UK-based chilled pasta manufacturer Ugo Foods has launched a new packaging for its ‘Tipo Artigianale’ range. The new design sports a gold-coloured background that the company claims complements the premium quality of ...
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The gluten-free market in the US is estimated to reach sales of $8.8 billion in 2014 — an increase of 63 per cent between 2012 and 2014 — according to market research organisation Mintel. Mintel said that greater awareness of ...
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We all need to eat – and that means we all need food packaging, with most of us handling some form of food pack several times every day. Whether it’s the cereal box at breakfast, the sandwich packet at lunch, perhaps a snack in ...
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A UK survey reveals that just under half of products labeled with a warning ‘may contain’ allergen actually contain no trace of it. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) scrutinized about 1,000 packaged food samples carrying ...
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This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
This was part of a Cartesian pick and place robot solution for handling packs of fresh food. Referred to by UPM as ‘SYSCON’ conveyors, the simplistic ‘groove’ design with side channels made from high molecular, ...
Tags: fresh food packs, Packaging, Conveyor
UK-based packaging equipment and services provider ULMA Packaging has developed new TFS Thermoformers, which the company claims to be the most hygienic in the market. These thermoformers are designed to fit around products like their ...
Tags: TFS Thermoformers, shelf life, Agriculture
The tna intelli-weigh 0328 omega multi-head twin scale is the first 28-head twin scale from the omega series. It may be used with either the tna robagTTX, twin configuration robagTX or twin configuration robagFX – so it can ...
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A process for producing the sweetener erythritol from sapodilla, a tropical tree, has been developed by students at the Technological Institute of Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico. Some natural low calorie sweeteners, including erythritol (a ...
The European packaging specialist took the step following the news earlier this year that nine out of ten British consumers are regularly gripped by ‘wrap-rage’ – frustration with impenetrable or poorly functioning food ...
SIG said the cap is designed to suit consumers’ need for convenience, made from high-quality, recyclable plastic, and can be opened with minimal effort. Hanno Bertling, global product manager for opening solutions at SIG Combibloc, ...
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New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and a leading Chinese infant food manufacturer Beingmate have formed a global partnership that will help meet China’s growing demand for infant formula. Fonterra ...
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Barry Callebaut Group, a manufacturer of chocolate and cocoa products, has opened its new chocolate factory in Santiago de Chile, which is its first in Chile. The factory will produce liquid chocolate and compounds for a variety of ...
Installed at the biscuit manufacturer’s plant in West Yorkshire, the cost effective TJ500 is said to have been chosen for its clean operation, low maintenance, minimal operator involvement and consistent print quality. Allen ...
Packaging solutions provider HayssenSandiacre is all set to introduce new vertical and horizontal form/fill/seal packaging systems. The new systems include Rose Forgrove Merlin Flow Wrapper, Novus Continuous Motion Bagger with Easy-Change ...