Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Baby food recalled on botulism fears

20-Oct-2009 - Pouch baby food due to the “risk of potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause is a batch of the 4.42 oz pouch with a 'best by' date of May 21, 2010, marked with the universal

US demand for converted flexible packaging to top $18bn

12-Oct-2009 - steam cooking of frozen and other foods in their packaging. Stand-up pouches Pouches will lead the advantages of stand-up pouches in delivering product differentiation and convenience features such as zippers ... stand-up pouches, flexible packaging, polyethylene, polylactic acid

More flexibility from new stand up pouch

09-Oct-2009 - More flexibility from new stand up pouch ... The new FlexiBowl stand-up pouch delivers improved versatility and user convenience, claims its ... The new FlexiBowl stand-up pouch delivers improved versatility and user convenience, claims its ... Launched this week at Pack Expo, 2009 in Las Vegas, the FlexiBowl pouch is designed for foods Linear Tear film technology, the tear area of the pouch is placed lower on the package than with most ... stand up, pouch

'Unique' water-based printing ink improves durability

01-Oct-2009 - A series of “unique” water-based, flexographic lamination inks for conventional and retort pouch ... A series of “unique” water-based, flexographic lamination inks for conventional and retort pouch

Rigid food packaging set to soar after a tough year

30-Sep-2009 - to the report’s authors. But rigid packaging is expected to face growing competition from flexible pouch that will allow these products to challenge rigid packaging. Bags and pouches are also likely to gain

Developing countries to drive growth for flexible food packaging

30-Sep-2009 - interest in novel value-added features, such as microwaveable pouches, resealable stand-up pouches

Paul Lippke Handels launches headspace analyser

08-Sep-2009 - pouches. Paul Lippke Handels was previously a distributor of Mocon equipment, but was acquired for form-fill-seal packaging equipment designers for both vertical bags and pouches and horizontal trays

Cloud Packaging meets shorter run trend with Toll takeover

07-Sep-2009 - . “The takeover adds product lines such as stand up pouches to Cloud’s portfolio which will also enable

British food packaging company opens new ₤20m site

04-Sep-2009 - lines of flexible packs and pouches including microwaveable steam packs for frozen foods, ready meals

US market for meat, poultry and seafood packing to top $9bn by 2013

16-Jul-2009 - pouches as a rising proportion of meat is set to be marketed in case-ready packaging. Flexible packing will also benefit from further penetration of retort pouches into traditional can applications, forecasts

Hershey launches travel confectionary range

19-Nov-2009 - and informal gifts. Four varieties of the product will be offered in both box and pouch packaging. The company the product has been designed for gifting. Grab-pouch format Reese’s and Hershey's Miniatures

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Clip could offer snack makers sustainability boost

22-Oct-2009 - A new slider system for resealable snack and dry goods pouches can boost a manufacturer’s eco ... A new slider system for resealable snack and dry goods pouches can boost a manufacturer’s eco ... . Form-fill-seal applications She said that the clip and flange can be applied to pre-made pouches can run on most form-fill-seal machines and pouch making equipment at equivalent speeds, and thus ... resealable, pouches, nuts

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Deal promises to bring intelligent barcodes to snacks

24-Jul-2009 - to pillow pouches for salty snacks, according to Scanbuy. Scanbuy VP of marketing David Javitch told

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Krones declares ultra-light PET bottle ready for supermarkets

16-Jul-2009 - and the WorldStar Award from the World Packaging Organisation. The bottle, developed using Krones’ NitroPouch

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News in brief

Plainview recalls two years’ worth of milk products

29-Jun-2009 - The US Department of Agriculture found salmonella in 100g pouches of Dairyshake powder that were

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Courts rule on chocolate rabbits and malt balls

17-Jun-2009 - an image of floating chocolate-covered balls. But while Maltesers are sold in pouches, Malt Balls come

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Frito-Lay cooperation targets cost value from crisp packet waste

29-May-2009 - food packaging such as plastic bags, drink pouches, yoghurt cups, cookie wrappers and more into school

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Storck Travel Retail expects stand-up bags to be high flyers

22-May-2009 - or pouches, there is already a precedent for their use by other companies in the market. But Winzer said

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Mars' confidence for confectionery in the recession

30-Apr-2009 - sense of occasion, which lends itself well to sharing formats such as pouch packaging. Mars in”. Also the pouch format taps into a growing sharing sector as research shows that 70 per

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Pouch packs providing innovative downturn alternatives - manufacturer

28-Apr-2009 - Pouch packs providing innovative downturn alternatives - manufacturer ... that meet requirements for reduced cost and weight may be well served by turning to shaped pouches ... that meet requirements for reduced cost and weight may be well served by turning to shaped pouches ... groups, claimed the pouches are increasingly being seen to offer offering improved cost benefits from production through to distribution. Citing its own figures, the group said that stand-up pouches were ... Pouches, environmental criticism, PET

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