Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers

Containers increase shelf life without additional preservatives - Linpac

28-May-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Linpac Packaging has created a range of bakery containers which they claim can increase shelf life without using additional food preservatives.

Kellogg’s revamps brand, but significantly?

15-May-2012 By Kacey Culliney

Global cereal giant, Kellogg’s is investing in a ‘significant’ revamp of its 106-year-old brand in a bid to resonate better with today’s tech savvy consumers, but analysts say it won’t be anything significant.

Food Safety Modernization Act a game changer for packaging machinery design - PMMI

10-Apr-2012 By Rory Harrington

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has changed the game for US packaging machinery manufacturers by obliging them to rethink their design strategies, PMMI’s Jim Pittas told FoodProductionDaily.com from Anuga FoodTec.

Ultrasonic clean for baking tins can cut lifetime costs – Caresonic

29-Nov-2011 By Oliver Nieburg

Ultrasonic cleaning machines for baking tins can produce better results faster and reduce long-term costs compared to high spray washing, according to UK based technology firm Caresonic.

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Frito-Lay and Innovia in legal battle over biodegradable film patents

24-Nov-2011 By Rory Harrington

Frito-Lay and Innovia Films are locked in a legal fight over which company owns the patent rights to biodegradable films used in packaging for crisp and snack bags.

Paper trays to foil conventional pastry carriers?

25-Aug-2011 By Lynda Searby

The ubiquitous aluminium foil pastry tray could be replaced by a more environmentally-friendly alternative in many industrial bakeries, following the launch of a new paper bakery tray by food industry container supplier Nicholl Food Packaging.

Active packaging tops MAP for gluten-free bread’s shelf life, study

10-Jun-2011 By Helen Glaberson

Cinnamon-based active packaging is a suitable alternative to modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) for gluten-free bread on both a microbiological and sensory basis, finds new research.

Resealable tubular bag offers seal integrity, cost savings and flexibility, company

23-May-2011 By Rory Harrington

High seal integrity without the need for extra closing aids, easy opening and energy savings in production are benefits claimed by Sudpack for its resealable tubular bag launched at the recent Interpack trade show.

DISPATCHES FROM INTERPACK 2011

New bakery tray meets biodegradability standard

17-May-2011 By Jane Byrne

A light biodegradable ovenable bakery tray, launched at Interpack, is applicable to industrial bakers looking to exploit the premium end of the market, claims Nicholl Food Packaging (NFP).

Home composting of SunChips’ bag requires high temperatures, Frito-Lay

05-May-2011 By Helen Glaberson

High temperatures are required for the home composting of Frito-Lay’s recently re-launched SunChips’ bag, admits the company.

Special edition: Dry food packaging

Compostable films may offer best green option for dried foods

28-Apr-2011 By Guy Montague-Jones

A lack of recycling options makes compostable materials the best option for flexible packaging films in the dry food market, according to Innovia Films.

Special Edition: Dry food packaging

Reclosability ensures flexibles punch above their weight

21-Apr-2011 By Jane Byrne

Recent years have seen a steady trickle of dried foods moving away from rigid boxes and glass to flexible pouches and bags, and, in a special edition, we look at why analysts predict this will be the core pack type for dry foods in the future.

Stretchable paper could revolutionise thermoformed packaging

29-Nov-2010 By Rory Harrington

A new stretchable paper may signal the beginning of the end for thermoform plastic trays, Billerud told FoodProductionDaily.com at the Emballage show in Paris last week.

Compostable crisp bags look and sound conventional, claims Innovia

02-Nov-2010 By Jane Byrne

Metallised cellulose-based material has been customised to allow a North American snack food manufacturer bring out a range of crisps with packaging that is compostable in six weeks, according to Innovia Films.

Dispatches from IPA 2010

Ceramic insulation wins IPA research innovation award for JBT FoodTech

21-Oct-2010 By Jane Byrne

JBT FoodTech said the development of its latex based ceramic insulation system – an IPA innovation award winner this week - was informed by insights gained from space shuttle engineering.

Biodegradable and compostable food packaging overview

24-Aug-2010 By Rory Harrington

Shifting opinions on sustainability means that biodegradable and compostable plastics are no longer seen as destined to replace all traditional packaging – but are now viewed as one option among many, according to a new report by industry experts.

Let’s hear it for the sound of compostable packaging

23-Aug-2010 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

The world’s first 100 percent biodegradable chip packet attracted a lot of noise last week, but not the buzz that SunChips’ maker FritoLay had been hoping for.

Congress demands answers from Kellogg after tainted-packaging recall

04-Aug-2010 By Rory Harrington

Kellogg Company has come under pressure from the US Congress to disclose more information about the “hazardous” packaging chemical that led to the recall of million of boxes of cereal in June.

Packaging is tainted, no hazardous material in food - Kellogg

29-Jun-2010 By Rory Harrington

A group of external experts has verified that tainted packaging rather than any harmful material in the food is the cause of Kellogg’s nationwide recall of 28 million boxes of cereal, said the company.

Kellogg issues massive recall as tainted packaging sparks health fears

28-Jun-2010 By Rory Harrington

Kellogg Company has recalled 28 million boxes of breakfast cereal in the United States over fears an unknown chemical that has tainted its packaging could cause diarrhoea and vomitting.

SPECIAL EDITION - SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING

Investment in sustainable packaging essential, says study

03-May-2010 By Rory Harrington

Producers must ensure packaging is more sustainable as customers remain convinced that food packing is excessive and are altering their consumption patterns as a result, warns research from Datamonitor.

Nano-based RFID tags may replace bar codes

19-Mar-2010 By Rory Harrington

Nano-based radio frequency ID (RFID) tags embedded in packaging could replace bar codes and make check-out queues a thing of the past, new research has said.

New peelable packaging standard on horizon

22-Feb-2010 By Jane Byrne

A German research institute is seeking heat sealed packaging formats including confectionery wrapping from packaging producers or food manufactures for a round robin test to develop a standardized testing method to determine peel and opening forces.

New bagging system delivers fast work rates

06-Oct-2009 By Mike Stones

The new bagging system from Automated Packaging Systems packs bags at the rate of 150 per minute, claims the company.

New recycled APET tubs allow stacking and boost presentation

09-Sep-2009 By Mike Stones

Claimed to be “a design breakthrough,” the new range of packaging for bakery and confectionery products is said to be easier to stack, improve presentation while being more environmentally friendly than other offerings, according to manufacturers Sharp...

PepsiCo to introduce compostable crisp bag for SunChips

23-Apr-2009 By Lindsey Partos

Further signs that snack makers are delving deeper into green packaging initiatives with US behemoth PepsiCo attesting that by 2010 its SunChips brand will boast a 100 per cent compostable bag made from plant-based materials.