EHL Ingredients, a leading supplier of food ingredients, has launched Organic Smoked Spanish Paprika - a new organic ingredient, in the UK. Organic Smoked Spanish Paprika is a fine red powder with a pleasant smokey aroma. The product's ...
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UK-based KM Packaging Services has unveiled a new lidding film which is designed to increase the shelf-life of chilled ready meals. According to the company, the new film caters to street food brands that are looking for shelf-appeal and ...
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Iceland Foods has big plans for its processing arm and exports that will put reports of falling annual profits and weak sales growth into perspective, according to one director. The discount frozen food chain bought manufacturer Loxton ...
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Greencore has reported a significant increase in its half-year results, despite the problems it has faced with the horsemeat contamination scandal. Coveney acknowledged that the UK retail environment was a tough one The convenience ...
Dutch food firm Wessanen has completed the acquisition of organic and fair-trade food manufacturer France Alter Eco from a group of private investors for an undisclosed amount. France Alter Eco is involved in the manufacture of organic ...
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Cold storage firm Oakland International has big plans to create 2,500 jobs and massively simplify food supply chains with a unique new industry hub. Josh Brooks speaks to Oakland’s founder to find out more Most of the time as a ...
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Chilled food manufacturer Greencore will continue to benefit from the long-term trend towards convenience food but, in the UK, the horsemeat scandal is continuing to depress its performance. Patrick Coveney predicted adjusted earnings per ...
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Steve Gogerty, a well known industry figure who chaired and ran industry body Canned Food UK, is tasked with bringing in new business in the North West region. He brings 25 years of experience in the packaging industry gained in both ...
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RPC Barrier Containers has developed new ambient tubs for French foodservice company Soulié Restauration’s range of ready meals. RPC Bebo Plastik thermoformed the 600ml oval tubs in multilayer polypropylene (PP), while the ...
UK-based retailer Waitrose has revamped the packaging of all the 49 products in its Menu prepared meals range, as part of its efforts to cut its packaging in half by 2016. The width of the sleeves on the outside of the products has been ...
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UK-based retailer Waitrose has announced a target to cut its packaging in half by 2016 and also changes to its product ranges that will help achieve the target, saving nearly 100t of packaging annually. Waitrose launched its menu from ...
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Beacon Foods, a supplier of specialist flavorings and cooked ingredients for prepared meals in the UK, has installed an automated pot filler and sealer from Packaging Automation (PA). Designed for frequent product changeovers, the FP-6 ...
The machine, which has been designed for frequent product changeovers, has an operating speed of 40 cycles per minute. According to Packaging Automation, the food company can now deposit its range of ready to use portions of compotes, ...
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In its preliminary 2012/13 results published today (17 April), the firm also confirmed that it is winding up its chain of 199 US Fresh & Easy shops, which has never made a profit, at cost of 1.2 billion. The UK’s biggest supermarket ...
UK-based Beacon Foods has installed an automated pot filler and sealer FP-6 model from Packaging Automation (PA). The machine, which has been designed for frequent product changeovers, has an operating speed of 40 cycles per minute. ...
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