Oldham site threat as AAK reviews UK operations
40 jobs could be lost at AAK Bakery Services in Oldham in March 2012 after Swedish parent AarhusKarlshamn revealed it could close the business following a UK operational review.
Archives for May 23, 2011
New RPC pack combines barrier and injection moulding technology
RPC Bramlage Food presented a new plastic pack at Interpack – manufactured with barrier multi-layer injection moulding and designed to rival glass and cans in the market for long shelf life products.
Special Edition: Alternatives to carbon heavy processes
New technologies can slash bakers’ energy usage and cooking times - research
A novel combination of microwave and infrared heating technologies can drastically cut energy usage and cooking times during bread production, according to the results of a new Swedish-based project.
Active and intelligent packaging: the future
What role will active and intelligent components play in future food and drink packaging? We caught up with Chip Tonkin, director of the US based Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Interpack 2011 to find out.
Antitrust raids on shipping container firms grab food sector’s attention
A host of major food companies will be among those eagerly watching developments after antitrust officials from the European Commission raided a number of container liner shipping firms over suspicions that competition rules had been breached.
GreenPalm defends palm oil certificate trading
Certificates, mass balance and fully segregated palm oil options are not mutually exclusive, but all serve to ensure flexibility in an extremely complex supply chain, claims GreenPalm.