Back to basics: a simple guide to metal detection in food production
By Kati Hope, global key account manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection
METAL detection is a critical technology in food production, designed to identify and remove unwanted...
Listen to the consumer to beat ‘plastic pollution’
By Winfried Muehling, marketing & communications director, Pro Carton
WORLD Environment Day, on 5th June 2023, is a worldwide campaign calling for global solutions to combat...
The new packaging trend meat processors are in touch with
Global supply chain disruption has led to meat processors increasingly embracing a ‘touchless’ trend of packaging automation. Stephanie Poole, senior business development & retail...
Packaging can help in fight to reduce waste
There are currently drives to reduce the amount of packaging used in the food industry. However, wasted food is also an environmental problem. Here,...
Sound advice for packaging firms
Mark Williamson, sales and marketing director at audio branding specialist PHMG, explains why sound should be considered a crucial part of the marketing mix...
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...
Why packaging technologists are becoming a luxury
By Diane Smedley, senior consultant – manufacturing and engineering, HRC Recruitment
IF there was one trend that stood out in 2018 from a packaging recruitment...
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,...
This Easter, it’s time for new beginnings
Winfried Mühling, general manager, Pro Carton, explains why Easter Egg consumers face a tough choice this year
EASTER is a time for new beginnings; a...
Reusable packaging enables circularity in coffee supply chains
Tosca explains its role in the Podback recycling initiative, and why reusable packaging is key to the success of circular economy schemes
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