Features
Team work
Martin Walder explores the improved productivity and increased safety benefits associated with cobotics.
Eyes on the prize
“We eat first with our eyes” is a saying with various origin stories. However, it doesn’t really matter who said it first, because modern science has proven that it is true. Miguel Campos explains how important it is for food manufacturers to engage consumers with the right packaging
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Adapting to change
Stephen Harding looks at how the food health revolution is affecting the food processing industry
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
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.