With food allergies affecting up to 10% of adults and 8% of children globally, food manufacturers are obligated to ensure food labelling and allergen information is accurate, clear and easy to understand. The result of getting it wrong can lead to food recalls, loss of consumer trust, legal action and expensive fines. To help food […]
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Swancote Energy is investing in new facilities to generate renewable biomethane gas from commercial food waste. The facilities also enable carbon capture and will be built alongside the company’s existing food waste and packaging recycling plant in the centre of the UK. “Biomethane is an important part of UK strategy to combat climate change and […]
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By: Fransisca Tedjo, Head of National Food Safety and Quality, Golden Agri-Resources Ongoing advances in palm oil processing are helping to ensure that this widely used product can continue to meet increasingly stringent demands for food safety from customers, regulators, and ultimately, consumers. The focus on palm oil has historically been on the challenge of […]
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A recent survey by Sapio Research, conducted on behalf of Celebration Packaging, looked at consumer understanding of the bans on single-use plastic packaging, the alternative materials available and expectations around reusables. “In our previous report on the findings of the survey, we looked at how over 50% of consumers expect a food-to-go outlet to provide […]
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In order to keep logistics and production processes running smoothly, it is often important to measure the precise quantity or volume of bulk goods such as plastic granules, grain, flour, animal feeds, gravel and rock at storage locations. To avoid production downtime due to a lack of material, the fill levels in storage silos must […]
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Industrial Physics’ latest research reveals that professionals in the food packaging industry are addressing demands for greater sustainability and consumer preference with innovative approaches to material choice and the processes involved in production. The leading packaging, product, and material test and inspection provider conducted a worldwide survey of packaging professionals operating across industries including food […]
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All roads lead to next week’s London Packaging Week With just over a week to go until the much-anticipated London Packaging Week, event organisers Easyfairs have confirmed that its flagship two-day exhibition looks set to be its most successful yet. This year, the ExCeL will open its doors to thousands of brands – each looking […]
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Daphna Nissenbaum CEO and Co-Founder of TIPA With over 60% of flexible plastic packaging consumed by the food industry and an estimated 180 billion polybags used every year for fashion, apparel, and accessories, the packaging industry is undoubtably contributing to the plastic crisis. There is, however, growing consumer demand for sustainable packaging. The 2023 Buying […]
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By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers According to some estimates, over a third of all the food produced globally is wasted. The UK generates around 9.5 million tonnes of food waste a year, of which some 1.5 million tonnes (16%) comes from manufacturing1. While not all of this material is […]
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LineView Solutions, a global leader in manufacturing optimisation solutions, announces the appointment of John McFadyen as Chief Revenue and Innovation Officer and Scott Figura as Managing Director of the Americas in a strategic move to drive ambitious global growth across the business. Based in the UK and joining LineView from Google Inc., where he was […]
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