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30-May-2003
Lock launches space saving metal detector
Inspection systems manufacturer Lock has added to its metal detector series by launching the Compact Vertical Fall, which is said to be 25 per cent...
Huhtamaki has something up its sleeve
Huhtamaki Turkey has developed a sleeve cup that features a special shrink sleeve. The sleeve, which is ideal for yoghurt pots and other packaged dairy...
US survey reveals most Americans unaware of antibiotics in meat
A US survey, sponsored by a leading organic produce supermarket, has revealed that almost three quarters (74 per cent) of Americans are concerned about the...
Micro snack packaging solution wins the prize
The Langnese-Iglo Micro-Baguette, launched on the German market this spring has won first prize in the TIDA 2003, Trayforma International Design Award competition organised by...
Nestlé investing in Russian coffee factory
Food and drink giant Nestlé is investing $120 million (€120.8m) in the Russian coffee industry. The firm is planning to build a full-cycle factory in...
What lies in store for the food industry?
The forthcoming Institute of Food Technologists Annual Meeting and Food Expo will, amongst a host of topics, be discussing future trends in food safety and...
28-May-2003
What is in store for grain processors?
The world's largest gathering of grain-based industry professionals will convene at the annual American Association of Cereal Chemists meeting, at the end of September in...
Ball can win
Ball Packaging Europe has won one gold and one bronze award for two product innovations in this year's Can of the Year Award packaging competition,...
Europe aims for higher food safety standards
Moves at a European level to improve food safety and heighten transparency continued this week with European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection David Byrne...
New method of subtyping Listeria
A new tool for subtyping strains of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria that cause food-borne illness has been developed in America by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...
BEL upgrades logistics
Manugistics, a leading global provider of supply chain management solutions, has supplied the BEL food and dairy group with solutions aimed at improving its forecasting,...
27-May-2003
Amcor opens preprint facility
In Australia Premier Steve Bracks has officially opened Amcor's new A$22 million (€12.2m) flexographic preprint facility in Victoria, Australia. The project, which was reported to...
FSAI calls for herbal supplement removal
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is advising the industry to remove from sale 10 herbal supplement products, following a survey, requested by the...
Sidel blows records
Sidel will showcase a PET blowing system at the forthcoming NPE in Chicago, US that is said to be the fastest machinery of its kind...
Krones hits Ten million bottle pockets
Krones, the German equipment provider, has said that since launching its bottle pockets in 1992 it has produced a record number of ten million. Krones ,...
Safeline launches enhanced metal detector
Safeline, a leader in metal detector and x-ray inspection systems, has launched a new metal detector which operates on a high frequency that is said...
26-May-2003
Avure saves the onion
Avure Technologies has supplied a high-pressure processing (HPP) system to a US-based food company which aims to increase the safety of processed onion. Kevin Greenwald,...
Speedy cartoner
Tisma, the US packaging equipment provider, has launched the TC 400 series of vertical cartoners, said to be capable of reaching speeds of up to...
World wheat crop set to increase
World wheat production in 2003 is set to beat the figure set in 2002 by 3.6 per cent, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation...
UK to acheive reduced BSE risk status?
A decision by the OIE, the world organisation for animal health, to modify BSE risk levels could lead to the UK having the same status...
Packaging design improves logistics
One of Europe's leading suppliers of plastic packaging, Superfos, has redesigned its hot and cold filled food container in an effort to harmonise shelf displays...
23-May-2003
Landmark EU ruling on bovine products
The European Court of Justice has this week annulled the Commission's decision to end the ban on bovine products from Portugal, following a French-led legal...
Investors consider irradiation
Institutional Investors are starting to weigh the cost-benefits of irradiating ground beef, poultry and other foods for food service providers, foodprocessors and food retailers, according...
Packaging Automation saves the turkey
Packaging Automation (PA), the UK manufacturer of heat sealing machines, is supplying one of the country's leading chilled food producers, Uniq Prepared Foods, with some...
Bauer & Koenig buys metal decorating specialist
Koenig & Bauer has acquired a 100 per cent stake in Bauer + Kunzi Gesellschaft für Drucktechnik in Ditzingen, Germany, for an undisclosed sum. Bauer...
SARS expected to impact ProPak Asia
ProPak Asia 2003, one of Asia's leading packaging exhibitions, is said to be the largest show in seven years - although SARS is expected impact...
22-May-2003
Kraft upgrades container management
Kraft Foods has upgraded its container management in the US using a solution provided by assets management provider, TrenStar. Kraft said that it opted for...
Germany gets tough on risk foods
After a series of food safety scares in Europe the issue of exactly how to effectively deal with risk in the food chain is an...
Canadian BSE case impacts global meat market
Confirmation of a case of mad cow disease in Canada has resulted in plummeting shares within the meat processing and manufacturing industries. In addition, shares...
DS Smith confirms Rapak acquisition
After an 18 month period of consolidation, DS Smith has confirmed the total acquisition of Rapak Asia Pacific, formerly a 50 per cent owned joint...
VantagePoint and Europe Packaging form alliance
VantagePoint Systems, a developer of business management software for the packaging industry and Europe Packaging Solutions, a systems solution provider, today announced an alliance to...
21-May-2003
Ice cream dispenser hits Russia
A contract involving the supply of what could turn out to be thousands of Solomia Softice cream dispensing systems to Russia, has been won by...
Where's the peanut?
A new testing device to detect nuts in food has received certification from the Association of Analytical Communities (AOAC). Ridascreen Fast Peanut, developed by food...
Crown wins can awards
Crown Holdings affiliated companies have received three prestigious "Cans of the Year 2003" awards at the recently held Cannex Asia show in Singapore. Crown's Top...
The fastest food palletiser ever?
A new palletiser from Australian equipment provider Foodmach is said to combine robot versatility with the high speed of inline systems, to produce one of...
Labelling for bottled water
Torraspapel has extended its range of labelling solution in an effort to muscle in on the ever-growing market for PET bottled water. Bottled water consumption...
20-May-2003
Smart labelling seminar
The Smart Active Labels Consortium is to present its first seminar, titled "Smart Active Labels for Temperature Tracking: Shaping the Future of Food/Pharmaceutical Distribution," on...
Euro strengthens Viskase sales results
Viskase Companies has announced a slight increase in its net sales for the first quarter of 2003 financial, reflecting favourable exchange rates for its European...
Amcor White Cap opens new facility
Amcor White Cap today opened a new product facility in Dudullu, Turkey, replacing the old factory in Instanbul city centre. Volker Linde, Amcor White Cap's...
Breconcherry continues to sponsor EHEDG
Breconcherry, the UK-based tank washing equipment and CIP system design and manufacture company, has said that it will continue to sponsor the European Hygienic Engineering...
19-May-2003
Riverwood and Graphic Packaging announce post-merger strategy
Riverwood Holding, parent company of Riverwood International, and Graphic Packaging International, have said that they will take the name of Graphic Packaging Corporation upon completion...
Perfecting texture
Stable Micro Systems, one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of materials testing equipment, has launched its Video Playback Indicator for texture analysis. The...
New technologies help water company triple productivity
A small US water bottling company, Kolob claims to have tripled productivity and significantly reduced costs following investments it has made in automation equipment sourced...
New name for Sabaté Diosos
Sabaté Diosos, the France-based wine barrel and closures manufacturer, has said that it is to rename the company to reflect greater unanimity for its brands.M...
AgBiotech tackles bio safety in rice
Agilent Technologies has announced a new AgBiotech business programme that incorporates elements of the gene expression, agricultural and food safety industries. Agilent plans to build...
FSAI wraps knuckles over mislabelling
Irish consumers concerned about the presence of GM ingredients will be assured by the results of a recent survey commissioned by Food Safety Authority of...
16-May-2003
Ilapak launches electronic flow-wrapper
Ilapak has launched an electronic flow-wrapper specifically designed to offer smaller manufacturers an efficient means of wrapping a variety of food products. Ilapak says that...
AEP sells interest in Rapak Asia
AEP Industries has said it will sell its 50 per cent ownership stake in Rapak Asia Pacific to its UK joint venture investment partner, DS...
Is education key to acceptance of irradiation?
A diverse group of more than 200 conferees from 17 countries met at McCormick Place in Chicago, US, last week to discuss the food safety...
Taking quality forward, new research
A Spanish research group that has developed a new system for quality control in agro-food products is looking for partners in the food production or...
Food safety, an insight
Over two days, an upcoming conference in Paris will aim to help professionals in the food industry gain a better insight into the ongoing debate...
15-May-2003
Cadbury upgrades packaging capabilities
CFS, the packaging and processing systems provider, has supplied new bagging system to international candy manufacturer Cadbury Trebor Allan. The SmartPacker C180 is designed to...
Sidel opens new plant in Italy
Sidel has inaugurated its new plant in Parma, Italy, an international manufacturing centre dedicated to the assembly of filling machines. Sidel CEO Gérard Stricher said...
Pressure and temperature enhance meat safety
Researchers in the US are claiming that that a combination of high temperature and high pressure during the preparation of processed meats may reduce the...
Good quarter for Graham, but losses continue
Graham Packaging has reported a significant gain in operating income for its first quarter of 2003, reflecting increased sales and gains from restructuring, but continues...
New carton combining system
US packaging equipment provider Pearson Packaging Systems has launched the Pearson Carton Combining System, which is designed to combine beverage and other cartons in order...
14-May-2003
Egg-cellent quality control
US company Sensor Wireless has launched a quality system called CrackLess Egg Pro which is said to offer increased quality control for egg producers. The...
New packaging concept for fresh pastry
Developed for Pati Prestige, French Group Mecaplastic has launched a new packaging concept for ultra fresh traditional pastry under modified atmosphere. An ultra fresh product...
Amcor launches twist-off closure
Amcor White Cap has launched a new deep-drawn Twist-Off screw closure with special features exclusively for metal containers. The 89mm TNV Amcor White Cap Twist-Off...
EU enlargement will mean food safety conflicts
Discussions relating to European enlargement and the role the food industry must play in meeting current European food safety standards are rife across current, and...
German packaging provider upgrades outlook
ELAU, the German provider of drives and controllers for the packaging industry, says that it is optimistic for 2003 following a healthy jump in sales...
13-May-2003
EC implements bird flu control measures in Germany
Following a possible outbreak of avian influenza in Germany last week, the European Commission has decided to reinforce the control measures already put in place...
Kliklok teas up
Kliklok Woodman has recently supplied one of its CCI compact intermittent end load cartoners to a UK company which processes and packages teas. The machine...
Easy peasy, PET lemon squeezy
Constar International , a leading producer of PET containers, has collaborated with Mott's to redesign the ReaLemon and ReaLime juices from concentrate bottles. ReaLemon is the...
W&H to unveil new flexible packaging line
Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation, the US division of German based Windmoller and Holscher, will exhibit its latest 3-layer Varex blown film line at this year's...
Danish packaging company rebrands
Superfos has initiated an extensive branding campaign to communicate the company's new profile as a leading packaging manufacturer in Europe, following a restructuring from an...
12-May-2003
US meat companies still slow on irradiation uptake
The US government's food safety leader, Elsa Murano, has said that despite irradiation being an effective way to maintain the safety of meats, companies are...
Alcan expands into Asia
Alcan has confirmed further details of the acquisition of shares in the Flexible Packaging Division of Hydro Aluminium Deutschland, which allow the company to expand...
09-May-2003
Suominen introduces new packaging solutions
Suominen Flexible Packaging is to preview a number of its new packaging solutions at the ELKO 2003 fair, to be held in Helsinki, Finland next...
New packaging for convenience snacks
Leading consumer packaging firm Huhtamaki is launching a new line of packaging to meet the ever-growing demand for ready-made snacks. The Eat-in-it concept, as it...
Glitzy wine packaging
Almaden, California's oldest winery, has introduced new glass packaging for its entire range of bottled wines. The bottle, label and capsule have been updated with...
SWF launches flexible tray former
SWF Companies has launched the TF 400V, which is said to provide automatic tray forming solutions for hundreds of designs and is capable of producing...
Stay-fresh salad
No more browning in cut lettuce, or so scientists in the US would have us believe following the development of a new technology. Their discovery...
Keeping up with the law
Keeping abreast of food legislation is of paramount importance for food manufacturers, but regular amendments mean this can also be a challenge. UK-based Food Knowledge...
Removing red tape for R&D growth
The European Commission has proposed new regulations allowing Member States to grant aid for research and development (R&D) to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs),...
07-May-2003
Oxoid launches new diagnostic brewing product
Oxoid, one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of microbiological culture media and other diagnostic products, has developed a new diagnostic product ideally suited...
Europe agrees to tagging
The European Commission believes that the results of the Electronic Identification of Animals (Idea) project, published this week, confirm the feasibility of electronically tagging cattle,...
Amcor makes sipping easier
In Australia, Amcor has launched a new closure, the Self-Piercing Sipper Cap, which is said to be make drinking from push-pull closures a simpler and...
Chinese expo rescheduled because of SARS
ProPak China 2003 has been rescheduled to 3 - 5 September 2003 from its original dates of 8 - 11 July 2003 because of the...
Food Safe to patent sanitising process
Food Safe, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly traded Aquentium, has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its...
06-May-2003
Shell introduces new line of fluids and greases
Shell is expanding its line of industrial products in the US to include a line of fluids and greases for the food and beverage industry....
Alcan completes VAW acquisition
Alcan has said that it has completed the acquisition of VAW Flexible Packaging from Norsk Hydro for approximately €345 million, following approval of the deal...
Graham Packaging launches PET carafe
In the US, Tropicana Products has begun shipping its Pure Premium orange juice to store shelves in a new wide-mouth 1.75-litre PET carafe designed and...
SWF launches case packing solution for bakery and snacks
SWF Companies has launched a new line of automated case packing solutions for a variety of applications within the snack food and baked goods industries....
05-May-2003
Sandwich packaging gets the wrap
S&L Catering, a manufacturer of packaged sandwiches based in West Yorkshire, UK, has turned out to ULMA to upgrade its sandwich packaging capabilities. S&L Catering...
Food industry commits to EU enlargement
With the imminent arrival of European enlargement, the welcoming yesterday of 162 observers from candidate countries into the European Parliament marked a significant step forward...
APV wins FoodTec award
APV's new whey and permeate drying method launched earlier this year has won European FoodTec Award 2003 for the implementation of technical innovation within the...
Australasia alerts manufacturers over ingredients
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has contacted food manufacturers and food retailers about whether their food products may contain ingredients supplied by Australian's largest...
Danish ban on antibiotics proves successful
The complete ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters on Danish farms has not led to increases in food-poisoning bacteria as some feared....
02-May-2003
DS Smith upbeat about results
DS Smith, the international packaging manufacturer and office products wholesaler, has released an update prior to its year end on 30 April 2003 results to...
Mixed outlook for Stora Enso
Stora Enso, the world's largest producer of paper and paperboard, yesterday said that the market for its paper-based products appears to be picking up following...
Major investment planned for Glanbia cheese
Glanbia Cheese, the Irish company which is Europe's leading manufacturer of pizza cheese, is to invest £12 million (€17.2m) in a new manufacturing technology at...
Stop the slip!
BSK, a UK-based company with an international reputation for coating and laminating technology, has launched a new range of anti-slip grip sheets and moisture resistant...
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