A fully automated flow-wrapping line is helping Tangerine Confectionery, one of the UK's leading sugar confectionery suppliers, to dramatically increase productivity and efficiency.
For the first time it will be possible for recyclers to sort black crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) food packs in mixed plastic waste streams, thanks to a novel development from a Danish packaging manufacturer.
Oxfordshire bakery The Fabulous Bakin' Boys won top honours in the Great British Bounce Back competition, thanks to an innovative automation solution featuring packaging robots from Spain.
UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's is offering Christmas card recycling at nearly 500 of its outlets in an attempt to help dispose the post-Christmas and holiday wastes.
The Food Standards Agency is issuing an updated Food Alert for Action concerning the Koon Yick Wah Kee rose bean curd tofu and chilli bean curd tofu originating from China via The Netherlands.
UK-based department store chain John Lewis reported a 26.5% increase in revenues to £157.8m for the Christmas week as compared to corresponding period of 2011.
A new strain of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), called ST398, has been found in British milk following a test carried out by scientists of Cambridge University.
Cattle supplies to the factories have continued much higher than had been expected over the past week, to the expense of producers, with very little movement in prices.
