Filling & Packaging Equipment & Systems

Frito-Lay president: 'We’re laser-focused on productivity’

04-Sep-2014 By Kacey Culliney

Improved supply chain productivity using automation and better go-to-market delivery systems has driven core operating profit up 6% CAGR, says the president of Frito-Lay North America.

Woman finds dead mouse in Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut

26-Aug-2014 By Laurence Gibbons

The Kellogg Company has been forced to launch an investigation after a Portsmouth woman found a dead mouse in a box of Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut cereal.

Honeytop denies Channel 4 health and safety allegations

06-Aug-2014 By Anna Bonar

Honeytop Speciality Foods denies Channel 4 health and safety allegations of blocked exits and unruly conditions describing them as ‘misleading’ and ‘speculative’.

Ishida Europe recognised by the Queen as Russia now accounts for 20% of sales

28-Jul-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Ishida Europe met the Queen at Buckingham Palace recently to celebrate winning this year’s Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.

Seda and Dilly & Wolf launch snacks tub

09-Jul-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Paper cup and container producer, Seda has teamed up with Dilly & Wolf to launch a range of 200ml pots in the UK, which are lined with an aluminium barrier layer to keep snacks fresh. 

Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) to move to bigger premises

13-Jun-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) has invested in a €300,000 Yamato multihead check weigher, which can operate up to 100 bags per minute, to meet increasing demand for inclusions in products such as ice cream, desserts, cookies and donuts.

Ball, Coke, and General Mills rank on ‘green’ list

06-Jun-2014 By Jenni Spinner

Newsweek’s list of the US’s most sustainable companies names packaging firms like Ball, beverage producers like Coca-Cola, and food manufacturers such as General Mills rank among the green giants.

DISPATCHES FROM INTERPACK 2014

Fritsch: Pumping stiff fillings into bakery looks ‘promising’

13-May-2014 By Kacey Culliney

Fritsch is working on a filling machine that can pump stiff product like beans into baked goods; a development that could boost sales by 10-15%, its technical head says.

INTERPACK 2014

Ease of use is a primary focus of secondary packaging

09-May-2014 By Jenni Spinner

Secondary packaging machinery companies like Kliklok-Woodman work to meet food customer demands for high-performance equipment that is simple to operate.

Special edition: Automation

‘Using robots to pick-up and pack food is starting to accelerate’

09-Apr-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Pacepacker, which works with FANUC and Festo, and integrates robots for pick and place and palletising, is running a ‘Try Before You Buy’ trial at its Essex factory, UK, and has a free educational workshop in June.

Systech Illinois wins first gluten free deal

01-Apr-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Systech Illinois, which makes gas analysis instruments, has partnered with Ultrapharm gluten-free bakery to monitor its modified atmosphere packs (MAP).

Dispatches from Europain 2014

World Cup Brazil: Good for Brazilian bakers?

11-Mar-2014 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The World Cup may well place Brazil in a global spotlight, but the world should see that the country has more to offer than football, carnivals and samba, according to a Brazilian trade association at this year's Europain.

Endoline wins £1.5m case sealer orders

17-Jan-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Endoline Machinery has seen a growth in demand for its 744 Fully Automatic Random Case Sealers, after receiving up to £1.5m in orders from international snack manufacturers, in particular, crisps, in the last 12 months.

Terrell’s Potato Chip hit with $115,500 fine for repeated safety violations

06-Jan-2014 By Kacey Culliney

Mid-sized snack player Terrell’s Potato Chip Company faces $115,500 in fines for new and recurring ‘serious’ safety hazards at its New York production plant.

Ishida Europe MD: Snacks will be growth tool for Africa

02-Dec-2013 By Kacey Culliney

Ishida Europe plans to expand into Africa next year and snacks will spearhead the move, its managing director says.

SPECIAL EDITION: ENERGY-SAVING BAKING

Innovative energy efficiency: Bakers aren’t fully on board yet…

24-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

Next generation energy-saving technologies do exist for bakers but not everyone is jumping on board, says the American Bakers Association (ABA).

SPECIAL EDITION: ENERGY-SAVING BAKING

Retail wants green baking - and it wants it now, says BEMA

24-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

The pressure from the world of retail for bakers to go green and reduce environmental impact has never been tougher and is a “cultural change” for industry, the president of BEMA says.

Green baking: NASA coatings, heat recovery, recycled plastics, water reuse and much more…

17-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

Investments in green technology, waste recovery and sustainable supply can be seen across the baking sector, but what companies are pioneering and leading the way? BakeryandSnacks caught up with the B.E.S.T. in Baking (Becoming Environmentally Sustainable...

ABA & BEMA: Frank talk about bakery challenges

Regulation, consumers, retailers: Dealing with change in the bakery sector

16-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

There is a flurry of regulation and sustainability pressures facing bakers along with changing consumer tastes and retail demands – but how are bakers and equipment suppliers coping with these challenges?

Shape and consistency are top robotic challenges in bakery, says Arr-Tech

15-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

Baked goods often lack consistency which poses problems when using robotics in the production line, Arr-Tech Automation Technology says.

Firing employees and hiring robots: Minimum wage rise to spark automation age, says All Bake Technologies

11-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

The higher minimum wage set for the US state of California will see more bakeries turning to automation and robots, says bakery equipment supplier All Bake Technologies.

IBIE teaser: You’re never too old, or big, to learn…

02-Oct-2013 By Kacey Culliney

IBIE 2013 has a fantastic educational program lined up from tips for gluten-free and whole grain use, to insight on food safety regulations and labeling laws. BakeryandSnacks takes a look at ‘what not to miss’…

Coming unstuck: Gentle and precise handling for granola bars is crucial, says Bosch

23-Aug-2013 By Kacey Culliney

The biggest challenge facing granola bar makers is the stickiness and product build-up on packaging lines, but this can be overcome with gentle handling and clever belt timing, says Bosch.

Par-Pak acquired by private equity portfolio firm

10-Jun-2013

The Waddington Group has acquired Par-Pak, a thermoformer of bakery and produce packaging to continue its growth and expand into new markets.

Dowson eyes European expansion after UK acquisition

22-May-2013 By Kacey Culliney

Dowson Food Machinery will expand its export business into Western Europe following the acquisition of JBS in the UK.

Milk allergen risk prompts ConAgra RTE popcorn recall

29-Apr-2013 By Kacey Culliney

ConAgra Foods has issued a precautionary recall on two varieties of Orville Redenbacher’s ready-to-eat popcorn due to the risk of undeclared milk allergens.

PFM delivers bespoke machine for Irish tortilla maker

08-Mar-2013 By Rod Addy

Ireland’s The Flat Bread Company has diversified into the retail market thanks to an extra-wide flow wrapper designed specifically for the firm by Italian supplier PFM Packaging Machinery.

ULMA launches flow pack wrapper with rotary jaws

05-Mar-2013

ULMA Packaging has unveiled a horizontal flow pack wrapper (HFFS) for the bakery, confectionery and produce industry.

Plasma power fights germs in food

10-Feb-2013 By Rod Addy

Food processors can zap harmful organisms in packaged products using plasma power, thanks to a method just discovered by scientists at Glasgow University in Scotland.

Bosch Packaging Technology outlines MAP trends

16-Jan-2013 By Rod Addy

Seal integrity and taste preservation are some of the topics driving the global development of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), according to Bosch Packaging Technology.

Novel, green and healthy products to profit from food celebration: Analyst

04-Jan-2013 By Kacey Culliney

Food celebration is a very strong trend for 2013 and novel, green and healthy bakery and snack products are set to benefit from this sentiment, an analyst says.

Crown offers Europe seated end tin opportunities

14-Dec-2012 By Rod Addy

Crown Speciality Packaging is offering premium food and beverage brands in Europe easier access to a form of tin design intended to make their products stand out more.

T-seal bags have ‘excellent’ versatility for snack branding, says Northeast Packaging

07-Dec-2012 By Kacey Culliney

T-seal bags are an excellent, versatile flexible packaging solution for snack manufacturers enabling good space for branding, the CEO of Northeast Packaging says.

Biosensors a key area for nanotechnology

04-Dec-2012 By Rod Addy

Nanobiosensors hold considerable potential as future areas of development for nanotechnology, according to a recent study.

Operational Efficiency 2012: Free Access To Today's First Ever Dedicated Online Event!

29-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Register now for free access to today's first ever online event devoted to Operational Efficiency in food and beverage processing, organized by FoodProductionDaily.com and William Reed Business Media.

Premier Foods: Catalysts, closures and consolidation…

20-Nov-2012 By Kacey Culliney

Premier Foods will shut two bakery sites and remove 130 distribution routes at a cost of £28m ($44.5m); a move sparked by its lost Co-op bread contract.

Labeling failure prompts Walkers withdrawal in UK

14-Nov-2012

PepsiCo-owned Walkers has withdrawn a Lights Sour Cream six-pack variety in the UK because milk was not listed on the ingredients.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Bosch launches flow wrapper at Pack Expo

30-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

Bosch Packaging Technology is slashing waste and boosting shelf life with the introduction of a new flow wrapper at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago.

NatureFlex already challenges conventional films, says Innovia

23-Oct-2012 By Kacey Culliney

Innovia Films’ NatureFlex film offers the highest moisture, gas and aroma barrier of any compostable, renewable packaging on the market, its product manager says.

Bosch: demand grows for sustainability and automation

03-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

Pressure is mounting for food manufacturers to move further into sustainable packaging and automation, according to Friedbert Klefenz, president of Bosch Packaging Technology.

Zip-Pak upgrades bag resealing potential

28-Sep-2012 By Rod Addy

Zip-Pak has upgraded its bag resealing offering with the launch of Vector, a new concept designed to offer greater protection for food and homecare products against picking up moisture and getting stale.

Frito-Lay and Innovia Films settle film patent dispute out of court

28-Sep-2012 By Kacey Culliney

Frito-Lay and Innovia Films have reached an out of court settlement over patent rights for a biodegradable film used in packaging for crisps and snack bags.

Dispatches from IBA 2012

Vacuum cooking film slashes formulation costs: Multivac

20-Sep-2012 By Kacey Culliney from Munich

A new, vacuum film pack enables bakery firms to slash formulation costs and increase shelf-life when cooking products, Multivac says.

Pork Farms on a roll with carton coder

18-Sep-2012 By Rod Addy

UK meat products firm Pork Farms has speeded up production line changeovers through installing Allen Coding Systems' carton coding technology at its factory in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Weetabix packaging transformed in pragmatic redesign

17-Sep-2012 By Rod Addy

Weetabix has replaced the plastic inner wrap around its biscuits with an easier to open paper alternative and redesigned its cereal packs to reflect this.

Compostable ‘breadbox’ plugs freshness and green concerns

17-Sep-2012 By Kacey Culliney

A Nuremberg-based packaging design firm has developed a prototype bread pack that it says keeps the product fresher for longer and also plugs environmental concerns.

Bosch talks up integrated packing system after German snacks tie-up

23-Jul-2012 By Kacey Culliney

Bosch Packaging Technology claims its integrated packaging system bags Lorenz's fragile nut snack brand NicNac's efficiently and without damage to the product.

US packaging firm tilts new carafe towards chilled drinks

19-Jul-2012 By Lynda Searby

Graham Packaging hopes to tap US growth in refrigerated juice and drinks with a new carafe-style PET bottle pitched as an alternative to gable-top cartons, traditional plastic bottles and glass.

Ishida claims higher efficiencies with combined snack pack technology

12-Jul-2012 By Oliver Nieburg

Technology firm Ishida has claimed that its packaging line for snacks that combines both weighing and bag making technologies has efficiency advantages over lines that use separate machines.

Summer innovation in the snacks arena: Bold, flavoursome and healthy

12-Jul-2012

Snacks and bakery firms have been busily investing in new flavours, textures, packaging and concepts to entice consumers towards their products in the heavily populated snacks aisles.