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Sealpac highlights at IFFA 2013

Sealpac has outlined flexibility, material savings and traceability as the main benefits of its integrated machinery, during a recent trade show in Germany.

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DuPont awards celebrate food packaging innovation

The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation have saluted a significant number of food packages over the years for breakthrough technology aimed to benefit consumers.

Linpac targets bakery industry with lightweight packaging

Linpac Packaging has developed a range of hinged bakery boxes which are lighter than previous designs to ease the eco-tax burden on retailers and manufacturers across Europe.

Food processors' future is cloudy for Coriolis

Food manufacturers can now access a factory performance software system based in the cloud in a move its creator, food and drink operations consultant Coriolis, describes as a world first.

How to slash oil content in sweet potato chips by 60%: Study

The oil content of sweet potato chips can be reduced by 60% if vacuum fried with an additional de-oiling mechanism, finds new research.

Polymer technology should deter bakery tray theft, says developer

Traceable polymer additives and those that create subtle defects in plastic bakery trays should clamp down on the huge and costly issue of theft, their developer says.

Global Industry News

Euromonitor highlights organic dairy opportunities in Turkey from FoodNavigator.com

Turkish consumers’ interest in health and wellness is still in its infancy but growing rapidly, and means big opportunities for manufacturers of organic dairy products – particularly those targeted to children, according to Euromonitor.

Hydrocolloids may have appeal in clean label and natural-focused products from FoodNavigator.com

By Nathan Gray+

The natural and familiar origins of food hydrocolloids make them ideal for clean label foods and mean they have ‘good prospects’ when communicating to consumers who focus on a products 'naturalness', say researchers.

High dose B vitamins help prevent Alzheimer’s, says researchers from NutraIngredients.com

By Oliver Nieburg+

A new study is suggesting that a high dose of B vitamins could stop the onset of Alzheimer’s by preventing shrinkage of the medial temporal lobe, the area of the brain that defines the disease.

UK children’s foods often higher in fat and sugar, study finds from FoodNavigator.com

By Caroline Scott-Thomas+

A significant number of foods marketed to children in the UK are higher in fat and sugar than foods marketed to adults, suggests new research published in Public Health Nutrition.