It's a staggering figure – around 2.9m tonnes of food and drink is wasted each year, according to Wrap. It's a number that's been troubling politicians and environmentalists but it is a problem that packaging can help tackle. And ...
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New York-based pre-owned equipment dealer Wohl Associates has added used fillers-form-fill-seal equipment to its portfolio on their website. The form fill and seal machines are all-in-one fillers, which can create/form the pouch, fill, ...
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IDG News Service - Oracle has sued former partner CedarCrestone on grounds it has been providing third-party support for Oracle's software in an illegal fashion, a move that echoes previous actions Oracle took against former SAP subsidiary ...
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Packaging is increasingly recognised as a vital weapon in the fight against food waste. Philip Chadwick reports on how the flexible plastics sector is innovating to play its part in packaging's biggest challenge It's a staggering figure ...
Tags: food, drink, wasted, Packaging, flexible plastics, keeping food fresh
2 Sisters Food Group, an England-based chicken meat processing company, has unveiled San Marco Deeply Delicious, a new range of microwaveable pizza. The San Marco Deeply Delicious range features Pepperoni and four Cheeses variants, said ...
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Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) has released a new report which indicates that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011. According to the report in total, more than 268.5 million kilograms ...
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Vicinity Manufacturing held first annual Caribbean customer conference in Barbados, West Indies. ATLANTA, GA, December 21, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Process manufacturing software developers Vicinity Manufacturing , hosted FOCUS: ...
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UK food manufacturer Isabel's Cuisine is to extend its range of gluten-free products with the launch of a bakery pre-mix line. The company said it is hoping to strengthen its share of the gluten-free market with the launch, which ...
Tags: Gluten Free Line, bakery pre mix line, Agriculture Food
Looking behind the headlines is just-food's signature dish and this year we looked at the major stories in-depth, including the possible suitors for United Biscuits' salty snacks business; the work ahead for China's Bright Food after it ...
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Grande Vegas Casino is hosting two freeroll slots tournaments over the holiday season. Between now and Christmas there's also a Facebook contest, a Live Raffle and the online casino's first Free Spins Weekend. Players have until December ...
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Oracle has sued former partner CedarCrestone on grounds it has been providing third-party support for Oracle’s software in an illegal fashion, a move that echoes previous actions Oracle took against former SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow ...
Tags: CedarCrestone, Fusion Middleware, Oracle, Orcale lawsuit, SAP, Sue
Posted by Rick Lingle,Technical Editor--Packaging Digest,12/19/2012 4:26:01 PM Canadian Plastics Industry Association(CPIA)released a new report that the amount of post-consumer plastic recycled in Canada has increased in 2011.An ...
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Wal-Mart Stores, Kroger, Alpha Baking and Grupo Bimbo are seeking to acquire the assets that are being divested by Hostess Brands, the bankrupt producer of bakery products. The auction has attracted about 24 bidders. While some bidders ...
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A Portsmouth baker was fined £5,000 and banned from operating a food business in the UK after environmental health officers found a robin flying around his mice-infested premises. The ban was the last resort for environmental health ...
Tags: pests, Life ban, Portsmouth baker
US food manufacturer Rich Products Corp has made two acquisitions and formed a joint venture in the US. Pizza to dessert maker Rich's said the acquisition of Goglanian Bakeries and f'real, and its joint venture with The Stolbun is ...
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