Future food labelling and product safety laws could be scrapped if legal pressure from multinational companies increases as a result of clauses within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Consumer advocacy group Choice has ...
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Organic meat company Cleaver's has updated its packaging design to include more information about how its meat was produced. Cleaver’s, which is owned by Arcadian Organic & Natural Meat Company, wanted its new branding to address ...
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New data released shows the cartonboard industry must look east for growth, with Asia Pacific accounting for almost two thirds of demand for folding cartons by 2018, and liquid cartons by 2019. Diversification of consumption patterns, ...
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Trends in consumer engagement will lead to the rapid rise of smart packaging solutions as costs become more manageable for brand owners. A new report by packaging industry researcher Smithers Pira predicts the global smart (active and ...
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Machine vision uses machines to measure and judge instead of human eyes. Typical machine vision systems can be divided into PCB machine vision system and embedded machine vision system (smart cameras). In 2015, the global machine vision ...
Biena debuts Rockin’ Ranch, the latest in its line of roasted chickpea snacks. "Biena is a small food company on a big mission - to revolutionize the way Americans snack," said Poorvi Patodia, founder and CEO of Biena. "With Rockin' ...
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US-based yogurt maker Chobani will expand its manufacturing facility in Twin Falls, Idaho, to meet the demand for new as well as existing products in the region. The company is self-funding the expansion which includes initiatives such ...
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Somma Food Group has launched a partnership with the New York City Public School System in offering Chickentopiatm Drumstix in over 1,700 of their schools. First served in December, Chickentopiatm Drumstix are served to New York City's ...
The competition is asking children to draw what it is that makes them special and unique. An art exhibition at West London art space Maxilla Walk Studios will see the launch of an global art competition for children by toy development ...
Tags: Art, Global art competition, Arklu, Lottie doll box
NatureWorks and Metalvuoto have launched Ingeo Propylester, a new high barrier flexible film that can be used in food packaging. The new Ingeo-based flexible substrate can be used for longer shelf life foods that are packaged in flat, ...
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Pulse Flexible Packaging has designed new packaging formats for Calbee UK’s Snapea rice sticks products. The company designed 10g sample pack, 21g pillow pack, 6 x 21g multipack and 105g pouch for the Snapea rice sticks product ...
Like a growing number of jobs, pizza delivery has finally been replaced by our chip-powered brethren. Domino’s is about to start trialing pizza delivery robots in New Zealand, driving fear into the hearts of fast-food workers ...
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Easter is now just around the corner. For readers still looking to purchase chocolate and confectionery Australian Food News has compiled the following amongst the 2016 Easter offerings. Bunnies out, Bilbies in this Easter Australian ...
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Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has today announced that the ‘effects test’ will be introduced into the Australian Competition and Consumer Act. Introducing the test will change Section 46 of the Competition and ...
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PRAIM Group, a food licensing, marketing and distribution company, has entered into agreement to create and distribute a line of all-natural chocolate bars for Paws, Inc., licensor of Garfield property and associated Garfield characters. ...
Tags: PRAIM, All-nature chocolate bars, Food