The flexible packaging market is rapidly growing, with recent research suggesting that its global value equated to £45bn in 2013. But what has been the catalyst for this growth? Why is rigid packaging being replaced with flexible? ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Flexible Packaging
Rieke Packaging Systems has designed new closure and funnel combination for tin cans with 32mm REL opening. The new combination is said to allow fast and easy pouring of fuel additives and other chemicals, according to the company. ...
Tags: Rieke Packaging, Cans
Gildan Activewear reported second-quarter revenues rose 4.9 percent to $548.8 million. Adjusted net earnings were $79.2 million, or 64 cents a share, up 8.9 percent The company had projected net sales for the quarter in excess of U.S. ...
Tags: Sports Apparel, Apparel, Sporting Goods, Recreation
America's top retailers may soon be making shelf space available for a new line of All Natural, Sugar Free, Organic, and Gluten Free products. Active Health Foods, Incorporated has hired renowned consulting firm Queathem & Associates, ...
Tags: Health Foods, Agriculture, Food
The Industry of the Future Forum is a Food & Drink Business initiative. It is being held because future-proofing the food and drink industry is an essential. And future-proofing is only possible by understanding what is likely to lie ahead, ...
Tags: Food, Drink Business, Packaging, Printing
Big brands are launching "free-from" ranges globally The 'free-from' foods market is booming in many parts of the world, widening into new categories and increasingly moving into the mainstream with introductions from major food ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Recyclable plastic packaging that will save more than a million eggs from going to waste each year has been successfully trialed by Tesco. At the moment Tesco's free range eggs are sold in pulp cartons and if an egg breaks in transit it ...
Tags: Recyclable Packaging, Wasted Eggs, packaging
HanesBrands a leading marketer of everyday basic apparel under world-class brands will highlight its margin-enhancing Innovate-to-Elevate strategy and priorities for use of cash flow at the company’s investor day meeting Thursday, ...
Tags: basic apparel
The chair of Manitoba Pork Council reports there's a growing recognition in the U.S. of the damage being caused by U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling. A delegation representing Manitoba Pork Council has completed a trade advocacy ...
Tags: M-Cool Builds, Karl Kynoch, Manitoba Pork Council, Mandatory COOL
Linpac will supply PET skin trays following a major chicken producer’s investment in two Mondini VSP packaging lines with the prospect of extending production to a further four lines. The name of the client has not been revealed. ...
Tags: Linpac, Poultry Pack
Linpac Packaging, a UK-based food packaging manufacturer, has secured a contract from a Saudi Arabian chicken producer to supply its new Vacuum Skin Pack solutions (VSP). As per the deal, LinPac will supply PET skin trays following the ...
Burgopak Healthcare & Technology has secured a deal from Aragan, a French laboratory to package its probiotics and dietary supplements portfolio. Under the deal, Aragan has introduced five products in France using Burgopak's bespoke ...
Tags: Burgopak, Aragan Products
The presses allow the two businesses to offer increased capacity, and greater manufacturing efficiency and flexibility to their existing blue-chip customer base as well as allowing additional customers to take advantage of top quality ...
Chinese state-owned Bright Food is looking at options to acquire Israel’s major food manufacturer and distributor Tnuva, as part of its efforts to further expand its presence overseas. Tnuva owns seven of the top ten leading food ...
Tags: Bright Food, Food
Carton packaging and filling machines supplier SIG Combibloc has introduced the new heat-resistant combisafe carton pack, an additional long life food packaging technology. According to the company, combisafe can be sterilized in an ...