Packaging & Packing Materials, Containers

Delta Packaging to open production plant in Poland

30-Jul-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Delta Packaging will open a 10,000m² production plant in Poland in June next year, to expand its services across Europe.

RGHL confirms 'approach' to buy SIG Combibloc: $5bn price tag rumored

29-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Reynolds Group says it will perform a strategic review of the world’s second-largest carton producer SIG Combibloc after an approach by an unnamed suitor looking to buy the business.

Arla dairy products become DuoSmart

15-Jul-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Arla has unveiled new and existing dairy product families in DuoSmart Light cups by Coveris in Finland.

Marketing to Millennials, Unisex Sells

07-Jul-2014 By Suley Muratoglu

‘It has been decades since expectant parents felt compelled to paint the nursery walls baby blue for boys and cotton candy pink for girls.

BioGaia drives niche market for newborns with colic

TwoPac €1.7m packaging plant expansion for baby probiotics

03-Jul-2014 By Jenny Eagle

TwoPac, a wholly owned subsidiary of BioGaia healthcare company, will invest €1.7m in a factory expansion in Eslöv, Sweden.

Production capacity to reach 9.8bn packages by 2015

Tetra Pak unveils €60m Turkish packaging plant upgrade

13-Jun-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak will invest a further €36m in its packaging material plant in Izmir, Turkey to complete a €60m technology upgrade it started in 2012.

Bankrupted Constar to rise from the ashes

11-Jun-2014 By Jenny Eagle

UTB Industry has taken over Constar, which was declared bankrupt in May and will relaunch it as part of the UTB Group.

Coveris to expand extrusion and forming manufacturing in Poland

11-Jun-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Coveris Rigid has started producing polypropylene (PP) trays for fresh food packaging in Poland as it plans to expand its extrusion and forming manufacturing facilities.

Investment from Swire, The Coca-Cola Company, Danone and ALPLA

Avantium closes $50m deal to create 100% PEF bottle

06-Jun-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Avantium has closed a financing round of $50m from a consortium including Swire Pacific, The Coca-Cola Company, DANONE, ALPLA, and existing shareholders to advancing PEF packaging material.

In depth: Packaging associations comment on environmental performance pilots

Packaging to be addressed in EU environmental footprint projects

21-May-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Packaging will form part of 11 food and beverage-based pilot projects starting next month to measure and communicate a products environmental performance.

‘Break the mould’ with packaging designs

Our Top 10 pick of the WPO Award winners

21-May-2014 By Jenny Eagle

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) WorldStar Awards saw 139 winners across 35 countries from 249 entries this year.

INTERPACK 2014: LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

GEA Procomac trials breakthrough White & Safe milk bottle in Italy

14-May-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Paolo Ventrelli from GEA Procomac tells us that the firm’s White & Safe bottle now on trial in Italy will overcome light barrier problems that have hampered PET uptake in ESL/UHT white milk.

Packaging design inspiration gallery: SAY CHEESE

13-May-2014 By Jenni Spinner

Cheese appeals to consumers looking for a quick, protein-rich snack. Here are some examples of packages that are the cream of the crop.

Sidel: Customised products are the future of packaging

07-May-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Consumers will be able to customise products according to their own tastes in five years’ time, according to Sidel.

Sabe Alimentos partners with SIG Combibloc

07-May-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Brazilian dairy company Sabe Alimentos has partnered with SIG Combibloc.

Barrier properties of whey protein coatings increased

06-May-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Adding an enzyme to whey protein coatings could decrease oxygen permeability by up to a factor of five, according to a study.

Coca-Cola Brazil pilot sees Tetra Pak LDPE roll out

01-May-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak has announced it will use bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) on all of its packages produced in Brazil as of April 22.

Sensitive dairy drive: GEA Procomac’s big push at Interpack 2014

28-Apr-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

GEA Procomac insists its main focus at Interpack 2014 will be sensitive dairy products, with machines and packaging on show designed to handle milks, milk-based drinks, drinkable yogurt and probiotics.

What food would look like in luxury packaging

Milk by apple, flour by Prada, coffee by Cartier

24-Apr-2014 By Jenny Eagle

An award-winning artist and designer has created an art exhibition showing people what food and drink would look like in luxury branded packaging.

Tetra Pak UK & Ireland HQ to open in May

14-Apr-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak is relocating its UK and Ireland headquarters and 60 employees from Wrexham, in Wales, to Chester Business Park next month.

2014 SPECIAL EDITION: DRIVING UP QUALITY, DRIVING DOWN COST

Academic puts smart money on smart dairy packaging

04-Apr-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Smart packaging will play a pivotal role in the future of FMCG including dairy as companies cut waste with higher quality, longer lasting products and new technology drives material prices down.

‘China & South America growth offset by decline in Europe’

Tetra Pak to expand in South America

04-Apr-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak released its 2013 net sales today announcing a 3.5% growth and a 15% rise in capital equipment, which saw more than 580 filling machines installed globally, led by a demand in Greater China and Central and South America.

FrieslandCampina swaps paper for plastic on Rainbow Condensed Milk can

28-Mar-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

Cans of FrieslandCampina’s Rainbow Condensed Milk will have their traditional paper labels replaced with heat-shrinkable plastic that can better survive the “difficult environmental conditions” experienced in the Middle East.

ECHA backs move to strengthen BPA classification

20-Mar-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has backed a proposal to strengthen the existing harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) of bisphenol A (BPA).

BEVERAGE & DAIRY TREATMENT 2014

'Sell your process pizzazz!’ Packaging guru urges beverage brands

19-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Beverage brands using sophisticated process technologies including aseptic and HPP should better communicate the advantages that they lend, says one world renowned packaging expert.

GEA PROCOMAC, AVURE, COCA-COLA HELLENIC, REFRESCO-GERBER

Beverage & Dairy Treatment 2014: Free Online Event!

19-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Join us on March 20 for a free online event devoted to filling technologies including aseptic, ESL and high pressure processing (HPP) that also teases out their packaging and branding implications

Finnish dairy Valio ‘wanted something new’: Tetra Pak

17-Mar-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

Finnish dairy giant Valio has adopted Tetra Pak's Tetra Brik Aseptic Edge carton in the hope of revitalizing three established dairy brands.

Johannesburg, South Africa March 18-19 2014

‘Not just a drinktec carbon copy!’ food & drink technology Africa

13-Mar-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

With the inaugural food & drink technology Africa trade show only days away, show organisers Messe München insist the continent is the ‘market of the future’ but presents distinct challenges.

Tetra Pak comes clean about its biggest recycling ‘headache’

10-Mar-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak doesn’t believe it will be the first company to launch a 100% renewable carton and claims its biggest recycling challenge is working with countries that have a poor economy.

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING 2014: RISING DAIRY BAG-IN-BOX DEMAND

Dairy bag-in-box demand ‘growing steadily’: Smurfit Kappa

10-Mar-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

Demand for bag-in-box packaging from the dairy industry for foodservice products is increasing "steadily" but potential for growth still lies in the retail sector, says Smurfit Kappa.

Top 5 Packaging Trends 2014

06-Mar-2014 By Sam Sheppard Fidler

‘Brand owners are constantly innovating to keep up with the changing demands and requirements of consumers, as well as to stand out in an increasingly competitive environment.

APAC dairy packaging growth 7% CAGR

Tetra Pak boosts dairy carton growth

03-Mar-2014 By Rachel Arthur

Dairy containers are leading a global increase in food packaging, with growth in the sector driven by Asia and Latin America as milk-based products become more popular in these regions.

ACCC will not oppose Detmold Group deal

Amcor acquisition gets green light

20-Feb-2014

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will not oppose the proposed acquisition by Amcor of Detmold Group’s Australian flexible packaging operation.

Serac buys 100% Agami shares

18-Feb-2014 By Jenny Eagle

French group Serac has bought 100% shares in Agami, based in Paris, to expand into the packaging manufacturing market.

Carton preference Crystal clear after Mengniu test: Tetra Pak

17-Feb-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

Tetra Pak has launched its latest packaging development, the Tetra Brik Aseptic 250 Base Crystal carton, after a "successful field test" by Chinese dairy giant Mengniu.

Greek yogurt aims for the heart with Valentine’s tubs

13-Feb-2014 By Jenni Spinner

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Greek yogurt brand Ehrmann MIXIM is hitting shelves in specially formed containers that aim for the heart.

GEA Procomac sells first ever aseptic PET line for milk products in India

13-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

GEA Procomac has sold the first ever aseptic filling line in India for milk products in PET bottles to India's biggest milk producer Gujarat Co-Op Milk Marketing Federation.

Greiner Packaging moves to US

12-Feb-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Greiner Packaging Corporation will open its first US manufacturing site for the food industry in Pennsylvania, US, creating 128 jobs in the next three years.

$20m project to make PET dairy cups in Saudi

11-Feb-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Octal Petrochemicals will manufacture polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cups and trays for the dairy and poultry industry in Saudi Arabia.

Rip that top off your Tetra Pak!

03-Feb-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Tetra Pak has launched its Tetra Top with Separable Top globally after successful trials in Scandinavia but admits its consumer reception will vary according to the local recycling culture.

Green PBS potential investigated in EU project

29-Jan-2014 By Joseph James Whitworth

Bio-based polybutylene succinate (PBS) as a food packaging material is being investigated as part of an EU project.

215 jobs will be axed by the end of 2014

Tetra Pak to close Netherlands factory

27-Jan-2014 By Jenny Eagle

Tetra Pak will close a factory in Moerdijk, The Netherlands, at the end of the year, axing 215 jobs.

Danone 'squaround' yogurt pot a 'huge technical challenge'

22-Jan-2014 By Mark ASTLEY

The square base and circular lid of the Danone for Men yogurt pot – a format termed ‘squaround’ – presented a “huge technical challenge”, developer Greiner Packaging has revealed.

INSIDE...TETRA PAK MODENA

Consumer packaging feedback key to cracking new markets: Tetra Pak

16-Dec-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Consumer feedback on the functionality of packaging is increasingly important for Tetra Pak as it expands into new markets, according to the company's head of user experience research.

Inside...Tetra Pak Modena

Cartons, fillers, and one-way mirrors: Inside... Tetra Pak Modena

10-Dec-2013 By Mark ASTLEY

Tetra Pak was kind enough to invite DairyReporter.com to its behemoth R&D facility in Modena, Italy, to witness first hand the multi-departmental efforts that go into the development of new packaging concepts and filling technology...