packaging
Nestlé and Veolia join forces to tackle plastic waste
Nestlé and Veolia, the world’s leading resource management company, will collaborate on the collection, sorting and recycling of waste plastic material.
Quinn Packaging designs environmentally friendly trays for confectionery
Irish-based Quinn Packaging has designed a series of environmentally-friendly black trays for confectionery that have been devised to be fully identified by sorting systems for recycling.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Italian packaging businesses continue global trade export tour
Trade visits to South Africa and Vietnam are the next two stops in the Italian packaging industry’s tour of exhibitions held in markets which the sector believes have development potential.
Gerhard Schubert’s Flowmodul robotics upgrade gains industry showcase
Packaging specialists Gerhard Schubert has unveiled a heat-sealing robot for its Flowmodul, which recently received a showcase at this year’s ProSweets event in Cologne.
MacPac to unveil breakthrough recyclable material at Packaging Innovations
Packaging business Macpac is releasing what it believes could prove a significant breakthrough material for use in sectors including confectionery, known as Breakdown PET.
Business news, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
tna expands Middle East capabilities with new Dubai site
Australian-headquartered tna has developed a services hub for its Middle East operations, opening a new office and training facility in Dubai.
Trials will help industry reduce packaging waste, says ULMA
The packaging industry must keep an open mind and invest in sustainable ways to reduce materials waste, but it will be an ongoing process – says an industry spokesperson.
Ten years of OPRL
Founded in 2009 by a group of retailers and brands, the On-Pack Recycling Label celebrates a decade of recycling advice, as public readiness for radical action reaches tipping point.
Record breaking year for Wolf Packaging
Wolf Packaging, whose UK business arm is based in Birmingham, received orders for over 300 machines in 2018, while the group’s profitable revenue exceeded €30 million for the first time in the company’s history.
Volpak: serving the market with forty years of innovation
After forty years of providing a complete range of pouch packaging solutions, Volpak looks back on 2018 with great satisfaction and is now preparing to face the challenges of the future
Bühler joins Nestlé and Givaudan for major healthier product research initiative
The Swiss-based Bühler group has committed to co-found a major healthy food research scheme launched by ETH Zürich and EPFL, together with industrial partners Givaudan and Nestlé.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Record attendance results achieved for ISM and ProSweets global trade fairs
Results for the latest ISM and Prosweets events showed both ISM and ProSweets trade fairs once again attracted record global audiences. Neill Barston reports on the key global fairs
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Loesch CEO expresses market confidence ahead of ProSweets
With ProSweets just around the corner, editor Neill Barston catches up exclusively with Dr Thomas Cord, CEO of Loesch, ahead of its appearance at the show.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Robotics taking centre stage in confectionery production
Daisy Phillipson talks to leading suppliers of robotic technology for the confectionery industry to find out how their cutting-edge solutions are paving the way for a technological revolution.