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29-Nov-2002
Restructuring strengthens outlook for API Group
API, the UK-based packaging materials provider, has announced that for the full financial year, ending 30 September 2002, the group has returned to an operating...
EU agrees on GMO labelling
After long and difficult negotiations EU food and agriculture ministers have reached a political agreement on the proposal for a regulation on GMO food and...
Stora Enso strengthens research co-operation in China
Further to yesterday's news that Stora Enso is moving its Asian headquarters from Singapore to Beijing, the Finnish paper giant has today announced that it...
PET set to grow from booming global water sales
A new report from global beverage research specialist Canadean suggests that the market for PET packaging is set to grow at an even greater speed...
Thumbs up for packaging recruitment campaign
The Institute of Packaging has announced a "positive and swift response" to its 'Packaging the Stars of the Future' literature, created as part of its...
28-Nov-2002
Amcor battles tough European market
Amcor's European packaging operations have come under the microscope following a rash of profit warnings from global companies with European operations. But analysts believe that...
Stora Enso focuses on China
Stora Enso, one of the world's leading forest industry companies, will move its Asia-Pacific headquarters from Singapore to China's economic centre, Shanghai, the company's chief...
Ball still on course for Schmalbach buy
Ball Corporation, the US packaging group has said that it will ask for consentfrom its senior note holders to launch a $200 million (€201.5m) offering...
US company recalls imported cheese
The discovery of potentially dangerous bacteria by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in the US has led a New Jersey company to voluntarily recall a...
Canada extends food irradiation use
Europe may remain reticent over the use of irradiation by food manufacturers but other countries across the world are making steps towards increasing the use...
27-Nov-2002
Consortium forms to promote RIFD labelling technology
A group of technology suppliers, standards bodies and associations, and potential users from a wide variety of industries including the food industry, recently announced the...
'Misinformation' damaging for the irradiation industry
Countering negative, misinformation campaigns with repetitive messages focusing on the positive is one way to improve consumers' willingness to buy irradiated foods which benefit their...
Ascorbic acid: tougher competition for EU
Since the early 1990's, food and feed ingredient markets have been characterised by a dynamic development unseen before, claims a report from Business Communications Company...
Are your melons ripe enough?
In the US, a computer prediction model to assess the ripeness of melons when they go to market is fast growing in popularity. For fruit...
SureBeam awarded new patent
SureBeam, the US-based food irradiation provider, has been awarded a patent that increases the processing efficiency of its technology and provides the ability to simultaneously...
26-Nov-2002
PMMI to showcase packaging awards at Las Vegas expo
Next year's Pack Expo, to be held in Las Vegas, 13-15 October, has been earmarked as an international showcase for award winning packaging innovation. The...
Valio switches to paper packaging
Finnish packaging provider Walki Wisa has developed a new wafer material called WalkiLid, which dairy producer Valio has now switched to. The material was developed...
US country of origin labels could cost the industry €2 billion
New labelling laws to be introduced in the US could cause the industry added costs amounting to some €2 billion, the US Agricultural Department has...
25-Nov-2002
Food safety testing gets smart
In recent months FoodProductionDaily.com has included several articles covering the intriguing development work of Swedish company Biacore in the area of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)...
Surebeam fights back
Surebeam, the leading US food irradiation provider, has lambasted allegations made by Public Citizen that its directors have received excessive pay-outs. In a news in...
Alcan to buy VAW Packaging
Alcan, the Canada-based aluminium packaging specialist, has reached a non-binding agreement in principle with Norsk Hydro to purchase VAW Packaging (FlexPac) for approximately €345 million....
Wal-Mart opposes US state law on food safety
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local has called for the Pennsylvania General Assembly to let the Food Employees Certification Act of 1994, a voluntary...
22-Nov-2002
Tetra Laval pushes EC for decision
Swedish-based packaging group Tetra Laval has urged the European Commission to speed up its decision making process regarding the €1.7 billion proposal to buy French...
Tetra Pak factory receives award for excellence
Tetra Pak Materials, the leading global manufacturer in aseptic food package converting, has received the Total Productive Maintenance Excellence award for its factory operations in...
Scientists make breakthrough to control food bacteria
A report from the US-based Institute of Food Technologists highlights a series of methods to control food bacteria using antimicrobial food preservatives and sanitisers. The...
Unilever sells US distributor
Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer foods business, has continued its programme of disposals of non-core units with the sale of its US-based Iberia Foods unit to...
IBCI enters second round of testing for microbial agents
International BioChemical Industries has said that it has moved into the second round of testing in a cooperative effort with a global food and beverage...
High-efficiency food size tester
Key Technology, the US-based food equipment provider, has launched the new Farmco Precision Size Grader for high-efficiency, accurate sizing. According to Key Technology, in-plant testing...
21-Nov-2002
Spanish co-op invests in tomato processing
Spain's Acorex, a group of vegetable co-operatives based in the region of Extremadura, is to invest €13 million in a new tomato processing plant in...
Columbia Bakeries prepares for launch
The ECOM subsidiary, Columbia Bakeries, is on schedule to start operations later this month, the company announced this week. Columbia Bakeries' facilities in Queens, New...
Eco-friendly food packaging for bakery and delicatessen
Polymer company Cargill Dow has a new partner in Italy to help service the European food packaging industry. Cargill Dow will work with Italian company...
20-Nov-2002
Controlling permeability the best way to stop wine taint
Two independent wine industry research studies, one in the US and the other in the UK, have concluded that controlled permeability in closures can improve...
Alcan to close Scottish facility
Canadian-based aluminium packaging provider, Alcan, has confirmed that it has concluded the consultation process with employees and union representatives over the closure of its Burntisland...
Freezing zones extended
Swedish-based Frigoscandia Equipment, which provides freezing technology for the food processing industry, and since 1996 part of FMC FoodTech, has launched a new line at...
Crown's packaging goes to the dogs (and cats)
Crown Cork & Seal Company, which has a long tradition of creating innovative designs for human food products, has announced the development of a single-serve...
Coors to invest in Burton Brewery
Coors Brewers Limited, the UK's second-largest brewer and owner of Carling, the country's best-selling beer, has announced that it is to invest £35 million (€54.9m)...
19-Nov-2002
Sparkling awards for brewers
UK company Oxoid, in conjunction with the UK Institute and Guild of Brewing (IGB), has launched a new, international, brewing industry award scheme for hygiene...
All systems go for IPA and Emballage
The IPA and Emballage exhibitions have returned to Paris this week, with the organisers expecting over 1,100 exhibitors, 50 per cent of whom will be...
Vibrating tables - improving the production line
Researchers in Spain are currently working on a project to improve and optimise vibrating tables that are freqently used in the food industry. Based at...
Food safety guidance
The legal issues encountered during local authority food safety investigations are tackled in a new publication, 'Food SafetyEnforcement' compiled by a group of barristers. Launched...
18-Nov-2002
EC toughens up on allergy labelling
The European Commission's proposal for an amendment to the current food labelling Directive was endorsed at the end of last week, aimed at making allergy...
Get more when you pour!
A new liquid pourer from Israeli company Dania Plastic has been awarded the 2002 World Star award at a recent packaging design contest in Tunisia...
P&G, Clorox join forces in food wraps
Clorox Company, the US company which makes a range of household products, is to join forces with rival Procter & Gamble to form a major...
A mean slicing machine
German developer and manufacturer of cutters and slicers for the food industry Treif has launched a new automatic tray-feeder line at the IPA & EMBALLAGE...
Packaging pay is better for men
Sex matters, at least when it comes to salaries in the UK packaging industry. A recent survey from the Institute of Packaging shows that salaries...
15-Nov-2002
Microbiologist battles against E. coli
A Kansas State University microbiologist is using a series of ground breaking methods which will help to facilitate the detection of E. coli and other...
Vegetarian manufacturers' awards
The world of vegetarian food manufacturing has marked the incredible growth of the industry in recent years with the annual Vegetarian Awards. Held last week...
European Commission seeks views on packaging size
The European Commission has invited the views of consumers, producers and retailers involved in the food and beverage industries on whether or not public intervention...
Canadian project to improve food production efficiency
In Canada, the Ontario government is investing nearly $300,000 (€190,000) in two Healthy Futures for Ontario Agriculture projects to increase the competitiveness of Ontario's egg...
14-Nov-2002
Kliklok develops high speed tray former
Kliklok Woodman has recently developed a high speed Ready Meal line for the European market, which handles ready meal trays at speeds of 250 packs...
Pilgrim's Pride reopens factory
After launching the biggest food recall in US history, Wampler Foods, owned by Pilgrim's Pride, has announced that its Franconia, Pennsylvania plant has been reopened....
Eco labelling - do consumers really care?
Recent research work carried out at the Trollhättan/Uddevalla University College in Sweden suggests that, although consumers feel a commitment towards the environment, this is not...
FDF sets out UK guidelines for European food safety
FDF director general, Sylvia Jay, has set out the UK industry's position on food safety and hygiene in the European context. Delivering the Society of...
13-Nov-2002
Attendance figures for Pack Expo down
This year's attendance of the biennial Pack Expo event, held in Chicago from 3 to 7 November , attracted fewer visitors than previous years. This...
Amcor PET plant gets environmental approval
The Spanish manufacturing facility of leading PET bottle producer Amcor PET Packaging Europe/Asia has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 14001 certification. It becomes the...
BRAU Beviale 2002 kicks off
This year's BRAU Beviale show, the biggest expo for the European beverage industry, has kicked off in Nuremberg, Germany today. Two years later the event...
12-Nov-2002
Klockner Pentaplast acquires Neoplastica
Klockner Pentaplast, the global films provider, has announced that its subsidiary, Montabaur, has acquired Neoplastica of Porto, Portugal for an undisclosed sum. With sales of...
New UK body for vegetarian food and drink manufacturers
In the UK the Food and Drink Federation has launched a new voice for vegetarian food and drink manufacturers - the FDF Vegetarian (Meat-Free) Group....
Indian food processing industry poised for huge growth
In India some 36 proposals to establish business parks have been given the go-ahead as the country rapidly forges ahead with plans to develop its...
Valio and Huhtamaki extend co-operation
Valio, Finland's leading developer and marketer of milk-based food products, and Huhtamaki, one of the world's largest consumer packaging specialists, are to co-operate further in...
08-Nov-2002
Low global wheat and grain supplies could squeeze manufacturers
Food manufacturers could be hit by a global shortage of grain and wheat supplies, as harvest forecasts for the 2002-03 season look increasingly unfavourable. According...
Smurfit-Stone trims back on production costs
Smurfit-Stone, the US-based global packaging provider, has said it will streamline its containerboard mill and container systems as part of the integration of the recently...
Metso says it now has no pending asbestos litigation
Increasing paranoia over asbestos claims in the US has led Finnish processing and packaging machinery manufacturer, Metso, to issue a statement claiming that it does...
Russian dairy factory manager sacked over mass food poisoning
Last week's food poisoning outbreak in the small town of Kropotkin, in the Krasnodar territory of eastern Russia has led to the sacking of a...
07-Nov-2002
US production and labelling laws for organic food reflect those of Europe
The United States Department of Agriculture has implemented a long-awaited standard for the production and distribution of organic foods, mirroring specific European legislation already introduced....
Astrapak profits soar
Significant investment by South African packaging group Astrapak has helped the company's revenue climb a staggering 65 per cent in the six months to August,...
Safety testing company sees turnover grow
French company AES Laboratoire, which specialises in tests and equipment for research into food contaminants, this week registered a healthy increase in its turnover, thanks...
UK company upgrades facility - but not without hitches
UK-based dairy co-operative Milk Link has recently finished a complete overhaul of its processing facilities through Moody Systems, a contractor specialising in the upgrading of...
06-Nov-2002
SIG meets new packaging requirements for UK baker
A new packaging style and the need for a future-proofed production linemeant British manufacturer Manor Bakeries selected SIG Doboy Linium machinesfor its market leading Mr...
DuPont streamlines global coatings and colour businesses
As part of its strategy for sustainable growth, DuPont has announced actions aimed at enhancing its position in the highly competitive global coatings industry. DuPont...
Nampak plans to expand in Europe
Nampak has announced that it plans to expand its packaging operations beyond the low growth South African domestic market and will initially drive its future...
Norwegian firm aims to expand applications for its latest closure
One of Austria's leading dairies Tirol Milch has become the first food processor to specify the new Pure-Twist U Fresh cap from Elopak, the Norwegian...
05-Nov-2002
Smurfit-Stone exhibits latest packaging at Pack Expo
Smurfit-Stone Container, an industry leader in paper and paperboard-based packaging, premieres three new products at Pack Expo in Chicago this week. The packaging solutions include...
UK agencies move to tighten salt labelling
Government agencies in the UK are compelling food manufacturers to more clearly label the salt contents of processed foods in an effort to reduce the...
Devro set to streamline worldwide operations
Devro, the UK-based world leader in edible casings, has announced a realignment of its worldwide management structure in an effort to streamline and improve profitability....
Heat sealing equipment meets ready meal targets
UK packaging equipment provider Packaging Automation has provided processing equipment which is helping a Hull-based food manufacturer, part of Cavaghan and Gray, meet a large...
04-Nov-2002
Sabate Diosos streamlines closures division
French Cork and wine barrel maker, Sabate Diosos, has revealed plans to restore the profitability of its closures division, which has been suffering losses in...
Packaging sensor
Ranpak has introduced the proprietary new AccuFill voidfill measurement system, designed to provide enhanced protective packaging technology, which it is previewing at the PackExpo International...
Making claims for Europe -the health claims directive
The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative recently passed a new health claim for soya protein in foods. While this will no doubt have a significant...
Bug detecting software
A new computer program devised by British physicists can quickly spot tiny beetles, rodent droppings and ergot (a poisonous mould) in grain destined for flour...
Europe investigates probiotics
As probiotics find increasing favour with food manufacturers a new European funded study, PROGID, is set to investigate the impact of two probiotic strains on...
Ultrasonic seal integrity tester
Swiss company Wilco has introduced the first fully automatic, in-line seal integrity tester for trays, cups, bags and pouches at this week's PackExpo Show in...
Food irradiation companies continue to struggle
US food irradiation specialists Surebeam and Food Technology have both announced quarterly results which indicate that, despite the recent E. coli outbreaks, uptake of irradiation...
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