Swedish food packaging and processing company Tetra Pak has announced the launch of its new portion pack, Tetra Brik Aseptic 200ml Edge with HeliCap, in the Middle East. Arla Foods Group's Danya Foods has selected the new carton-based ...
Plascon Food Solutions has unveiled the new Cook Chill Handle Bags and Cook Chill Bags on a Roll, which have been developed from multi-layer films designed to protect foods from oxygen and moisture while preserving taste, texture and aroma. ...
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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — August 14, 2012 — (NYSE:GE) — Food City (Abingdon, Va.) operates 104 supermarket outlets in the tri-state regions of Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. Fed up with the ...
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Hotel chain in the UK, QHotels has signed up to Waste & Resources Action Programme’s (WRAP) Hospitality and Food Service agreement in a bid to reduce food and associated packaging waste throughout the country. As part of the ...
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Bra Plast AB, a Swedish specialist in injection molded containers, has chosen the BorPure RJ766MO, a random PP copolymer, for thin wall food packaging. According to the firm, BorPure RJ766MO provides a favorable drop impact resistance and ...
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UK-based Benson Group has announced the purchase of the Diana X115 folder gluer from Heidelberg for its Bardon plant which specializes primarily in food packaging. Benson Box general manager Mike Owens said that they had seen an increase ...
Supplier of packaging solutions for food, tobacco, and consumer products Shiner International announced that it received a notification letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market informing the Company of its decision to delist the Company from the ...
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Integrated specialty paper company Twin Rivers Paper has announced the release of a new compostable and recyclable paper Acadia Natural, which is made from unbleached pulp and is ideal for food packaging. Acadia Natural is FDA-compliant ...
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Nature's Pride, the American bread brand owned by Hostess Brands, is rolling out a new packaging for its wide-pan Hearty Breads, featuring simplified nutritional benefits, in order to help consumers make better informed choices. All the ...
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Food packaging supplier Atlantic Enterprises has bagged a two-year contract to manage supply chain of fast food joint Pizza Hut for two years. Worth about £14m for the two-year period, Hampshire-based Atlantic Enterprises will begin ...
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The Co-operative Food, a UK-based retail chain, has changed the packaging on its own-brand onion to a recyclable material, a move which allows about 32 tons of packaging to be recycled annually. Changing the packaging from polypropylene ...
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Sirane, a UK-based packaging firm, has claimed that its new corn-based food packaging cans increases the shelf-life of brassicas by almost twice. The company claimed that during trials, cauliflower and broccoli - which usually get spoiled ...
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Environmental regulators in Maine, US are set to commence discussions on a new regulation that would eliminate the use of hazardous chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby and toddler food packaging. In order to take up the proposal, the Board ...
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Increasingly demanding requirements from food manufacturers and their consumers mean that packaging is becoming progressively 'smarter'. Active or intelligent packaging is a sector which continues to grow in size, with expansion driven by ...
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Pet products provider VetDepot has released an infographic, named 'What to Look for on Pet Food Labels,' which is based on recommendations made by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) for educating pet owners as to how ...
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