of packaging machinery in European countries reached nearly 10...