packaging
Divine Chocolate reveals major rebranding driving its sustainability mission
Fairtrade B-Corp certified confectionery group Divine Chocolate has delivered its refreshed branding featuring new packaging, calling on consumers to help end child labour and deforestation linked to the cocoa industry, writes Neill Barston.
Keeping an eye on the competition poses its challenges
With consumer goods and products worth billions in sales around the world, the right to protect distinctive branding or designs for ranges is highly understandable, whatever sector of industry you operate in.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
tna packaging releases its latest vertical form fill and seal series
Australian-headquartered processing and packaging business, tna solutions, has unveiled key upgrades to its flagship vertical form fill and seal (VFFS) packaging system, the robag 3e series, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Food safety, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Behind the scenes: Tackling key industry packaging hurdles
Every confectionery supplier is striving for brand recognition, and packaging plays a major role in achieving this goal. But it’s important to keep sight of the major hurdles resulting from SKU proliferation. Daisy Phillipson reports
Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate confirms machinery for Fachpack event
Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate has confirmed plans for the FachPack event in Germany, with systems focused on delivering fast, high performance and environmentally-friendly machinery targeting sectors including confectionery and bakery, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Nestlé agrees key recycling partnership with Scottish industry specialist
As part of its wider sustainability drive, Nestlé UK and Ireland has partnered with a new recycling firm, Yes Recycling, based in Scotland to process hard-to-recycle plastics, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Ferrero ramps up recycling drive with eco-friendly Rocher packaging
The Ferrero Group has stepped-up its efforts to make 100% of its packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025 with new eco-designed boxes for its key Rocher range, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Ritter Sport’s travel retail confectionery delivers key sustainability focus
Premium chocolate brand Ritter Sport has targeted the travel retail sector with its latest packaging design concept, placing sustainability as a core strategic focus, writes Neill Barston.
Beyond Good ethically sourced chocolate set for key packaging revamp
Sustainably and ethically-sourced confectionery firm Beyond Good is set for a key revamp of its Madagascar and Uganda chocolate bars, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Sustainability
Focus: Delivering automated industry solutions for the Form, fill and seal sector
Devising efficient automated systems for form, fill and seal packaging markets is a key manufacturing priority for the global sector, reports Neill Barston
Business news, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Belgian chocolate brand Guylian teams up with Metsä Board for environmentally friend packaging
Belgian premium chocolate brand Guylian has teamed up with packaging specialist Metsä Board to enable it display PEFC forest management certification on its classic selection box ranges, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
Interpack organisers confirm 2023 packaging and processing event nearing capacity
Organisers of the major Interpack packaging and processing event in Dusseldorf, Germany, have confirmed that the event is already 85% capacity over 18 months ahead of the show in May 2023, reports Neill Barston.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Schubert’s Mark Stepney appointed to key PPMA industry board
Managing director of Schubert UK, Mark Stepney has recently been appointed to represent the British Association of Robot Automation (BARA) on the board of PPMA, the British packaging and processing machinery body, writes Neill Barston.
Business news, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Syntegon gains further German Packaging Institute award for new blister solution
The German Packaging Institute has conferred Syntegon with another national accolade in recognition of the sustainability credentials of its ‘blister meets paper’ solution, reports Neill Barston.