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.
Rexam will await the effects of higher beer prices before adding extra Russian beverage can capacity, as new comments by Russian president Vladimir Putin sent major brewers’ share prices tumbling yesterday.
A new paper-look film label will help premium wine and spirit producers keep bottles looking their best and reduce stock inventory, according to labelling giant Avery Dennison.
Andreas Hollmann has been appointed as general manager of Ishida GmbH as part of Ishida Europe's drive to strengthen their European expansion strategy.
Private equity firm Cyprium Investment Partners has exited its minority investment in Imperial Bag & Paper, a wholesale distributor of paper and plastic packaging for the foodservice industry and retailers across the US.
Subconscious ‘stop signs’ placed in snack food products could help the battle against obesity by controlling overeating, according to the findings of a new study.
International Paper has reported a Q2 fall in operating profits due to continued slow growth in North America and uneven global demand but forecasted a brighter picture for the rest of the year.
The latest changes to European food labelling could make a mockery of some ‘regional’ food products, if key ingredients are revealed to have been sourced from outside the UK.
Coca-Cola Amatil has opened a new manufacturing facility in New Zealand at the cost of NZ$35m, which includes two beverage bottle production lines and a new aluminium can line.
Antimicrobial packaging can inhibit listeria in ready-to-eat meat products and also control spoilage, according to a new study conducted by researchers at University of Georgia, US.
Proseal has expanded its range of tray sealers with a high force electric heat seal model aimed at solving the demand for higher speeds for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) in the meat industry.
Despite media reports that a growing number of North American craft brewers are reaching for cans, glass packaging giant O-I insists this isn’t a major trend, nor is it at the expense of glass bottles.
Dow Performance Packaging has received the Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its development of Robond L-95D, a single component water-based laminating adhesive.
Ball Packaging Europe has suffered a fire at a UK beverage can production facility, and insists it is still evaluating the damage with a view to restoring the massive plant to full production as soon as possible.
