Published: Nov 08, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

The first nine months of this year showed a positive development for the European manufacturers of aluminium foil, according to the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).

Published: Nov 08, 2012

Voters in California rejected Proposition 37, a ballot measure closely monitored by IDFA, that would have mandated changes to labeling requirements for genetically modified food products sold in the state.

Published: Nov 07, 2012

According to Campden BRI, the advent of the Provision of Food Information to Consumers Regulation comes into force in December 2014, it will fundamentally affect the labelling of food and drink within the EU.

Published: Nov 07, 2012

Provincial government funding of CAD 46,150 will help the Seafood Processors of Newfoundland and Labrador develop a seafood nutritional information package.

Published: Nov 07, 2012

CROWN Beverage Packaging North America has launched a new 10oz beverage can to meet the growing popularity for specialty beverages that are not typically packaged in traditional 12oz cans.

Published: Nov 05, 2012 By: Georgina Gustin

As Election Day approaches, the biotechnology and food industries are looking anxiously westward to California, where a ballot measure that would require labels on genetically modified foods will go before voters.

Published: Nov 05, 2012 By: Akshay Kalbag

Hall 6 of Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre (BEC), Goregaon, will host drink technology India (dti) 2012

Published: Nov 05, 2012

CHEP, a provider of managed pallet pooling solutions, has announced a new contract for shipping platform solutions with Del Monte Fresh Produce, a leading marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables in the US.

Published: Nov 05, 2012

Kunzler & Company, a food producer based in Pennsylvania, US, has launched holiday-themed packaging for its product Original Boneless Holiday Carving Ham.

Published: Nov 02, 2012

US firms showed a huge appetite for Sirane’s innovative packaging solutions at the recent PMA Fresh Summit trade show held in Anaheim, California.

Published: Nov 02, 2012

US-based packaging company Sonoco has completed the 18,000ft² expansion of its thermoforming location in Waynesville, North Carolina.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Sonoco, a diversified global packaging company, has completed an 18,000ft² expansion at its Waynesville thermoforming facility in North Carolina.

Published: Nov 01, 2012

Bosch Packaging Technology has closed its acquisition of Ampack Ammann, a filling and packaging machine specialist.

Published: Oct 31, 2012

SKIL Power Tools, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Robert Bosch Tool of Illinois, has launched new wine bottle opener - Skil iXO Vivo Power Corkscrew.

Published: Oct 31, 2012 By: Rod Addy

Bosch Packaging Technology is slashing waste and boosting shelf life with the introduction of a new flow wrapper at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago.

Published: Oct 31, 2012

A study released by Packaging World and DuPont shows that while today’s packaging professional is focused on cost, performance, and food safety/security, sustainability will replace cost as a dominant trend in 10 years.

Published: Oct 31, 2012

DuPont Packaging has announced the call for entries in the 25th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, the industry’s longest running, independently judged competition.

Published: Oct 30, 2012

Zespri will introduce the world’s first and only fully compostable fruit labels on all Zespri Organic Kiwifruit next season.

Published: Oct 30, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Tetra Pak claims to have cut the development time of its recently launched Tetra Evero Aseptic carton bottle by years through the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental fluid dynamics (EFD).

Published: Oct 30, 2012 By: Joe Whitworth

ExxonMobil Chemical has sold its global film packaging business to Jindal Poly Films saying it didn't fit in with their future plans.