Global high barrier packaging film consumption is at approximately 1.76 million tonnes in 2014 with a value of $15.9 billion. This is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.0% between 2014 and 2019 according to a new market report by Smithers ...
Combined with paperboard, the use of bio-based LDPE made from sugar cane increases the content of materials from renewable sources to as much as 82% in a Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000ml Base package. In February Coca-Cola Brazil became the ...
Tags: Packaging, LDPE Packing
As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a survey released today reported that all of the canned foods tested for Bisphenol A (BPA) were safe to consume. BPA was not detected in 98.5 ...
Tags: Canned Food, Bisphenol
Even a world leader in packaging and PET plastics machinery cannot stop improving its products. Sipa knows that. Last year, it began to wonder if its fillers could fill a wider range of needs: "We decided to look at our existing range of ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, PET plastics machinery
Food and drink manufacturers may hold key to increasing fruit and veg intake Manufacturers of food and beverages may be the solution to low intake of fruit and vegetables, according to UK-based global market research organisation ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Drink
SodaStream could go into partnership with Starbucks Global coffee shop giant Starbucks Corporation is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire 10 per cent of home carbonated beverage machine company SodaStream International Ltd at a ...
Tags: Starbucks, Sodastream
US-based J & J Snack Foods has reported a 13% rise in H1 2014 net earnings to $25.9m, compared to $22.9m in the corresponding period a year ago. The company posted an increase in its sales by 4% to $408.8m from $392.8m in the first six ...
Tags: Snack Foods, Agriculture, Food
Wolf Appliance Inc., the industry leader in premium cooking equipment, announced the introduction of its all-new built-in coffee system as part of the New Generation product launch, the largest product rollout in company history. Available ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
Mead, the alcoholic beverage made from honey, may be the world's oldest fermented drink, but it is also the country's hottest. A recent industry survey reveals that mead sales increased 130% from 2012 to 2013, exceeding growth rates for ...
Two months ago, Freedom Foods' Pactum Dairy Group commissioned a new $45m UHT (aseptic) dairy beverage facility in the northern Victorian city of Shepparton for manufacture of high value added dairy beverages for key customers in China and ...
Tags: Dairy, Agriculture, Food
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a new market report from Smithers Pira. Demand for PET packaging is expected to increase by an average of 4.6% annually ...
Tags: Packaging Material, PET packaging
Drinks Americas Holdings, a US-based broker for Mexican beers, has entered into a distribution partnership with Hensley Beverage, in a move to expand its presence to Arizona. As per the agreed terms, Hensley Beverage will distribute ...
Tags: Hensley Beverage, beers
According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa (SSA), in February this year South Africa's manufacturing output rose by 1.4 percent compared to the same month of 2013. The main reasons for the increase included the ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Output
Canadian food processing and packaging company SunOpta is set to add a third processor at its Modesto facility in California to expand its aseptic processing and packaging operations. The company expects to install the processor during ...
Tags: SunOpta, Aseptic Packaging, Modesto Facility
Originally only associated with nightlife activities or as an accompaniment to alcoholic beverages to create mixed drinks, energy drinks are increasingly being consumed as refreshments in their own right. In fact, a recent study conducted ...
Tags: Crown, Energy Drinks, Drinks Market