All news articles for July 2014

Food packaging offers convenience in single-serve format

Packaging design inspiration gallery: SINGLE SERVE

By Jenni Spinner

Snacks, drinks, condiments, and other food and beverage favorites are fueling consumer demand for convenience with single-serve packaging. Here are some notable examples of one-shot containers seen on retail shelves.

Lynn Dornblaser & David Jago - directors of innovation and insight, Mintel

Dispatches from IFT 2014: 8-minute insight from Mintel innovation directors

Crunch time: Is breakfast cereal doomed to sink?

By Kacey Culliney

The global breakfast cereal market faces increasing competition as consumers turn to convenient alternatives, so how can manufacturers step up to compete and stimulate often dwindling sales?

Innventia mobile nanocellulose factory for paper board

Technology challenges conventional packaging for a sustainable future

Innventia to launch mobile nanocellulose factory for paper board

By Jenny Eagle

Innventia has partnered with BillerudKorsnäs on a €10m project to build a mobile demonstration plant for nanocellulose and to test the material in full-scale papermaking.

Udi's gluten-free strawberry flavoured breakfast bars

Snacks and home baking rise up in gluten-free

By Rachel Arthur

Snacks - particularly those using ancient grains – and baking mixes have been pushing the gluten-free sector forward, according to market research firm Mintel. 

Blood flow may be improved and diastolic blood pressure reduced significantly by the consumption of almonds, according to researchers.

Almonds may reduce heart disease risk: Study

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Eating almonds may reduce the risk of heart disease by increasing levels of the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol in the blood stream, reducing blood pressure and improving blood flow, according to UK researchers.

Hans-Joachim Boekstegers, MD/CEO (centre)

'Online Multivac Cockpit’ launched this year

Multivac sees strong turnover in South America

By Jenny Eagle

Multivac is seeing a strong turnover in South America followed by Asia and Africa where demand for packaging is rising, according to Hans-Joachim Boekstegers, MD/CEO.

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