Published: Nov 11, 2015

New Reasearch from the University of Adelaide has found that despite growing interest from Australian consumers to make ethical food choices, most find food labelling inadequate.

Published: Nov 11, 2015

UK-based supermarket chain Asda has recalled its own label buttery spread over fear of contamination with hard plastic bits.

Published: Nov 02, 2015

With the domestic citrus season reaching its peak in the early winter months, Meyer Lemons and Seedless Lemons are perfect to brighten up holiday displays, and Frieda’s Specialty Produce’s new 1-pound bags are ready to attract shoppers and increase specia

Published: Oct 28, 2015

A study released by the Center for Food Safety at the University of Arkansas’ Department of Food Science documents that multiple hurdles continue to exist in ensuring reusable plastic containers (RPCs) are clean and lack microbial contamination above safe

Published: Oct 28, 2015

As flexible packaging becomes thinner and thinner to improve sustainability scores, the challenge becomes greater and more difficult to consistently apply legible “date codes.”

Published: Oct 23, 2015

The third and final day of Fi & Hi India 2015, the B2B platform for food & health ingredients, was marked by a conference on ‘Food Packaging - Innovations Unlimited.’

Published: Oct 22, 2015

With ongoing interest in clean labeling and greater transparency, the free-from category is continuing to grow globally and, in addition to the high-profile developments in areas such as lactose-, dairy-, and gluten-free foods and drinks, there has also b

Published: Oct 20, 2015

Idyl is positioning itself on the easy snacking market and is developing a new range of “on the go” packaging. The company is following this trend this year with its mixed Cherry Tomatoes.

Published: Oct 20, 2015

During the past decade, the top ingredient trends have included demand for organic ingredient options, clean label ingredients, and authentic flavor profiles. To fulfill customers’ real-time ingredient needs, SupHerb Farms announces the launch of two new

Published: Oct 16, 2015

The Berrybrothers, a soft fruit company located in Roggel, the Netherlands, is introducing new packaging for their fruit. These packages, which have a new, fresh design, were previously presented at the Fruit Logistica trade show earlier this year in Berl

Published: Sep 24, 2015

India's packaging consumption has increased 200 percent in a decade, from 4.3 kg per person per annum (pppa) to 8.6 kg pppa, industry body Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), said on Tuesday.

Published: Sep 24, 2015

Dairy Crest has unveiled the new price-marked Cathedral City elections Mini Bag for the convenience sector.

Published: Sep 16, 2015

Dramatic changes in demographics, lifestyles and eating patterns are creating new opportunities for food and beverage packaging. Among the demographic mega-trends feeding into package development are changing population distribution...

Published: Sep 10, 2015

Refrigerated and frozen foods manufacturers are an important—and growing—segment of the food industry. In fact, Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y., estimates the global frozen food industry will grow steadily to $293.75 billion by 2019—just over $

Published: Sep 10, 2015

Not all manufacturers need labelling equipment for high-volume, high-speed production runs. There are many occasions when a semi-automatic, in-line labeller suits the job far better. Here are three:

Published: Sep 07, 2015

Who doesn’t want the best of both worlds in one newly designed package? Sunlight International is shipping red and green grapes in new Pretty Lady bi-color fixed weight bags now until December.

Published: Aug 28, 2015

A recent study in Australia revealed that supermarket private label products contain significantly lower amounts of salt, compared to branded foods.

Published: Aug 27, 2015

Label Technology, Inc., San Joaquin Valley, Calif., completed the transfer of its flexible packaging operations to a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing location down the street from the current building in Merced...

Published: Aug 27, 2015

Clear Lam Packaging, Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Triangle Package Machinery Co., Chicago, entered into a North American equipment manufacturing licensing agreement for the PrimaPak program.

Published: Aug 26, 2015

A study published in Public Health Nutrition shows that consumers may be more likely to buy foods that have front-of-pack nutrition labels regardless of their healthfulness.