Convenience is one of the fastest-growing categories in retail and the market for chilled convenience food is estimated to be worth euro 145bn (pound 125bn) across Europe, with the UK market in the sector forecast to grow to euro 20bn by ...
Tags: New Linpac Division, Chilled Retail, Convenience Sector
Increasing demand for Asian snacks has led to an expansion of food manufacturing that will create 100 jobs at Euro Foods in the West Midlands. Food manufacturer Euro Foods is to create 100 jobs at its site in the West Midlands Euro ...
Tags: Increasing demand, Asian snacks, food manufacturing, Euro Foods
Curwood, a Bemis Company has collaborated with Swedish firm MicVac to develop a new microwave pasteurized cooking and packaging method for chilled ready meals in North, South and Central America. Curwood Marketing director David Engen ...
Tags: Curwood, MicVac, packaging method, chilled ready meals
Forget having to feed a real goldfish: These RoboFish live on batteries. The underwater products were shown off at the Nuremberg Toy Fair last week in the Toys 3.0 area. A bowl, fish and battery set is already available in some parts ...
Tags: RoboFish, underwater products, Toy Fair
Curwood, a Bemis Company has joined forces with Swedish company MicVac to offer a new microwave pasteurized cooking and packaging method for chilled ready meals in North, South and Central America. Curwood director of marketing David ...
Tags: Curwood, MicVac, packaging method, chilled ready meals
Kerecis has signed a collaboration agreement with Illinois-based Medline Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products and services in the US. Kerecis is involved in developing and producing a tissue-regeneration ...
UK-based meat processing company Cranswick Country Foods is set to establish a new pork packing plant in Hull, a move which is expected to create 100 jobs. This move comes after the company secured a 30m contract to supply pork products ...
Tags: Foods, pork packing plant, meat processing
Linpac Packaging, a UK-based food packaging manufacturer, is set to introduce Freshware range under its new Freshform division, marking its entry into the chilled retail prepared and convenience foods segment. The new launch complements ...
UK-based Holfeld Plastics has launched a new range of sustainable packaging solutions for poultry and fish products across Europe. The new pluS range comes in an rPET material with a PE sealing film and with improved sealing ...
Tags: Holfeld Plastics, sustainable packaging solutions, poultry, fish products
Spar International has entered into a partnership agreement with Abu Dhabi Co-operative Society (ADCOOPS) that aims to boost the retailer's presence in the Middle East. ADCOOPA has opened, under licence, a flagship store for each format - ...
Tags: Spar International, ADCOOPS, Middle East
Thousands of consumers surveyed across four European Union countries have said they want country of origin labelling on more foods. An average of 70% of consumers surveyed in France, Austria, Poland and Sweden believe country of origin ...
Tags: foods, origin labelling, food packaging
Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched today by the UN ...
Tags: Campaign, Packaging, Cut Food Waste
Taiwan Food Products is voluntarily recalling Fish Tempura Sticks in Canada as it may contain egg that is not mentioned on the labeling, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product subject to recall was sold ...
Tags: Taiwan Food Products, Canada
A global campaign designed to help retailers and consumers cut down on food waste has been launched by the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation and civil society partners. The 'Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint' campaign, ...
Tags: global campaign, retailers, consumers, Food Waste Campaign
I’ve been stung by fire ants more times than I can count. It’s a moment of blind panic; an initial frozen blink of time when you realize you’re being swarmed by ant devils. Panic steps aside for primal instinct and fits of ...
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