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SIPA delivers non-aseptic ketchup bottle

The bottle has been designed to be more attractive

SIPA has developed a non-aseptically-filled squeezy plastic ketchup bottle, which it claims overcomes many traditional design challenges of hot fill applications and provides a cost-effective alternative to aseptic versions.

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Alufoil growth driven by “resilient” food and beverage

Food and beverage remains a “very resilient” market for alufoil according to the latest figures released by the European industry body.

Smart camera system inspects food packaging barcodes in-line

Microscan has launched its AutoVISION inspection suite, which includes compact smart cameras and machine vision software to verify 1D and 2D barcodes.

Contaminant-resistant switches and covers for food processors

Food manufacturers have fresh weaponry to aid their fight against factory contamination in the form of electric switches and dust and splash covers with anti-bacterial, anti-mould and anti-fungal coatings.

Special edition: Battling malnutrition

Is better packaging the key to fighting malnutrition in the elderly?

Industry should pay more attention to the design of packaging for foods targeted at elderly people who may be at risk of malnutrition, say researchers.

Global Industry News

Dietary advice on added sugars needs ‘emergency surgery’: BMJ commentary from FoodNavigator.com

By Caroline Scott-Thomas+

The food industry has manipulated dietary advice on added sugars for profit – and the advice itself is in urgent need of an overhaul, asserts a new commentary published in the Journal of the British Medical Association (BMJ).

New Crediton Dairy bosses pledge to back British from FoodManufacture.co.uk

By Mike Stones

Two former Milk Link executives who led the management buy-out of Crediton Dairy from Arla Foods have pledged to back British produce.

‘There’s an emergency for cake freshness in the industry’: Puratos from BakeryAndSnacks.com

By Kacey Culliney

There is an urgent need for freshness in the cake sector with strongest demands from Asia and South America, a Puratos brand manager says.

Horsemeat webinar

Horsemeat webinar: animal feed the fraudsters’ next target from FoodManufacture.co.uk

By Mike Stones

Food fraudsters could target animal feed next after the horsemeat scandal, a leading food security expert has warned.

Kellogg secretively reformulates Special K to outwit private label copycats from BakeryAndSnacks.com

By Kacey Culliney

Only a handful of employees at Kellogg will be privy to the secret recipe of its newly formulated Special K brand for Europe as the cereal giant works to stave off mounting private label mimics.