A new anti-theft tag can be inserted into the packaging of moist, fresh products such as cheese and meat to reduce the percentage of stolen produce in retail outlets, according to developers Sealed Air Cryovac and Checkpoint Systems.
A new turnkey packaging system designed as a complete system for
wafer products has been developed by European firms SPS and CAMA
who joined forces to meet demand in the market.
Cargill has indicated that it may take its Regenasure glucosamine
chondroitin ingredient into functional beverages - yet it has
emerged that another company's foray into the market has not proved
positive, raising questions as...
Despite warning of a possible drop in sales, UK bakery and
ingredients manufacturer, the Real Good Food Company (RGFC), has
said it is on track to meet targets when it announces interim
results later in the year.
Manufacturers managed to reduce the relative cost of reimbursing
retailers for unsaleable goods in 2005, indicating they may have
turned a corner in combatting a $2bn problem.
Grenidea Technologies has received US certification for its food
packaging, allowing multinational companies to use its
biodegradable product in North America and Europe.
In an interview with FoodProductionDaily.com (FPD), Frost &
Sullivan packaging machinery specialist Kallol Bagchi talks about
the strategies food processors are using when sourcing their
equipment. He identifies 'one-stop'...
The US caps and closures market is forecast to grow to $676m
(€551m) in 2011 from revenues of $598m (€488m) in 2004 with
consumer preference forcing the industry to switch to plastic from
metal and glass, according to projections...
Baugur, the Iceland-based retail group, has made a new proposal for
Britain's Big Food Group (BFG), a move that would almost certainly
mean the break up of the group but strengthen its main supermarket
banner, Iceland, writes...
A groundbreaking £8 million initiative to stimulate innovative
packaging design and at the same time significantly reduce food and
packaging waste has been launched in the UK.
German retail chain Metro Group is set to follow its RFID test
scheme with a full rollout, something that will affect hundreds of
suppliers around Europe.
UK group Bakery Services is being increasingly hamstrung by a
business model which means that more than 80 per cent of its
revenue is exposed to the changing strategy of a single chain store
group hosting its bakery operations, writes...
Growing interest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
technology has led US-based QRS Corporation to identify the
increasing importance of accurate data synchronization if such a
system is going to succeed.
UK meat processor ABP, packaging firm Cryovac and supermarket chain
Sainsbury's have launched a new range of meat packs under the high
quality "Taste the Difference" range. The idea is to offer
consumers with a new...
More than two billion sandwiches are consumed every year by
Britons, who spend roughly £3 each day on their favourite lunchtime
meal, according to a new study commissioned by the Asda supermarket
chain. But many people are taking...
As the eastern European food industry develops at a hitherto
unknown pace, snacking is starting to make it big in the region, as
the latest product launches from the Mintel databases testify.
Dessert giant Müller is looking into reports that a batch of its
apple Müllerice creamy dairy rice with apple pieces in syrup may
have been spoiled, and may pose a health risk. Around 220,000 pots
of the rice pudding dessert have...
Once the preserve of technology-driven corporate executives,
wireless technology is increasingly making its mark in the food
processing sector. One of the leading exponents of the technology
has been APV's, which has developed...
Dutch retailer Ahold's efforts to streamline its business are
continuing apace, with yesterday's announcement that the US convenience store business
was to be sold followed today by news of a realignment at the
retail headquarters...
Sales of pastries and baked goods suffered last summer because of
the exceptionally hot weather, but an excellent performance during
the colder winter months helped UK baked goods and sandwich
retailer Greggs to end the year on a...
The relationship between suppliers and retailers can frequently be
a difficult one, with the supermarkets traditionally being cast as
the villain, squeezing every penny of profit out of their put-upon
suppliers.
Packaging firm Ileos has added a new product to its range of
Flexpaq sampling sachets. The Swift Open Sachet, as it is called,
has been designed with a new opening system to allow consumers to
open up a product without finding themselves...
Third quarter results from Finnish firm Suominen suggest that 2003
has not been a particularly great year for those operating in the
packaging industry. This years' financial performance is not
expected to reach the level of...
Greggs, the UK's leading sandwich and savouries manufacturer, has
announcedsix monthly results to 18 October that show an improvement
in sales andgrowth.
Surya Foods claims to have launched the first rice pouch in
Northern Europe to feature a four-corner sealed stand-up design and
a resealable zipper closure using the new cross-web method.
Suominen, the Finland-based provider of flexible packaging, has
announced a drop in both its sales and its profits for the first
six months of this year, although sales of food packaging have
remained bouyant.
The British company best known for its Cream Crackers, has entered
the fast-growing snack market with the launch of a new cracker
brand, JacoBites. The group will invest £5m in promoting the new
crackers, which come in three different...
Major investments have been made by UK-based Cumbrian Seafoods in
recent months, enlisting Herbert Industrial to deliver innovative
packaging and labelling concepts for its major retail customers.
With new store developments tightly controlled there, the Balearic
Islands is one of the toughest markets in Spain for supermarket
groups to break into. But Basque group Eroski could become the
biggest operator there if it succeeds...
Avure Technologies has supplied a high-pressure processing (HPP)
system to a US-based food company which aims to increase the safety
of processed onion.
British biscuit maker Jacob's has launched a mini version of its
popular TUC savoury biscuit brand, tapping into increasing consumer
demand for such bite-size products.
The fast-growing fresh ready meals market in the UK - and even
higher growth rates in France and the Benelux - helped UK food
group Geest to a 15 per cent increase in sales last year.
The artisan bread sector, and the convenience store baked goods
market in the UK, are likely to drive growth for Irish company IAWS
in the second half after a good performance in the first six
months.
Huhtamaki and Karkkikatu, a subsidiary of Leaf concentrating on
pick-and-mix candy, have together developed a new concept for
selling sweets that is said to make candy-on-the-go more
convenient.
North America's leading oriented polystyrene plastic packaging
producer Wilkinson Manufacturing has followed European example by
starting up the first US production line to produce thermoformed
containers made from NatureWorks'...
The impact of the strong Swiss franc meant that sales growth at
bakery group Hiestand slowed slightly in the first six months, but
the company maintains that it is in line for further growth, not
least following a major new deal with...
The UK-based degradable carrier-bag manufacturer, Symphony Plastic
Technologies, has won a significant contract to supply Somerfield
and Kwik Save stores.
Commerce One, the Business Internet Company, has announced that it
will help Kellogg Company publish critical product information
relating to future packaging design.
The British Retail Consortium will be holding a series of in depth
course on how to implement the latest food packaging standards into
the production process.
IPER, an Italian supermarket chain, announced this week that it has
launched a natural-based packaging alternative for its thermoform
containers and heat-sealable film overlays.
