Food manufacturers including Nestle, Mondelez International and Unilever have announced plans to "harmonise" the way they label the nutritional information for products sold in the EU. Twelve companies, which also include Kellogg, Mars ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/29/2012 4:04:27 PM The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC), a project of sustainability nonprofit GreenBlue, is pleased to announce additional participants in the soft ...
Tags: SPC, How2Recycle on-package, How2Recycle Label, recycling labeling system
Taiwanese optoelectronics manufacturers from LED, photovoltaic, LCD, and opto-communications sectors, revealed relatively weak confidence in the industry’s outlook for Q4, according to a survey conducted by Photonics Industry ...
Tags: Taiwan LED, LED Light
Our newly tested Cadillac XTS is a wonderfully luxurious sedan, with a very spacious and well-appointed cabin. However, the XTS is hampered by a new high-tech infotainment system called CUE, for Cadillac User Experience. With CUE, ...
Tags: Cadillac, cabin, luxurious sedan, touch screen, touch-sensitive buttons
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/29/2012 9:27:32 AM Designed for maximum efficiency and productivity, the PDC R-500 TS-CB Shrink labeler applies shrink sleeves at speeds between 500 and 600 labels per ...
Tags: PDC R-500 TS-CB Shrink labeler, mandrel-style labeler, shrink sleeves
To promote the growing number of brands and designers selling mainline or resort collections during this period, The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced plans for London Collections: Women commencing 18th June. Last year the British ...
Tags: British Fashion Council, london collections, Pre-Collections
Posted by Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/26/2012 9:21:59 AM Polska Foods Pierogi, a leading provider of authentic Polish pierogi made with organic ingredients, announced today its new product labels that can now be ...
Finishing machines designer and manufacturer ROTOCONTROL has received a purchase order from label supplier Labelco International in the UAE, for a LeoMat Practice fully-automatic slitting/rewinding machine. The fully-automatic ...
Tags: ROTOCONTROL, self-adhesive labels, LeoMat, blister foils and paper
French vegetable processor Bonduelle has booked an increase in full-year earnings, with sales growth outside of Europe offsetting weakness on the continent while cost cutting initiatives and lower financing costs boosted the bottom line. ...
Tags: vegetable processor, net income, Bonduelle
Canadian food and drink manufacturer Lassonde Industries has booked an increase in first-half profits. In the six months to the end of June, earnings climbed 16.8% to C$21.6m (US$21.7m). The acquisition of juice firm Clement and Pappas & ...
Tags: food manufacturer, drink manufacturer, profits, food, drink
US-based Best Maid has swapped its package labels from glue-applied paper to pressure-sensitive film labels, which are being supplied by Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials. Best Maid operations VP Jeff Robinson said that the ...
Tags: pressure-sensitive film labels, new p-s labels, Best Maid
UK-based Lattice Labels has installed a Gallus EM 410 label press to increase capacity and grow business incrementally. According to the company, Gallus EM 410 has the capability to deliver larger sheet sizes such as A3 and SRA3, which ...
Tags: Gallus EM 410, digital printers, UK-based Lattice Labels
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 ...
Tags: Smarter Packaging, Antimicrobial packaging, take-up of packaging
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 ...
Tags: food packaging, packaging, printing
US-based manufacturer of bar code label printing software Tharo Systems has announced the launch of its new Easylabel 5 GS1 Barcode Wizard that features two GS1 wizards. The wizards include GS1 Datamatrix and GS1 Databar, ...
Tags: label printing, labels, packaging, printing