Bemis has been honored by DuPont for the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Bakery Delights package featuring textured film. The package received a Silver Award in the 2017 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. The innovative Kellogg’s ...
Researchers at the RMIT University in Melbourne and the Beijing Institute of Technology are claiming that they have created the worlds thinnest hologram. This nano-hologram is 1000 times thinner than a human hair and provides us with hope ...
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Ohio-based meat processor John Morrell has issued a recall on various beef frank products over possible foreign matter contamination. The company is recalling about 210,606 pounds of ready-to-eat hot dog products that may be contaminated ...
Tags: Hot Dog, Metal Contamination
Inland has secured AWA Sleeve Label award for the year 2017. The winners were awarded at the AWA International Sleeve Label Conference and Exhibition in Miami. The Nestle Boost Chocolate Sensation Shrink Sleeve Label was awarded in the ...
Tags: Sleeve Label, Inland, Chocolate
UK-based FFP Packaging Solutions has launched a fixed colour palette (FCP) guide for brands and retailers. The FCP guide has been designed to allow brand managers to select repeatable and achievable colours based on the Pantone library ...
Tags: FFP Packaging, PET film
Italian intellectual property firm Bio-on has developed bioplastic material aimed at creating new sustainable and biodegradable food packaging materials in the future. Developed with a budget of €4m, the bioplastic will be featuring ...
Qimarox, a Dutch-based material handling components manufacturer, has unveiled an improved version of its standard OEM stretch hooder launched in 2016. The company plans to introduce the new OEM stretch hooder at this month’s ...
Kohlberg & Company, a leading private equity firm specializing in middle-market investing, has announced that it has closed the acquisition of Pexco and successfully merged the business with PPC Industries, Inc. (“PPC”), a ...
Tags: Kohlberg, PPC Industries
Toray Plastics (America) has introduced new polyester films, which can be used in gamma irradiation sterilization packaging applications. The firm’s new medical packaging films include Lumirror GA10, GA25 and GA66 PET films, which ...
Hungry film fans can now order takeaway directly through their television thanks to a new app launching on LG TVs. Starting today, all TVs running on LG’s custom-built webOS software can download the ‘foodnfilm’ app, ...
Ilapak has introduced the Lux 24 pouch maker for the first time in Interpack this month along with a high speed bar wrapping line for the confectionery industry. The Lux 24 horizontal pouch maker is claimed to be the first in the world to ...
Protective packaging materials provider Pregis has acquired US-based Sharp Packaging Systems for an undisclosed sum. Based in Sussex of Wisconsin, Sharp is engaged in the designing and manufacturing of flexible bagging systems for the ...
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Finnish startup Jospak has introduced a new high-barrier fiber-based tray suitable for different food products. The new tray is claimed to keep food products that are easily perishable fresh while having minimal impact on the environment. ...
Tags: food products, packaging
Total Corbion PLA said it will showcase new biobased packaging solutions at Interpack 2017 event in Germany. The company will exhibit several partner applications in packaging and serviceware based on Luminy Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) resins. ...
Tags: Interpack 2017, Biobased Packaging
Sheffield Hallam University has secured an international award for the design of an energy-bar wrapper. Yumpa Bars won Best Sustainable Packaging at the International Food and Drink Event (IFE), World Food Innovation Awards for the ...
Tags: Energy-Bar Wrapper, snack bar