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Sidel claims world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottle

20-Nov-2009 - standard cap for carbonated soft drinks, has been made lighter. The base has also been revised, making

Coca-Cola begins global launch of plant-based PET bottle

17-Nov-2009 - carbon footprint than conventional PET bottles, said the company. Kate Krebs, director

Can volumes stagnant, closures decline but profit on target, says Rexam

13-Nov-2009 - by consumers towards a larger size format for bottled water and carbonated drinks,” said Mountain. Larger

‘Unauthorised' drinks to be reformulated on health fears

09-Nov-2009 - -based and non-carbonated. They will also be adapted to meet specific UK, European and Australian regulations

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Mocon to open 'strategic' Indian lab

05-Nov-2009 - and pharmaceutical/medical packaging. The water vapour, oxygen and carbon dioxide permeation testing services

Supply chain waste map for meat and fish

04-Nov-2009 - . The initiative will measure the cost and carbon footprint of this waste. The scheme will also look for resource mapping because of their high embodied carbon and short shelf-life. “Identifying where

New method to inhibit E. coli in sprouts

02-Nov-2009 - A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety ... A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety ... Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) treatment is a non-thermal food preservation technology .08.014 Title: Potential use of supercritical carbon dioxide to decontaminate Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria

Asda green packaging scorecard to launch next year

27-Oct-2009 - quickly the focus will shift in this direction. If you look at the total carbon foot print for packaging , it comes to only 1-2 per cent. But its net carbon footprint is actually negative because the product waste

Beef import rule change threat to Australian meat industry

22-Oct-2009 - processing sector was likely to be undercut by imports exempt from carbon taxes. New rule “We have would be unfairly disadvantaged as imported beef imports would not be subject to a carbon emissions tax

Food processing added to Australia’s carbon cutting scheme

21-Oct-2009 - Food processing added to Australia’s carbon cutting scheme ... Plans to include food processors in Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS ... Plans to include food processors in Australia’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS ... the government to support these amendments.” The government is to limit the total amount of carbon pollution that can be emitted from the country. Companies or other groups that need to emit carbon to do business ... Australian Food and Grocery Council, food processing, carbon

KHS unveils growth plans for Plasmax PET barrier system

17-Nov-2009 - transparent layer of glass. The silicon oxide barrier prevents oxygen from penetrating PET bottles and carbon

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Recessionary dynamics boost private label soft drink sales

12-Nov-2009 - . It is a lot more generic as a product type than carbonated drinks that are often tied to a specific recipe

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Oven may cut costs for diverse product bakers

12-Nov-2009 - where carbon and other foreign matter can get trapped. “The belt can be easily scraped and oiled

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German mineral water producers adopt Bericap’s closures

10-Nov-2009 - . The DoubleSeal SuperShorty is suitable for mineral water and carbonated soft drinks up to 8 g CO2 /l

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Fizzy drinks set to recover growth

06-Nov-2009 - The global carbonated soft drinks market is predicted to rebound next year after seeing its ... The global carbonated soft drinks market is predicted to rebound next year after seeing its ... Carbonates report said that growth in the sector slowed significantly in 2008 with the rate dropping to 1 .4 per cent from three per cent in 2007. Nevertheless, carbonates still dominate the soft drinks ... carbonate, obesity, diet

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Paper aims to debunk livestock production ‘myths’

06-Nov-2009 - lower carbon footprint than cattle fed on corn, they argue that the amount of energy used to produce

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Cadbury cites eco concerns for tin swap

05-Nov-2009 - News.com that there are a number of factors which need to be taken into consideration when measuring the cost and carbon

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UK dairy industry signs up to carbon cutting plan

04-Nov-2009 - UK dairy industry signs up to carbon cutting plan ... to cut carbon, reduce costs and make manufacturing more competitive. ... to cut carbon, reduce costs and make manufacturing more competitive. ... result of their involvement in the Carbon Trust’s Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA at the industry group. Cross-sectoral model Mark Williamson, director of innovations at the Carbon Trust

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Climate change to strike UK food prices, claims report

29-Oct-2009 - reduction in emissions by 2020, without promoting carbon offsetting, which it has called “a con which means

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Use sustainable palm oil or suffer consequences, warns WWF

28-Oct-2009 - to carbon emissions. The multi-stakeholder Round table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established

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