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Consumers offered 'natural-in-natural' packaging

26-Apr-2002 - IPER, a leading Italian supermarket chain, announced this week that it has launched a natural-based packaging alternative for its thermoform containers and heat-sealable film overlays....

New TLM top loader from Germany

26-Apr-2002 - German packaging company Gerhard Schubert unveiled its new TLM top loading packaging machine system to visitors at Interpack 2002 in Dusseldorf, Germany, this week. The...

Good 'Greif', a new bottle!

26-Apr-2002 - US industrial packaging company Greif Bros. said this week a new range of water bottles, manufactured in the United Kingdom, should help spring water producers...

New technology for snack industry

26-Apr-2002 - US baker APV Baker introduced new equipment and processes for the snack industry at the giant packaging trade fair Interpack 2002, held in Dusseldorf, Germany,...

IPN launches new generation standing pouches

26-Apr-2002 - IPN has developed a new generation of standing pouches, known as Clean-Spout. The pouches are suitable as packaging for liquids in volumes of 10 ml...

Drive systems save confectionery production costs

26-Apr-2002 - A producer of food processing machinery said this week that one of the UK's largest confectionery manufacturers is benefiting from improved energy efficiency and enhanced...

Maintaining food processing areas

26-Apr-2002 - UK company Henkel Loctite Adhesives has developed a range of NSF Registered maintenance products that are specially formulated for use in the food processing industry.The...

Design 'pops' up for award

25-Apr-2002 - "The Creativity Annual," a book highlighting the year's top designs in the US, recently awarded its Creativity 31 Award of Distinction to Californian company Axion...

Keep cool!

25-Apr-2002 - At the Interpack 2002 trade packaging fair this week in Dusseldorf, Germany a new packaging system is on show that promises to guarantee cool draught...

Milk vending machine study

23-Apr-2002 - US Dairy producers and processors are working together to further explore the potential of vended milk through an extensive 12- to 15-week multi-channel vending study...

Snack food producers find a new way to generate MAP gas

23-Apr-2002 - Domnick Hunter, international supplier of gas and filtration equipment, has launched a new range of nitrogen gas generators that can dispense with the need for...

Mitsubishi Polyester film announces PET shrink film lines

23-Apr-2002 - Mitsubishi Polyester Film (Americas) has announced plans for a capital investment that will convert one of the existing PET film lines into the production of...

P P Payne Tape for South American Biscuits

19-Apr-2002 - P P Payne's Supastrip tear tape has been selected by biscuit giant Kraft Nabisco for use in the South American market. TheSupastrip will be used...

Eco-friendly wine packaging

18-Apr-2002 - US company Chalone Wine Group Ltd is shipping its first-ever vintage of Syrah in cases containing newly developed eco-friendly partitions manufactured from recycled paper. The...

PFM launches new greengrocery wrapping solution

18-Apr-2002 - Italian company PFM has launched its Unibag wrapper system, developed for perishable and delicate food products. The packaging is dedicated to the greengrocery sector and...

New packaging solution for fresh produce

18-Apr-2002 - Arca Systems, specialising in plastic returnable transit packaging (RTP), has recently introduced a new high quality, perforated container, designed for the distribution and merchandising of...

SIG Pack Systems launches new technology at Interpack

18-Apr-2002 - SIG Pack Systems will be highlighting three new packaging systems at the Interpack packaging show, held in Dusseldorf next week. On display will be the...

Armfield partnership extends oil equipment range

16-Apr-2002 - Armfield, the UK processing equipment manufacturer, has teamed up with US counterpart RBD Technologies of Los Osos, California, and compatriot Ebortec, to offer a full...

George Adams opts for ERP

16-Apr-2002 - UK-based meat processor George Adams is planning to roll out an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in five of its factories in a £1 million...

Boekels upgrades weighers

16-Apr-2002 - Germany's Boekels group has upgraded its WS 30 kg B and WS 60 kg B heavy duty weighers, giving them a new weighcell designed by...

Ingredients entrepreneur bids for NZ dairy

05-Apr-2002 - A New Zealand entrepreneur, the main shareholder in Australian food ingredients firm Burns Philp, announced a takeover bid on Friday for dairy products company New...

New branding for Cargill food

05-Mar-2002 - Under the theme, 'There's a new Cargill taking shape', Cargill recently announced a new brand strategy that focuses on helping farm and food customers succeed,...

Confectionery manufacturer: new products to boost growth

18-Feb-2002 - Australian confectionery manufacturer Snack Foods announced this week that it is to release new products in coming months, including a range of biscuits called Cookies...

Unilever: success for ProActiv functional food brand

15-Feb-2002 - Anglo-Dutch food company Unilever this week reported faster growth in the leading brands, strong expansion of operating margin and strong progress for the fourth quarter...

Confectionery pins hopes on romance

14-Feb-2002 - Confectionery companies in the US are hoping that today, the day of romance, could help lift lagging sales. According to a survey by the National...