Union urges Trigon administrator to save 110 jobs
Unite the union has urged administrator Duff & Phelps to involve government in a last-minute bid to save at least 110 jobs at the Liverpool snack manufacturer Trigon Snacks.
Archives for October 3, 2013
Antarctic explorer to store food in Amcor Duratear packaging
Parker Liautaud, the youngest person to ski to the North Pole, will attempt to set a new record during the Willis Resilience Expedition, using Amcor Duratear packaging to survive the grueling 640km (397 mile) trek.
KM Packaging Fog Buster wins supermarket ready meal deal
KM Packaging has worked alongside tray manufacturer, i2r Packaging Solutions, to create an aluminium tray with transparent lid for a UK supermarket ready meal.
Half tortilla, half potato chip ‘batting 1,000 at retail’, RW Garcia CEO says
In a world that has seen such unlikely yet brilliant combinations as taco shells made of Doritos and tornados made up of man-eating sharks, why not a chip that’s half tortilla, half potato?
Walkers recalls poppadoms after packaging error
Walkers Snack Foods has withdrawn a batch of its crisps because the product contains egg and shrimp that are not declared on the label.
Metal can demand to near $52bn by 2019
Despite competition from flexible packaging and other formats formats, demand for metal-can food packaging is expected to continue rising.
Sustainable sorghum: USAID funds scientific project to develop hybrids
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged $4.98m to a project working with new genomics tools to develop drought and heat-tolerant sorghum hybrids and promote sustainable farming in Africa.
Kellogg wants ‘productive dialogue’ between Wilmar and RAN after palm oil protests
The Kellogg Company hopes its Asian partner Wilmar International can have a productive dialogue with the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) over issues surrounding its palm oil sourcing.
Is that toast I smell? Federation of Bakers grabs attention with perfume
The Federation of Bakers has designed a toast-scented fragrance in a ‘quirky’ marketing ploy to encourage young women to think differently about bread, its director says.
Porridge goes trendy as top breakfast choice
Porridge is proving a top breakfast choice, enjoyed by nearly half (49%) of British consumers, with nearly a quarter eating a bowl almost daily, reveals new research from Mintel.