Tradition in Spain dictates that with each of the 12 strokes of midnight on New Year's Eve a grape must be eaten if one wishes to have luck in the coming year.
Interest in high pressure processing (HPP) is growing, with US company All Natural Freshness (ANF) launching pre-packaging end-to-end HPP solutions, which it claims can significantly extend shelf life and cut waste.
Packaging design is a crucial investment for premium chocolate firms in an overcrowded marketplace as it gives a product personality, which is essentially what a brand should be, says a graphic designer.
Cornerways Nursery has described the Eurokett Matrix labelling equipment purchased from Advanced Dynamics Ltd for its showpiece production site in Norfolk, as “perfect” for the job.
Cornerways Nursery has described the Eurokett Matrix labelling equipment purchased from Advanced Dynamics Ltd for its showpiece production site in Norfolk, as “perfect” for the job.
Labeling food as “organic" actually may flip the “halo" effect for ethical food labels depending on consumers’ values, according to a new study published in the journal Appetite.
A chemical that can be used in the production of films that wrap meat, cheese or vegetables has been declared safe by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The bakery and snack sector is not generally seasonal and is comprised of staples, but manufacturers can exploit the lucrative Christmas period through packaging design, an analyst says.
T-seal bags are an excellent, versatile flexible packaging solution for snack manufacturers enabling good space for branding, the CEO of Northeast Packaging says.
Coca-Cola Hellenic has deployed Tetra Pak’s Tetra Gemina Aseptic (TGA) Leaf carton for improved handling, pouring and a sleek new design for its Dobry juice range in Russia.
Vantage Foods is building a new fresh meat packaging facility in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, to centrally process retail-ready fresh meats for the Giant Carlisle and Giant Landover divisions of Ahold USA.
US-based Packaging Dynamics has acquired De Luxe, a manufacturer of flexible packaging products for food service, bakery, confectionery, dairy, and other specialty applications, for an undisclosed amount.
Rexam, one of the leading global beverage can makers, together with its partner Hindustan Tin Works recently inaugurated a new aluminium line at its manufacturing plant in Taloja, Maharashtra.
India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, is slated to play host to the who's who of the packaging industry at two co-located events – India Packaging Show 2012 and PackPlus 2012 – from December 7-10, 2012.
