Leading Brands said this week it has entered into three new
co-packing agreements with Ocean Spray International, a North
American provider of cranberry juice and other beverage products.
Nearly a year after the Swedish company Tetra Laval announced its
plans to acquire French packaging firm Sidel, the European Court of
Justice will rule on 25 October on whether the deal can be allowed
to proceed.
The bakery units of Canada's Maple Leaf Foods, including its
UK-based bagel producer, are to be consolidated into one company
under the aegis of Canada Bread.
The parent of a UK food packaging facility has revitalised the
company's website to produce a comprehensive interactive online
catalogue featuring its entire product range.
A UK independent body of experts created to advise authorities on
matters relating to novel foods and novel food processes will hold
an open meeting in November providing the public with a forum to
discuss, among other subjects, genetically...
Chicago-based Excalibur Pallet Group, a manufacturer of quality
engineered paper pallets and other transport packaging products for
the food and beverage industry, this week announced the
introduction of its newly expanded product...
The age of digital printing is upon the packaging industry. At the
same time as opening up new mediums to promote products and
increase customer appeal this new technology has instigated new
dilemmas for the packaging industry.
The US-based Pepsi Bottling Group on Monday began bids in the
United States and Mexico for an $880 million (€897m) purchase of
Pepsi-Gemex, the largest Pepsi bottler in Mexico.
Religious and environment groups last weekend urged the public to
stop buying food at fast-food chains, such as Jollibee and
McDonald's, that was sold disposable plastic and Styrofoam.
Next year's WestPack, until now a stand-alone event, is to join
four other related exhibitions in the Anaheim Convention Center
from 19-21 February 2003.
Two fires at production plants in the space of a year have dented
sales growth at industrial bakery group Brioche Pasquier, but the
company remains confident that normal service - and faster growth -
will be resumed very soon.
The Soil Association's fifth annual Organic Retailer of the Year
Award in the UK has been won by Sainsbury, but Waitrose, M&S
and Tesco were all praised for their organic business practices.
A six-week on-pack promotion linking Iced Gems with the animated
film The Ice Age is designed to help Jacob's Bakery establish the
brand as a popular lunchbox favourite.
Protein Solutions has launched the DynaPro Plate Reader, which it
claims is the first dynamic light scattering plate reader to assist
in high throughput biomolecular characterisation efforts.
United Biscuits' management in the UK has finally run out of
patience with staff and unions at its Fontaneda plant in Spain. If
all the parties cannot agree on terms for the relocation of staff
to other UB sites by 15 October,...
The humble egg box is to be given a new look in the UK in an effort
to boost egg sales there and update the product's image. Promoted
by the British Egg Industry Council, the new seven-cup boxes are
designed to encourage consumers...
Hydro Aluminium of Norway has said that by the end of the year it
expects to sell the flexible packaging operations it acquired in
Germany during the take over of VAW Aluminium in January.
Bemis Company, the global flexible packaging manufacturer, has
completed the purchase of the Walki Films business of UPM-Kymmene
for a cash price of approximately $68.5 million (€69.5m).
A Singapore-based testing body, PSB Corporation, is spending Baht
30 million (€700,000) to make Thailand its Southeast Asian
industrial testing laboratory centre, in a bid to increase food
exports overseas.
Following the FTC's recent report on false claims made by weight
loss products, the Strategic Research Institute in New York is
holding a forum for weight loss marketers to learn about the latest
findings, investigations, guidelines...
Representatives of Georgia-Pacific, Ernst & Young, Wal-Mart
Stores, General Mills and Osram-Sylvania will be featured during
three "Eye Opener" Plenary Sessions of the conference at the
forthcoming Pack Expo, to be held...
Ranpak, the US-based packaging and packaging machinery
manufacturer, has been named one of the Top Ten Most Innovative
Companies in America by Inc Magazine.
McDonald's has today introduced reduced-fat French fries in its US
restaurants. However, the company remains behind the curve on
another public health issue - the spread of antibiotic-resistant
bacteria.
French cork and barrel maker Sabate Diosos has said that poor first
half results have been impacted by bad weather, surplus production
capacity and a slowdown in orders.
Snackmaker Frito-Lay, a unit of PepsiCo, said it will officially
open its first Russian snacks factory, to make potato and corn
chips, in Kashira, around 100 km south of Moscow, tomorrow.
In the US, Crown Cork & Seal's executive vice president, Dr
Daniel A. Abramowicz, has been seated on Clemson University's
Packaging Advisory Board, an integral part of the school's
Department of Packaging Science.
The European Union has said that it will be maintaining its
investigation into Brazilian exports of tin plate, which is widely
used in metallic food packaging.
Two years after first going independent, and now debt-free, US
packaging specialist Pactiv is about to expand its business with a
series of strategic acquisitions.
Despite the concern that it can cause TCA - the mouldy smell
attributed to bad wine - natural cork is the preferred closure for
most US winemakers, according to a survey carried out on behalf of
the Amorim cork group.
New research from Procter & Gamble suggests that there may be
more appropriate methods of preventing the formation of
cancer-causing chemical acrylamide than simply cooking food at
lower temperatures - but also that the compound...
Spanish company Isurpak Asmalanak has developed a liquid packaging
system which it claims is far more recyclable than any existing
product on the market.
ZonePerfect Nutrition Company is launching five new nutrition bar
flavours at the Natural Products Expo East show taking place this
weekend in Washington. The company says the new flavours are in
response to high demand for its products.
Dow Europe, the Swiss based European division of the global
chemical group, has said that it intends to build a second world
scale PET production facility at its integrated Buna Sow Leuna
Olefinverbund site in Schkopau, Germany.
Sonoco, the global packaging company, has said that it will
restructure itsUnited Kingdom-based tube and core business,
resulting in the closure of itsLeek Staffordshire plant and the
down-sizing of its Brechin, Scotland, plant,according...
Recalling products because of design flaws can be prevented,
according to packaging researcher Roland ten Klooster, who will
give a presentation on the subject at the end of this month.
In order to improve flagging financial results, global steel
packaging manufacturer, Arcelor Packaging International, has said
that it will increase its prices in France and Spain by 5 per cent
for all deliveries as of 1 January 2003.
The Nova-Pack Europe show, which is currently running in
Dusseldorf, Germany, is featuring a forum on the business advantage
for PET containers, held by the PA Consulting Group, as well as
featuring a number of innovations from companies...
Amcor chairman Chris Roberts has said that he expects targeted
growth opportunities within the existing business will deliver
improved earnings and increased cash flow, according to a report
from Asia Pulse.
Alcan, the Canada-based beverage can manufacturer, has sold its
72-year-old research centre in Britain as the company makes further
moves to consolidate its operations and prop up profits, according
to Canadian publication the Financial...
UK company Advanced Labelling Systems (ALS) has launched the new
ALX 3138 print and apply system at PPMA 2002, which is being held
at the Birmingham NEC this week.
US packaging provider Plastipak Packaging has announced the
addition of two strategic locations to supply the rigid container
market with liquid food, carbonated soft drink, water and non-food
containers.
US company SWF Companies' CE 151 case erector has undergone a
redesign to improve its functionality. The redesign of this high
speed, automatic case erector/bottom flap sealer also improves the
machine's simplicity.
A recent report by the Freedonia Group suggests that plastic film
demand in the US will increase 2.6 per cent per annum to 14.6
billion pounds in 2006.
