Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers

Organisers relocate Empack tradeshow after Brussels terrorism alert

01-Dec-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Easyfairs has relocated its tradeshows Empack 2015 and Packaging Innovations from Brussels Expo (November 25-26) to the Nekkerhal in Mechelen, Belgium, today (December 1-2).

Top five global F&B trends, Gulfood Manufacturing 2015

‘Sweetshop of the Future’ Part II: Cupcake vending machines, black water, edible packaging, & disruptive chocolate

27-Nov-2015 By Jenny Eagle

“There are lots of questions about the quality of our water and where it comes from, the plastic packaging used to transport it, plus the shortage of water due to countries which suffer from droughts and global warming,” according to Dr Morgaine Gaye,...

Pixie Dust to ‘magically’ sterilize stand-up pouches and bag-in-box

26-Nov-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Performance Packaging has launched an alternative aseptic process to sterilize flexible packaging and its contents, avoiding hot-filling, retort processing, peroxide or peracetic baths and sprays, irradiation, pulsed light or electron-beam irradiation.

UNI Packaging invests in 2nd HP Indigo 20000 digital press following demand for personalization and regional promotions

19-Nov-2015 By Jenny Eagle

UNI Packaging has further increased its capacity by investing in a second HP Indigo 20000 digital press providing a 30-inch (750mm) wide-web technology for flexible packaging and sleeves.

Bonds Confectionery launches limited own-brand confectionery for Christmas

06-Nov-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Bonds Confectionery has released a limited range of own-brand Christmas confectionery gifting range on the back of its overwhelming private label success during the festive period last year.

Seasonal Packaging: Is it Really Worth It?

05-Nov-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Seasonal and holiday packaging has seen a huge growth since 2012, but it is not always worth the investment, according to Grimes Packaging Services based in Florida, US.

R&D Insider - From Nestlé's lab in Lausanne

Foiling over-packing: Nestlé project aims to reduce environmental impact of chocolate wrappers

02-Nov-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

Nestlé has begun a project to explore whether it is over-packing chocolate and can move to lighter packaging options.

Constantia Flexibles opens film R&D center

28-Oct-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Constantia Flexibles has opened a center for R&D of polymer films and film laminates for flexible packaging.

Gulfood Manufacturing 2015, Dubai

PepsiCo, Mars, Mondelēz and Fonterra throw spotlight on Middle East

20-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

PepsiCo, Mars, Mondelēz and Fonterra will focus their efforts on the Middle East at Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai next week (October 27-29) with two conferences entitled Next Generation Manufacturing and F&B Innovation.

Pack Expo 2015

Photochromic packaging ink, which is only visible in sunlight, to revolutionize intelligent packaging industry

16-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Printpack has developed a photochromic ink which claims to revolutionize the packaging industry in the intelligent, interactive market segment.

Mars targets healthier, on-the-go crowd with Snickers Crsiper and other c-store launches

15-Oct-2015 By Hal Conick

Mars announced the November launch of its portion-controlled Snickers Crisper at this year’s National Association of Convenience Stores Show.

API Foils to expand across Europe

14-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

API which makes foils, laminates and holographs for brand enhancement and packaging protection for the snacks, beverage and confectionery industry, has expanded its management team in the UK and Poland.

Bonds Confectionery creates bigger sharing bags for Flying Saucers

14-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Bonds Confectionery has launched a bigger standalone pack for its Flying Saucers for sharing.

Pack Expo 2015

Consumer trends changing the world of packaging

13-Oct-2015 By Hal Conick

Consumer trends are actively changing how food items are packaged, according to a report released at this year’s Pack Expo Las Vegas and Pharma Expo 2015.

Videojet launches Ultra Grade black ribbon for confectionery & bakery flexible packaging

05-Oct-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Videojet Technologies has launched an Ultra Grade black ribbon for its DataFlex and 6X00 thermal transfer overprinter (TTO) products used in a variety of applications including the snack, bakery, confectionery and candy markets.

DISPATCHES FROM THE 2015 PROCESS EXPO

Even a small bit of peanut can cause a recall: Why you must fight allergens in baking

21-Sep-2015 By Hal Conick

There’s no one size fits all approach to stopping allergens from making their way into baked goods, but one researcher says manufacturers must put many safeguards, including training, in place to help mitigate risk.

DISPATCHES FROM IDFA INTERNATIONAL DAIRY SHOW

Collaborative robot reaches out to dairy industry

15-Sep-2015 By Hal Conick

Universal Robots has reached out to dairy manufacturers at this year’s International Dairy Show in Chicago with its line of collaborative robots.

Mondelēz to lean on healthy snacks and digital media to expand margins

14-Sep-2015 By Hal Conick

Mondelēz International hopes to “significantly expand margins” through healthier versions of its products, product innovation and more reliance on digital media.

ECMA Congress 2015, Bucharest, Romania

Revealed: F&B winners from the Pro Carton ECMA Awards 2015

14-Sep-2015 By Jenny Eagle

From a wedge of cheese sold in a carton pack, to Swiss chocolate for special occasions, this year’s Pro Carton ECMA Awards focused on the sustainability of cartonboard as a replacement for other types of packaging material.

Legal Watch

Ferrara Candy files lawsuit over rice weevils found in Red Vines licorice

10-Sep-2015 By Hal Conick

Ferrara Candy Company filed a lawsuit against American Licorice Company, claiming the company sold them Red Vines licorice invested with rice weevils.

Sonoco launches first of its kind DivvyPack combining a thermoformed pack with sliding lid

10-Sep-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Sonoco Alloyd, part of Sonoco Display and Packaging, has created DivvyPack that dispenses products and acts as a storage pack.

Consumers favour pouches over glass, paper and metal packaging

Global demand for pouches to grow by 2,489 million pack units between 2014 and 2017

05-Aug-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Global demand for pouches in the food market will grow by 2,489 million pack units between 2014 and 2017 – a 14.9% increase in the total food pouches market size, according to Canadean.

The Oprah effect: Annie B’s Popcorn and Caramels eyes expansion after celeb endorsement

28-Jul-2015 By Hal Conick

Minnesota-based Annie B’s Popcorn and Caramels has expanded its product offering and hopes to grow its retail distribution after being named one of Oprah’s favorite things of 2014.

Legal Watch

Perfetti Van Melle USA faces $5m Mentos ‘packaging deception’ lawsuit

23-Jul-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

Perfetti Van Melle USA says it will vigorously defend a class action lawsuit in New York that accuses the firm of deceiving consumers by slack-filling Mentos chewing gum containers.

Nestlé to open Digital Innovation Office in Silicon Valley in 2016

Nestlé: ‘Technology is fundamentally changing the way consumers buy our products and engage with our brands’

09-Jul-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé is setting up a digital innovation team with staff drawn from the company’s marketing and technology groups, moving into an office in Silicon Valley co-located with swissnex, in 2016.

First commercial success using Propafilm RCU

Innovia Films’ wins Oh là là chocolate deal for BOPP film with mineral oil barrier

02-Jun-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Innovia Films has won its first commercial deal for its Propafilm RCU with German chocolate manufacturer, Halloren Schokoladenfabrik.

Confidence in Brazilian biscuit market could crumble

27-May-2015 By Vladimir Pekic

Brazilian biscuit makers are set for a tough year in light of planned energy price hikes and a sharp currency depreciation, warns Brazil's Association of Biscuit, Pasta, Industrial Bread and Cake Industries (ABIMAPI).

Linx in chocolate heaven as Thorntons updates printers

21-May-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Thorntons has installed five machines from Linx updating previous equipment from the firm.

Dispatches from Hispack 2015

Nestlé Monster Smarties and Caja Roja chocolates ‘sweet’ choice at Hispack 2015 Líderpack Awards

29-Apr-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé Monster Smarties and Nestlé Caja Roja chocolates picked up awards in the Food Packaging category of The Liderpack Awards at Hispack 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, last week (April 21-24).

Nestlé USA closes its Puerto Rico distribution center

Nestlé USA shifts its Puerto Rico shipments to a third US facility

17-Apr-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé USA will shift a majority of its US to Puerto Rico shipments from the Port of New York and New Jersey to JAXPORT (Jacksonville Port Authority) in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sleep easy and avoid logistical nightmares: Breaking into export markets for smaller confectioners

30-Mar-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

Small-to-medium sized confectioners making their first moves into export markets must be clued up on local regulations, consider temperate changes and pick distributors carefully to avoid mishaps, says UK firm Lauden Chocolate.

Sugar confectioners finding heart with tin packaging, says Crown

26-Mar-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

More sugar confectioners are turning to metal packaging to convey a premium image, according to packaging supplier Crown.

Packaging Innovations 2015

Nestlé to develop its guidance note on packaging adhesives

02-Mar-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé is looking to develop its guidance note on packaging adhesives for suppliers this year.

Editorial calendar

Better-for-you candy, energy-efficient processing and portion-control: ConfectioneryNews unveils 2015 features lineup

26-Feb-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

We’ve chosen four topics for our 2015 special editions and are inviting expert comment.

Packaging Innovations 2015

Gü Puds redesigns its packaging to overcome language barriers in new markets

25-Feb-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Gü Puds has redesigned its packaging to expand all its product range into existing and new markets including Italy, Spain and Sweden.

Snacking power house talks about ‘regional jewels’ at Packaging Innovations 2015

Developing markets account for 44% at Mondelēz International with plans to expand into more ‘white space’

25-Feb-2015 By Jenny Eagle

Mondelēz kicked off the Packaging Innovations tradeshow at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, today talking about its developing markets and ‘regional jewels’.

Candy dynamism not matched by packaging, says Smithers Pira

27-Jan-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

Confectionery brands must ensure the packaging for new products is as innovative as the flavors, particularly to stave off competition from private label imitators, says packaging specialists Smithers Pira.

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Going green, organic and natural: ConfectioneryNews readies for ISM and ProSweets 2015

14-Jan-2015 By Oliver Nieburg

ConfectioneryNews will be reporting from ISM and ProSweets 2015 next month in Cologne where the organizers anticipate growing interest in organic products, natural ingredients and sustainable packaging.

Biggest challenge for digital is to change the mindset concerning price and volumes

Are Nutella’s personalised labels a sign that digital is taking over from conventional offset printing?

09-Jan-2015 By Jenny Eagle

The printing industry is increasingly turning to digital as conventional offset printing requires time-consuming steps such as making colour proofs and plates. Diffractive optical element (D0e) options are available from personalised printing to special...

Special Edition: Flexible packaging

EU researchers develop biodegradable flexible packaging

10-Dec-2014 By Rachel Arthur

A €1.2m ($1.5m) EU research project, BioActiveLayer, is developing a flexible packaging material for dried foods: citing the need for a pouch that is both biodegradable and meets demanding shelf life requirements.

dispatches from Emballage 2014, Paris

Weidenhammer targets biodegradable certification

27-Nov-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Weidenhammer is attempting to have its composite cans certified as biodegradable.

dispatches from Emballage 2014, Paris

Jindal claims first OPP sealant film for stand-up pouches

18-Nov-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Jindal Films has claimed it has introduced the first biaxially orientated polypropylene (OPP)-based sealant film for stand-up pouches.

Pack Expo 2014 post show round up

Resealable candy moves on from Eighties: Enter child resistant and sensory cue packs

18-Nov-2014 By Oliver Nieburg

Presto Products Company says consumers are demanding more from closure features and claims confectionery firms can leverage child resistant resealing technology and zippers giving auditory affirmation that a product is closed.