packaging
Tetra Pak launches Tetra Brik Aseptic 250 Base Crystal
Tetra Pak is launching the Tetra Brik Aseptic 250 Base Crystal. Featuring two crystal shaped panels on the front side of the familiar Tetra Brik Aseptic, the new package provides customers with more graphic design possibilities. “As consumers have less time to choose from an increasingly wide range of products, differentiation becomes more important to […]
ConviTray turns up the heat for ready-meals
With long shelf-life and ovenable up to 240°C, the new ConviTray can expand product opportunities for the €30 billion ready meal market. It is the first PVC and EPOXY-free ready meal tray to enable in-container pasteurisation for extended shelf-life of fresh products and can be re-heated to real gratination temperatures of 220°-240°C in conventional household […]
New accumulation belt for PET bottle packs
System Plast’s low-back pressure accumulation belt adds sustainability to conveying by eliminating the need for cardboard trays under shrink-wrapped PET bottle packs. Consisting of half-inch (12.7 mm) acetal rollers, the conveyor surface is specifically designed to ensure support and stability for PET bottles with petaloid bottoms, but can be used for a variety of containers. […]
Warding off February food blues
February can be a rather dreary affair in many respects. However, the food and drink industry is not in the same position during this particular time of year. February allows us to get an overview of the new regulatory introductions from the beginning of the year as well, a good perspective on the year to […]
Smurfit Kappa launches new Safe Curve bags
Smurfit Kappa Bag-In-Box has launched a new type of seal on its wine application bags. In addition to the usual seals, eight supplementary radial seals (two in each of the four corners), help to protect the wine inside. This new triple protection system is called Safe Curve and is possible thanks to new tools that […]
Algatechnologies extends shelf life of AstaPure
Israel-based Algatechnologies (Algatech) has completed its stability studies for its AstaPure line of natural astaxanthin products. The research included a shelf-life extension of its leading ingredient, 10% astaxanthin oleoresin, to four years at room temperature. The shelf-life extension was approved after completion of more than four years of real-time stability studies. Algatech also tested how […]
Blackwoods launches vodka infused with botanicals
Blackwoods is launching its new botanical Vodka, created by undergoing a bonification process after distillation. The process involves infusing the vodka with botanicals to add a complexity of flavour to the taste of the final product. The vodka is also distilled five times to ensure smoothness and is produced at 40% ABV. The botanicals used […]
New economic snack food packing solutions
Ishida Europe has developed a range of entry-level weigher/bagmaker combination units which offer an economic, medium speed solution for food manufacturers, thus delivering a fast payback on a reduced investment cost while ensuring consistent weights, pack quality and seal integrity. The Ishida First Range comprises either a 10 or 14 head CCW-SE economy multihead weigher […]
Adaptable tray sealing
Heat sealing company Proseal is launching its latest innovation in tray sealing. The new fully flexible Proseal GT5 incorporates a number of technical developments and enhancements to deliver a machine that, in twin configuration, is capable of achieving in excess of 200 trays per minute across all pack formats. In particular, the machine has been […]
New ultra-high-speed bag-in-box and beer-in-box filler
Alfa Laval – a global provider of products and modules for the beer, beverage and food industries – has launched an aseptic beer-in-box filler plus an ultra-high-speed bag-in-box filler that is 4-5 times faster than standard aseptic fillers. The new rotating filler is capable of filling consumer bag-in-boxes from 3-20 liter with a dispenser cap […]
IFEU life-cycle assessment compares impacts of long-life food packaging
In a life-cycle assessment carried out by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU), the environmental impacts of the main long-life food packaging solutions in current use have been compared. The results compared to food metal cans, glass jars, retortable pouches and plastic pots, the carton pack has the best environmental performance. Compared to […]
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Greiner Packaging develops yogurt packaging for men
Danone is expanding the line of yogurt products for men, which was trialled in Bulgaria. In a number of studies, Danone Bulgaria concentrated on the taste preferences of Bulgarian men in yogurt consumption. The major findings revealed that men in Bulgaria particularly like yogurt products with thick consistency, high fat content, and a distinctive taste. […]
EFSA consults on assessment of risks to human health
EFSA is launching a public consultation on its draft assessment of the human health risks posed by exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). The Authority has undertaken a comprehensive review of scientific literature and previous risk assessments from expert bodies on BPA. BPA is a chemical compound used in food contact materials such as packaging and […]
Eyes on the prize
Peter Burgess, head of consumer and sensory science at Campden BRI, looks at what makes a new product succeed or fail, and how better to guarantee success on the shelf.
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