Packaging used to just be about the three P's: protection, preservation and presentation. But nowadays it's about so much more than that. In addition to delivering the above listed qualities packaging has to tell a story about the brand. In ...
Top 15 bedding producer Englander Sleep Products has signed a license agreement with Springfield Mattress Co. in Pico Rivera, Calif., to manufacture and market Englander-branded mattresses in southern California, Arizona and Nevada. A ...
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug ...
Tags: Supplements Labels, Medicine, Packaging, Printing
You don't have to consume a lot of business news to see transparency as an issue in the food industry. Whether the topic is pink slime in McDonald's burgers, Whole Foods promising to label products with genetically modified ingredients, or ...
UK-based manufacturer of injection moulded open-top polypropylene containers RPC Containers Oakham has been selected by the independent food consortium Caterforce to provide 200PS 2.5L injection-moulded tub for fruit fillings and sauces ...
Tags: RPC Containers, Oakham, Food Packaging
Stellar Energy, a leading national provider of commercial solar systems, and Valley Fine Foods, the producer of hand-crafted gourmet pastas, have completed the installation of solar photovoltaic system at the natural foods provider’s ...
Carton packaging and filling machines supplier SIG Combibloc has introduced the new heat-resistant combisafe carton pack, an additional long life food packaging technology. According to the company, combisafe can be sterilized in an ...
Avery Dennison has created a new Global Client Service Laboratory at its Innovation Center in Mentor, Ohio, that will help customers reduce the time to market for new durable label products by accelerating the Underwriters Laboratory (UL) ...
Retail has entered a period of rapid change-Omnichannel forces are reshaping consumer behavior and the competitive landscape, the pace of international expansion continues to grow and supply markets face more volatility and regulation. In ...
Five thousand food jobs in Scotland and Wales have been safeguarded after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approved the 2 Sisters Food Group’s acquisition of Vion UK’s poultry business. About 5,000 food manufacturing jobs ...
Tags: OFT approval, 2 Sisters, Vion
Turkey processor Bernard Matthews has blamed the pressure of rising commodity prices for putting 55 jobs under threat at its cooked meats site in Great Witchingham, Norfolk. Rising input prices have put 55 jobs under threat at Bernard ...
Tags: Turkey processor, Bernard Matthews, Job cuts
The rise of the "hybrid consumer" is an emerging trend with significant implications for food companies, food retailers and foodservice companies. According to a new report from Rabobank, consumers are becoming less interested in ...
Tags: Packaging, hybrid consumer, food
Packaging, label products manufacturer Twin Rivers Paper has launched an optimal packaging paper, Acadia Waxing, for dry and wet wax applications. The new uncoated, machine-finished paper is part of a comprehensive portfolio of specialty ...
Canada-based frozen food company McCain Foods has received approval from the European Commission (EC) to acquire the potato division of Belgian frozen vegetables producer PinguinLutosa Food for €225m The approval is conditional upon ...
Tags: frozen food, Food
The most sensible shopper? The premium-value food retailing trend will be driven partly by 'more objective' women enjoying greater purshasing power Consumers are becoming less interested in mid-market products, preferring to trade down ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food