Breaking News on Confectionery & Biscuit Processing

Special Edition: Alternatives to carbon heavy processes

Ardagh highlights greener processes as crucial for sustainable growth

25-May-2011 - In recent years there has been an ongoing war of words between industry players from different packaging formats over which has the lightest carbon footprint.

PMMI highlights key US processing and packaging trends

25-May-2011 - FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Tom Egan, of PMMI, at the recent Interpack trade show to discuss key trends in the North American sector.

Special Edition: Alternatives to carbon heavy processes

New technologies can slash bakers’ energy usage and cooking times - research

24-May-2011 - A novel combination of microwave and infrared heating technologies can drastically cut energy usage and cooking times during bread production, according to the results of a new Swedish-based project.

Exclusive interview

Active and intelligent packaging: the future

24-May-2011 - What role will active and intelligent components play in future food and drink packaging? We caught up with Chip Tonkin, director of the US based Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Interpack 2011 to find out.

Bosch promises speedier packaging of bar products

23-May-2011 - A new single, seamless packaging line for confectionery bar wrapping can increase production and changeover speed in addition to reducing operator errors, according to Bosch.

Cavanna hails 'open innovation' for cost effective packaging

23-May-2011 - Collaboration with converters and academia is resulting in more eco-friendly packaging materials as well as the development of ultrasonic sealing for confectioners, says Cavanna Packaging.

Dispatches from Interpack 2011

Sweet cleaning claimed for new depositor technology

18-May-2011 - Baker Perkins talked hygiene innovation as a greater part of the buzz around Interpack 2011 was about technology that allows more rapid cleaning.

DISPATCHES FROM INTERPACK 2011

Germans take large bite of global confectionery equipment sales

16-May-2011 - German confectionery machinery suppliers grabbed 25 per cent of the total global sales in the sector last year with sustainability in utility consumption the key innovation driver, according to the VDMA, the German food processing and packaging machinery association.

News in brief

Packaging experts to give confectioners free rein

10-May-2011 - US confectioners and snack makers can get sector specific advice on processing and packaging projects through a new ‘Ask the Experts’ feature at Pack Expo in Las Vegas, said the National Confectioners Association (NCA).

Special edition: Dry food packaging

Compostable films may offer best green option for dried foods

28-Apr-2011 - A lack of recycling options makes compostable materials the best option for flexible packaging films in the dry food market, according to Innovia Films.

Europe-wide confectioners target of lighter twist wrap for chews

28-Apr-2011 - Moneta' is targeting the wider European market with its sustainable twist wrap for chewable candies, following take-up of the recently enhanced BOPP film by confectioners in Slovakia and Germany.

Special Edition: Dry Food Packaging

Innovation in dry food packaging

26-Apr-2011 - A flour product adapted especially for its resealable plastic flour pouch and a vacuum packed chocolate bar are two products that stand out above the raft of new dry food launches, according to Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD).

Cadbury and Nestlé cite eco gains after packaging waste warning

21-Apr-2011 - Cadbury and Nestlé say their Easter egg packaging is meeting high sustainability standards, amid calls from a UK government authority for confectioners to further reduce this seasonal packaging and ensure it is readily recyclable.

Special Edition: Dry food packaging

Reclosability ensures flexibles punch above their weight

21-Apr-2011 - Recent years have seen a steady trickle of dried foods moving away from rigid boxes and glass to flexible pouches and bags, and, in a special edition, we look at why analysts predict this will be the core pack type for dry foods in the future.

Dehumidifier switch saves Cadbury 60 per cent in energy use

18-Apr-2011 - Kraft/Cadbury in Thailand has cut its energy use by 60 per cent and operating expenses by 50 per cent after changing the dehumidifier it used at its chewing gum plant.

Bosch’s new infeed unit for horizontal flow wrappers

11-Apr-2011 - Packaging giant, Bosch is to launch a new infeed unit for horizontal flow wrappers designed to ensure the gentle transportation of sensitive and non accumulable confectionery and food products.

Eco cooling system to cut C02 by 250 tonnes, says Robern Menz

08-Apr-2011 - An AUS$1.1m overhaul of its energy inefficient and ozone depleting refrigeration units will enable South Australian confectioner Robern Menz to cut its C02 emissions in the initial phase by 248 tonnes annually.

A&R Carton takes controlling stake in UK paperboard company

06-Apr-2011 - Swedish company A&R Carton has acquired a controlling stake in Speciality Paperboard Containers Ltd (SP Containers) in a move that looks set to accelerate the growth of the UK paperboard firm.

Confectioners target of new packaging technology from Bosch

01-Apr-2011 - Chocolate manufacturers are the target of a new, easy-to-open and recloseable pack style for horizontally packaged products developed by Germany’s Bosch Packaging Technology in conjunction with Amcor.

Comment

Too early to start praising PepsiCo for new plant bottle

28-Mar-2011 - The new PepsiCo plant bottle appears to tick all the “green” boxes for a disposable drinks bottle but the innovation should not be taken too seriously until it arrives on shelves.

News in brief

Wrigley lets US consumers design gum packs

24-Mar-2011 - Leading chewing gum maker, Wrigley, is letting consumers in the US design their own packaging.

New Baker Perkins cooker to boost energy savings for confectioners

23-Mar-2011 - Baker Perkins has updated a cooker and depositor so that they reuse otherwise wasted heat to reduce energy needs for confectionery cooking.

Alkaline processing reduces cocoa's flavanol content, study

14-Mar-2011 - Alkali processing causes a loss of up to 98 per cent on epicatechin in the final chocolate based product, claims Hershey company based scientists evaluating the effect of conventional production methods of cocoa beans on flavanols levels.

Chewing gum wrap equipment supplier Loesch leverages sector growth

11-Mar-2011 - The market for chewing gum sticks is experiencing a boom on the strength of modern carton packs, claims LoeschPack, which is launching new gum wrapping equipment at Interpack that it claims operates a speed of 3,000 sticks per minute.