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ROUND-UP: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.
£70m food fund for Scotland
A funding programme for food and drink businesses across Scotland has been launched by cabinet secretary for food, Richard Lochhead.
Food recalls drop in Q1
Product recall specialist Stericycle ExpertSolutions has reported that recalls and notifications have decreased in the first quarter of 2015, due to heightened recall awareness and significant efforts to improve product safety. The findings come as the company publishes its quarterly European Recall and Notification Index, which is based on data from the EU’s Rapex and Rasff […]
Aon survey reveals top risks for sector
Aon has released the findings of its latest Global Risk Management Survey, revealing the top risk factors facing food and drink manufacturers. Price volatility of raw materials remains top of the industry’s list of worries, but joining this at equal number one this year is the threat to brand and reputation. Meanwhile, at third place is […]
Warburtons opens £20 million plant
Warburtons today opened its new, dedicated £20 million bakery in Burnley, UK to produce its growing range of sandwich alternatives. With capacity to bake up to 34,000 of its Wraps and Thins products per hour, the sheet and cut line has been built in response to increasing demand for new bakery products. The company was […]
Printer with IP65 protection
Multivac Marking & Inspection has expanded its thermal transfer printer range with the TTO 11.
Bulk pasteurisation systems
Radio Frequency Company’s new Macrowave pasteurisation systems are said to be ideal for batch or conveyorised applications for bagged or bulk product.
Magnetic gripper
Goudsmit Magnetics has developed a new magnetic gripper intended for high temperature applications, such as those in the bakery industry.
Double head filling machine
Smurfit Kappa has announced the launch of a new automatic Bag-in-Box filling machine, adding to its BIB 700 range.
Wraparound packer
Standard Knapp has launched the Model 333 Vanguard Wrap-Around Packer, which promises a tight, square, cost saving wraparound tray or full case shipper.
ROUND-UP: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging news. If you have a news item you would like to submit for next week’s round-up, please contact Carly Wood at carly@bellpublishing.com.
Soft drinks calories cut 7%
Calories across the soft drinks category are down by 7.3% over the last three years, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel. The data shows that calories and sugars from soft drinks are falling faster than in any other food and drink category, with calories down 7.3% and sugar down 8.3% since April 2012. The […]
Aluminium-free butterwrap
The Switzerland based subsidiary of Clondalkin Group Clondalkin Kirchberg has developed a PE based, aluminium-free butterfoil, offering a more sustainable option to the dairy sector.
In-can straw
Ball Packaging Europe’s integrated straw solution has launched in the Polish market.