Bakers Basco – the bakery equipment solution set up by five of the UK’s largest plant bakers for transporting bread and morning goods – has reported an increase of over 50% in the number of bread baskets and dollies recovered in the second half of 2020...
Lancashire-based Sugden Ltd is expanding its range of hotplates with the Intellectual Property (IP) acquisition of Netherlands-based Vanderpol Waffle Systems from AMF Den Boer BV for an undisclosed sum.
TMG – the owner of industrial baking equipment producer Mecatherm – has acquired a majority stake in ABI Auto-Bake Industries for an undisclosed amount.
Laetitia Durafour, marketing & communications director at Crown Food Europe, analyses how metal packaging can boost the sustainable credentials of healthy snacks.
Lifestyle changes are redefining the packaging sector. Along with the increased lean towards the snackification of mealtimes – ‘grazing’ on snacks throughout the day – consumers are also demanding more convenient, timely and portable solutions. Mike Pipe,...
The entire machine has been redesigned as a future-proof modular system with increased functional efficiency, promoting higher operational uptime and ease of use, while reducing operational costs and energy use, thanks to sealing technology advances.
Didier Sourisseau, president of Crown Europe, looks at how metal packaging is embracing the Internet of Things (IoT), bringing a wealth of new benefits to snack brands and consumers alike.
McVitie’s brand owner pladis has taken another step towards improving its sustainability credentials by rewrapping its popular Christmas biscuit assortment in its most sustainable packaging yet.
Shorr Packaging recently published its 2020 Food Packaging & Consumer Behavior Report, which looks into how food packaging can dictate consumer purchasing decisions.
The UK’s new Geographical Indications (GI) schemes are set to replace the EU’s schemes on 1 January, while results of a snapshot survey show there’s still some way to go to ensure bakers and other food-to-go businesses will be ready to meet the requirements...
Baker Perkins – a global supplier of food processing equipment for the bakery, confectionery, biscuit, cookie and cracker, breakfast cereal sectors – has been snapped up by Schenck Process Group (SPG) for an undisclosed amount.
Kellogg UK is taking its move to improve the recyclability of the iconic Pringles tube a step further, entering into a five-month trial with Tesco to collect cartons at in-store recycling points.
A successful packaged food production lines requires a well-established metric in the industry is Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), writes Neil Giles, marketing communications manager for Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection. So, how does Total Delivered Cost...
