ready-meals
PPMA 2023: Ima Ilapak Vegatronic 2000 ML to take centre-stage in UK debut
The IMA FLX cleans-up with reduced costs of ownership and easy hygiene.
Proseal launches high productivity case packer
All new case packing machinery maximises efficiency and cost effectiveness throughout the packaging process.
Frozen food market returns to volume growth in Q1 2023
Frozen vegetables, meat & poultry, potato products, ready meals and savoury foods see jump
Traditional British favourites can still be part of a healthy diet
Beans on toast may be ultra-processed but it contains nutrients, British Nutrition Foundation highlights.
TorqSense transducer helping bring real time control to food processing
TorqSense transducer is being used to monitor the constantly changing flow characteristics of materials in foods.
Tesco and Faerch Group in customer-recovered PET initiative
Faerch programme – Tray 2 Tray by Faerch – an industry first in ready meals with Tesco.
Increased consumer appreciation of private label foretells future growth
Retailers have ample opportunity at the point of purchase to persuade a shopper to opt for private label.
Caroli Foods and Micvac technology collaborate to produce Maestro ready meals
Caroli Foods Group, a meat product processor for the Romanian market, has launched a range of chilled ready meals under its brand Maestro, prepared using the Micvac in-pack cooking and pasteurisation technology.
Kerry develops natural flavouring solution
In recent years a trend for healthier lifestyles has emerged and consumers have become increasingly aware of the ingredients in their food and drinks.
Growth in ‘posh’ ready meals shows how consumer attitudes and behaviour can diverge
The fact that sales of premium ready meals grew in the UK by between 7 and 8% in 2013 whilst 65% of consumers say they want to eat fewer ready meals and cook more is a classic example of behavioural economics at work, according to customer insight agency Engage Research. Behavioural economics is a reaction 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 […]
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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Resources for ready meal manufacturers
Mettler-Toledo, a global provider of precision instruments and services for professional use, has developed a range of papers and resources to assist ready meal manufacturers. The guides detail how manufacturers can enhance productivity and maintain regulatory compliance in convenience food manufacturing. They provide real examples that are designed to increase productivity and product quality in […]