Packaging supplier Paragon has created new perforated packaging for UK-based retailer The Co-operative Food’s tomato packs to extend their shelf life by up to two days. The company's packs of own-label vine tomatoes available in ...
Renewable energy specialist Biogen, a 50/50 joint venture between Kier and Bedfordia, has inked an agreement with the city of Edinburgh and Midlothian Councils to design andc. The proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) plant will process ...
Tags: Biogen, Food Waste Recycling Plant, Food
An independent research study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), revealed 65 percent of decision makers at Fortune 500 consumer product companies ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, steel, consumer packaged goods
During the 30th National Frozen Food Month this March, Plastics Make it Possible is honoring innovations in plastics that help deliver convenient and nutritious frozen foods-particularly those innovations that have led to less packaging and ...
Krones, A&D Australasia, BASF and Festo are just four of the 270 companies who will be exhibiting at AUSPACK PLUS 2013. Krones Pacific will be showcasing the KSB 6R series on stand 616. The KSB 6R series are PET blow-moulding machines ...
Tags: Krones, A&D Australasia, Electrical
The Consumer Attitudes to Waste and Food Packaging study has been commissioned by Wrap and a group of packaging, retail and food associations as part of the new Fresher for Longer campaign, which aims to educate consumers on how packaging ...
Tags: food packaging, drink packaging, packaging
When a new concept for a branded pack is being developed, one common problem is that some designers may be unaware of the potential issues, both positive and negative, of the various printing operations, and almost certainly will not have ...
US-based Calavo Growers has announced that it has created FreshRealm, a technology company which connects participants such as traditional retailers, enterprises, communities and food banks to a network of regional fresh food producers. ...
Tags: Calavo Growers, FreshRealm, fresh food
Changing the lightbulbs could help supermarkets reduce the estimated 300,000 tonnes of food waste they produce each year, according to lighting company Welsh firm Sedna LED. The firm reckons illuminating fresh produce with lightbulbs that ...
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The ‘Fresher for Longer’ campaign, which aims to put an end to years of misunderstanding about the role packaging plays in reducing food waste, was launched this morning at a Marks & Spencer store in Kent and is being backed by ...
Tags: Campaign, Packaging, Food Waste
Researchers have developed a new packaging featuring an electronic sensor circuit, which can determine if the food is safe to eat. This technology can be used as an alternative to ‘best before dates’, which is often a cautious ...
Tags: packaging featuring, electronic sensor circuit, Food Waste
Last year was packed with surprises for the food and drink manufacturing sector, according to business guru Paul Wilkinson. Paul Wilkinson reviewed a year of food and drink manufacturing surprises Here we capture the highlights of his ...
The 3rd North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit was hosted in San Francisco on Jan 22-23rd. Improve efficiencies in food supply chains was the resounding message from the summit, which brought together over 160 senior ...
Tags: Foods Summit, food supply, food
Just a few weeks ago, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other partners launched the Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint campaign in support of the SAVE FOOD Initiative to reduce food loss ...
Tags: Sustainability, Packaging, Tackle Waste
Two billion tonnes of food never makes it on a plate – this was the headline that grabbed the nation’s attention mid-January, putting the food industry and its practices under the microscope again, re-igniting the debate on ...
Tags: Christopher McCuin, food, IME