Bio tray awarded food contact certification
08-Jan-2009 - A tray derived from sugar cane waste with frozen ready meal and chilled food applications...
Ready meal ingredient origin labelling unworkable, FDF
07-Jan-2009 - Creating different labels to reflect the changing origin of the ingredients used to cook ready...
Study shows cost and efficiency driving clamshell demand
07-Jan-2009 - Demand for high visibility packaging in the US is expected to expand four per cent...
New mini pilot system for lab-based bag-in-box filling
07-Jan-2009 - Aseptic bag-in-box filling of product samples via a new laboratory-scale HTST/UHT pilot system is now...
Operations on schedule despite Chapter 11 filing, says Constar
06-Jan-2009 - Packaging supplier, Constar International, said that it has filed for Chapter 11 protection as part...
Packaging companies taking a hit: report
05-Jan-2009 - Reduction in orders and raw material prices are reportedly affecting some of the leading global...
Down gauging to drive innovation in 2009, says AMI
23-Dec-2008 - Trends including material reduction, production line efficiency, and enhanced recyclability will continue to inform plastic...
2008 round up: This year’s most read articles about packaging
22-Dec-2008 - As 2008 draws to a close, FoodProductionDaily.com has been reviewing which articles generated the most...
Peelable can end follows lightweighting trend, says Impress
19-Dec-2008 - The design of a new easy to open food can is informed by the trend...
News in brief
Rexam aims to tackle overcapacity in US market
12-Dec-2008 - Rexam said that it is to make further reductions in its 12oz beverage can making...
Packaging and processing trends for 2009
12-Dec-2008 - The growing popularity of ventable plastic bags for steaming food and more concentrated cleaning fluids...
Search tool serves R&D packaging development, says Elsevier
10-Dec-2008 - An efficiency tool aimed at helping the food production industry with packaging research can increase...
New recycled PET thermoform range is low cost, says PPI
09-Dec-2008 - Thermoformed packaging targeted at the chilled foods sector is produced using 100 per cent post...
New Glass Recycling Targets
08-Dec-2008 - Members of the North American Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) have pledged to use at least...
Monoblock system cuts operating costs, claims KHS
05-Dec-2008 - Beverage processors can optimise total operating costs by using a combined stretch blow moulding machine,...
News in brief
Bioplastics award for Amcor
05-Dec-2008 - Multi-national packaging company Amcor Flexibles has won the 2008 Bioplastics Award in the category Best...
New extrusion unit for Ampac Flexibles
05-Dec-2008 - Increased output and greater packaging flexibility will result from the installation of a new Windmoeller...
News in brief
New Campbell bottle for US vending machines
04-Dec-2008 - Campbell Soup Company has launched a new 12-ounce bottle to allow the firm to sell...
Packagers should go green to keep profits in the black
03-Dec-2008 - Food packaging companies must implement sustainable environmental strategies or risk income falls of more than...
Exclusive interview
New BOPP film will biodegrade after disposal, says Super Film
01-Dec-2008 - David Haskins, marketing manager at Super Film Europe, talks to FoodProductionDaily.com about the company's latest...
News in brief
Packaged food outlook cloudy
01-Dec-2008 - Duller prospects for the packaged food industry were predicted recently by a Barclays capital analyst.
News in brief
Packaging group upbeat about 2009 amid easing input costs
28-Nov-2008 - Plastic packaging supplier RPC Group announced positive results for the six months up to the...
Food and drink packaging innovation highlighted
28-Nov-2008 - UK based Mintel International Group, in its pack insight for November, has selected food and...
Huhtamaki shuts rigid plastics site as part of operations review
28-Nov-2008 - Finnish packaging supplier, Huhtamaki, is scaling back its rigid plastic operations in North America with...
Spotlight on UK food and drink firms' green initiatives
27-Nov-2008 - UK food and drink manufacturers have reduced their CO2 emissions by 17 per cent since...
