Features
The look of love
There are few who would dispute that good looking products sell better than those that have lesser visual appeal. This is certainly true in the food sector, which is why a relatively modest investment in food depositors and dispensing systems can pay big dividends. Steve Benton explains
The stevia story
Mary Quinlan looks at the problems associated with RA purity and how these can be overcome with certain sweeteners
What’s the occasion?
Dr Dagmar Ortlepp and Paul O’Mahony look beyond the beverage and explore how drinking occasions are boosting innovation
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging
A question of cost
Changing the price, recipe or look of an existing product can never be taken lightly. Decisions should be rooted in a full consideration of consumer implications and an understanding of alternative solutions, explains Emma Gubisch.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Redefining functionality
Lucy Brice discusses the new age of functional ingredients, and why food and drink products now should be all encompassing to cater for increasingly demanding consumers.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
When the dust settles
Mark Shannon discusses the explosion dangers associated with food processing and how to protect against them.
Processing perfect poultry
Yousef Fatayer looks at how x-ray inspection systems can play a pivotal role in keeping poultry safe and production lines efficient.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Something up my sleeve
Finnish dairy Juustoportti worked with Gerhard Schubert on its sleeve packed cups of yogurt and cottage cheese.
Promotional activity
Mark Ulan looks at in pack and on pack promotions, and discusses how to create packaging with impact.
Licence to fill
Birgit Clever Dr Thilo Britz discuss the trends and directions currently shaping the packaging market, and what they mean for the development of new filling machines.
It looks as good as it tastes
Richard Burnett discusses the premiumisation of confectionery and how this impacts packaging in the sector.
AD solves £64m Christmas food waste headache
No food company deliberately creates unnecessary waste. However, the volume of food waste created over the festive period is typically 30 per cent higher than the rest of the year.
Pouch power
Chirag Sheth looks at the increasing popularity of pouches and flexible packaging within the beverage sector, and how coding and marking plays a key role in production line efficiency.
PET shop
Adopting and developing a more sustainable approach throughout the supply chain is undoubtedly one of the biggest challenges faced by the packaging industry. Nicholas Bloch considers the contribution of PET.