Solving frozen food inspection challenges with x-ray technology
By Adam Green, market manager, Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray
FROZEN food production lines move fast, with ready meals, bags of vegetables or rows of patties passing...
Labour crisis: cobots can lend a helping hand
By Stuart Coulton, UK market development manager, Omron Industrial Automation
LABOUR shortages have reached chronic levels in the food and drink industry. Can manufacturers automate...
Britain’s post-Brexit food rules
WITH Brexit looming, the British food industry must remain desirable to import and export markets. However, when compared to other countries in the EU,...
Boom time for pet food packaging innovation
A rise in pet ownership has pet food brands wagging their tails. Here, Howard Wright, executive creative & strategy director, UK, IE & Australia,...
Time to take a leaf out of nature’s book
By Winfried Muehling, general manager, Pro Carton
AGAINST the backdrop of COP26 earlier this month, the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) has never been...
Utilising digital print to drive packaging innovation
By Lorenzo Angelucci, CEO, Transcend Packaging
If these unchartered times have taught businesses anything, it is the importance of being able to adapt, respond and...
Navigating the transition away from ‘forever chemicals’
Peter Tindale, European sales director at Selig Group, discusses the move away from packaging containing PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals, and what Scottish producers can do...
Peak periods and packaging preparation
Andy Pretious, UK sales and marketing manager at Automated Packaging Systems, shares an insight on how to maximise sales by making essential adjustments to...
Taking ginspiration – the next big trends in UK spirit production
Gin has undoubtedly been the hero of the UK spirits scene in recent years. From 190 gin distilleries in 2015, there are now 820...
Raving in the rubbish
Fields littered with abandoned tents and plastic bags, bottles and containers. These are the images people often see on the TV after a large...
