Reducing costs and protecting food safety with physical contamination detection
By Mike Pipe, head of product inspection UK, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection
WHEN Chewters Chocolates in Canada made the shift to automate its production and packaging...
Berlin Packaging acquires glass specialist
BERLIN Packaging has completed the acquisition of Newpack, a glass packaging specialist based in Savona, Italy.
Newpack is Berlin Packaging’s tenth European acquisition...
‘Pioneering’ trials to begin on lightweighting glass bottles
TRIALS are set to start aimed at increasing the strength and thereby reducing the weight of glass bottles.
Three major players in the sector are...
Tiger loaf roars
AN expert printer used its loaf to design a bread bag that went on to secure a slice of the action at a prestigious...
Food paper packaging solution with recycled content created
MONDI has teamed up with Syntegon, a manufacturer of process and packaging machinery, to develop a recyclable paper packaging solution using recycled fibres for...
Fanta set for ‘spooktacular’ Halloween with on-pack QR codes
THIS year's Fanta Halloween celebration is set to include a 'spooktacular' on-pack promotion offering the drink's biggest pool of prizes and scary surprises yet.
From...
Recyclable sausage packs help food firm’s sustainability journey
MONDI has revealed details of its work with Nordic food producer HKScan to provide renewable paper-based packaging for its Falukorv sausage.
HKScan sells over eight...
New partnership gives SMEs access to paper straws
PLASTICO has announced a supply agreement with Transcend Packaging that will offer SME food and drink service companies access to paper straws as an alternative...
Used cans at University of Strathclyde recycled into artwork
USED drinks cans at the University of Strathclyde have been repurposed into a piece of art as part of a project to encourage people...
Applications open for £7.3m scheme to support Scottish food & drink producers
APPLICATIONS can now be made to a fund aimed at supporting Scottish food and drink suppliers and producers to invest in future growth.
A total...
