Published: Dec 03, 2012 By: Lindsey Partos

Making firm in-roads into sustainable packaging solutions, french smoked fish firm MerAlliance won an award at the french “Packaging Oscars” for its 100-percent recyclable eco-packaging for smoked fish.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

More major food and consumer goods brands are signing up to use a voluntary on-package recycling label to help clear up consumer confusion around recycling and help them conform to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recently updated “green?marketing gui

Published: Nov 29, 2012

Vantage Foods Inc., Calgary, Alberta, announced that a fresh meat packaging facility is under construction in Camp Hill. The plant will process retail-ready fresh meat for the Giant Carlisle and Giant Landover divisions of Ahold USA.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

SIAL Middle East 2012 opens in Abu Dhabi with private label experts debating the risks and rewards for GCC retailers looking to capitalise on growth potential for value and mid-level own range

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Curry & Company recently introduced new packaging featuring the redesigned Curry & Company logo at the 2012 Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

Amcor has launched a film for fresh and dairy applications with reduced packaging weight and increased environmental properties.

Published: Nov 27, 2012

Manjushree Technopack Ltd has bagged three India Star awards for the year 2011-12.

Published: Nov 27, 2012

Amcor Flexibles and Chiquita Brands have won first prize in the much coveted UK Packaging Awards ‘Flexible Pack of the Year’ category with Chiquita’s Super Crunchy Fruit Chips - a convenient single serve snack made from 100% naturally dried fruits.

Published: Nov 26, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is planning to eliminate current restrictions that limit the size of containers for certain foods, in order to enhance consumer choice.

Published: Nov 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Kingsmill, the bread brand owned by Allied Bakeries, has unveiled price-marked packs for its Kingsmill Little Big Loaf and Kingsmill rolls ranges, in order to help retailers increase their sales.

Published: Nov 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

British multinational consumer packaging company Rexam is investing around £20m to set up a fourth manufacturing line at its Ludesch beverage can plant in Austria.

Published: Nov 23, 2012 By: Rod Addy

DS Smith Packaging has launched a new form, fill and seal machine, which enables liquid food, dairy and beverage manufacturers to handle a wider range of bag-in-box applications and designs.

Published: Nov 22, 2012

Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, has developed a PFOA-free* version of its Ahlstrom Coralpack range, a flexible packaging paper for direct wrapping and packing of numerous grease-containing food products.

Published: Nov 22, 2012

In the wake of the UK government’s announcement to introduce a consistent front-of-pack labelling system, food manufacturers are now under more pressure than ever to deliver products that clearly demonstrate positive nutritional values.

Published: Nov 22, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Bordeaux-based winery Barton & Guestier (B&G) has launched a new packaging for its extensive range of AOC wines across the world.

Published: Nov 22, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

A Texas-based repacking and reprocessing operation has earned Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification, according to a release from the Global Aquaculture Alliance.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Wine producers in China are increasingly replacing the traditional corks with more practical and cheaper screw caps, according to Guala Closures Group China operations general manager Enrico Perlo.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Global Package, a California-based company providing packaging design and decoration services for wine, spirits and food companies, is to get a new brand identity that will be unveiled during the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium on 29-31 January 2013.

Published: Nov 21, 2012 By: Mark Astley

A maximum shelf life of one year will not be an issue for wine can consumers, Ball Packaging’s sales director for Benelux and Scandinavia Gerlof Toenhake told reporter Mark Astley.

Published: Nov 21, 2012

The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is reviewing Graphic Packaging’s £71m anticipated takeover of Contego announced last week.