Filling & Packaging Equipment & Systems

Crown offers Europe seated end tin opportunities

14-Dec-2012 By Rod Addy

Crown Speciality Packaging is offering premium food and beverage brands in Europe easier access to a form of tin design intended to make their products stand out more.

Scientists urge bag-in-box wine fans to 'keep it cool'

12-Dec-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Bag-in-box wines are more likely than bottled peers to develop unpleasant flavors, aromas and colors when stored at warm temperatures, according to a new study looking at US Chardonnay.

Owens-Illinois signals no news on probe into potential bribery

11-Dec-2012 By Ben Bouckley

US beverage bottle manufacturer Owens-Illinois tells BeverageDaily.com it has no news on the progress of an internal enquiry into a case of suspected bribery announced in October.

TETRA PAK VIDEO EXCLUSIVE

Tetra Pak researches processing methods to tap ‘explosive’ coconut water trend

07-Dec-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Kit Lai, director of Tetra Pak’s Soya- and Coconut Knowledge Centers, discusses the global growth of coconut water and soya milks as categories, and the firm's latest formulation and processing innovations.

'See you in court Nespresso!' Rival alleges ‘systematic’ smear campaign

06-Dec-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The Ethical Coffee Company (ECC) has launched a law suit against Nestlé subsidiary Nespresso in Paris claiming its larger rival ran a ‘systematic smear and defamatory’ campaign to discredit ECC's coffee capsules.

New Tetra Pak carton blazes Russian trail with Coca-Cola brand

05-Dec-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak and Coca-Cola Hellenic announced today that they have partnered to deploy the packaging company's new Tetra Gemina Aseptic (TGA) Leaf carton for the first time worldwide, for the beverage giant's Dobry juice range in Russia.

Biosensors a key area for nanotechnology

04-Dec-2012 By Rod Addy

Nanobiosensors hold considerable potential as future areas of development for nanotechnology, according to a recent study.

Operational Efficiency 2012: Free Access To Today's First Ever Dedicated Online Event!

29-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Register now for free access to today's first ever online event devoted to Operational Efficiency in food and beverage processing, organized by FoodProductionDaily.com and William Reed Business Media.

Damaged packaging is massive consumer turn-off

27-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

Damaged packaging hugely deters consumers from buying products at full price and often puts them off purchasing them at all, according to fresh UK research from Canadean.

UK packaging firm invests millions in plant

27-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

UK flexible packaging firm Roberts Mart & Co has invested £2.5m in new plant machinery to boost production capacity at its two facilities in Leeds.

Vodka category risks ‘innovation fatigue’: Euromonitor analyst

27-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

After a rash of ‘new launches, gimmicky stunts and outrageous incarnations’, culminating in bubble gum-based vodka, Euromonitor International is warning of potential category ‘boom and bust’.

Fruit Shoot litigation ‘claims’ could cost Britvic further ₤8m in 2013

27-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Britvic finance director John Gibney told City analysts this morning that losses of ₤16.9m due to this year’s Fruit Shoot recall could extend to ₤25m in 2013 due to associated litigation.

SIPA shows its Genius for palletizing

26-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

Beverage processors can dramatically speed up palletising operations with SIPA’s latest launch into the market.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Honeycombed pack innovation 'stays in America' – Cermex

26-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Despite significant savings on secondary packaging, energy use and better shelf standout, Cermex tells BeverageDaily.com that principal demand for its novel solution for collating large numbers of products onto shrink wraps stays firmly in America.

Rexam ups Red Bull ‘slim size’ can ante in Austria

23-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Rexam is investing around £20m to build a fourth can line at its Austrian site devoted entirely to the production of packaging for Red Bull, which is also filled onsite.

Dispatches from Emballage 2012

FoodProductionDaily.com hits Emballage 2012

23-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

FoodProductionDaily reports on some of sights of this year's Emballage packaging materials and technology trade show in Paris, which drew to a close yesterday.

SIG Combibloc launches screwtop closure for key carton

23-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

SIG Combibloc has launched a screwtop version of its combibloc EcoPlus carton for long-life milk and dairy products, which was first launched in August 2010 without a closure.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Top brands favor bag-in-box dispensing savings – Xylem

22-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Peter Wright from beverage dispensing expert Xylem tells Ben Bouckley at Brau Beviale why leading wine and beer brand owners such as Diageo increasingly favor on premise bag-in-box dispensing.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Rexam packaging innovations ‘add value’ to consumer experience

22-Nov-2012 By Mark Astley

Innovative packaging features – such as thermo- and light-sensitive inks – are essential to 'add value' to the consumer experience of a beverage brand, packaging giant Rexam told BeverageDaily.com and FoodProductionDaily.com.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Labelling development geared towards ‘individual requirements’ - KHS

21-Nov-2012 By Mark Astley

Michael Zwilling – head of processing projects at KHS - spoke with reporter Mark Astley at Brau Beviale 2012 in Nuremberg about the company’s new, platform-based labelling system – the Innoket Neo.

DISPATCHES FROM BRAU BEVIALE 2012, NURMEBERG

Shelf life is not an issue for wine can consumers – Ball Packaging

20-Nov-2012 By Mark Astley

A maximum shelf life of one year will not be an issue for wine can consumers, Ball Packaging’s sales director for Benelux and Scandinavia Gerlof Toenhake told reporter Mark Astley.

Dispatches from Emballage 2012

SIPA presses ahead with greener packaging

20-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

Plastics firm SIPA is making headway with greener packaging initiatives such as lightweighting and increased recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) content, according to the company’s packaging innovation director Laurent Sigler.

SIPA ditches BPA in water cooler bottles

16-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

Plastics firm SIPA has replaced its polycarbonate (PC) water cooler bottle, which contains the controversial compound Bisphenol A (BPA), with a 100% polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recyclable version.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Beverage industry deep dive: Interview with Brau Beviale show managers

16-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Rolf Keller and Andrea Kalrait from Nürnberg Messe talk to Ben Bouckley about the key themes of Brau Beviale 2012, live from the show floor.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Ardagh Group reveals brewing interest in unique Absolut vodka bottles

16-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Mads Elming from Ardagh Group gives Ben Bouckley the lowdown on the development of the firm's eye-catching collaboration with Pernod Ricard's Absolut brand to create four million uniquely decorated vodka bottles, and said there was "tremendous...

Drinks industry unites against proposed container deposit scheme

15-Nov-2012

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has backed Australian beverage producers by releasing a submission on the proposed National Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Brau Beviale in Celluloid: Day Two in Pictures

15-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

We peep through the camera lens to snap the standout stands, sights and goings-on at Brau Beviale 2012 in Nürnberg, Germany.

LIVE FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: BRAU BEVIALE 2012

Scaldopack braves flexible new frontiers in self-heating packaging

14-Nov-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Harald Saelens from Belgian firm Scaldopack tells Ben Bouckley at Brau Beviale about the firm’s innovative self-heating (quicklime) and cooling (salts) packaging for foods and beverages with a flexible twist…

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

GEA claims cold-filling first with aseptic system

13-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

GEA Procomac tells BeverageDaily.com why its new aseptic dual filling system to bottle still beverages with pulps, fibers, fruits or cereals benefits product taste and allows clients to use less PET than with hot filling machines.

'Great disappointment' for Krones as fraud case settlement hammers bottom line

09-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Krones USA has paid $125m to settle a legal dispute ongoing in the US since late 2008, linked to damages claims from third parties who alleged that the company was party to fraudulent practices committed by now defunct beverage firm Le-Nature’s.

EXCLUSIVE SHOTS FROM THE SHOW FLOOR: PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Pack Expo 2012, Chicago in Pictures: Taking the 'Windy City's' Packaging Pulse

09-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

The lights go up, the show floor starts buzzing...Relive the packaging thrills and spills from Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago, in pictures. Here are BeverageDaily.com's highlights, from city Chicago skyline to Sealed Air and KHS.

Dispatches from Pack Expo 2012

Dow Chemical pinpoints packaging trends

08-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

Demand for flexible packaging, consumer convenience and food preservation are the main trends in packaging development exhibited by customers, according to Dow Chemical.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Krones plans 2013 launch of heat-set Contiform blow molder

08-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Krones tells BeverageDaily.com that it plans to launch a heat-set version of its Contiform 3 stretch blow molder onto the market in 2013, as it revealed runaway sales since the machine's initial 2011 launch.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

‘Revolutionary’ aseptic spout for drinks pouches suits ‘on the go’ consumers – IPN

07-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Luis De La Mora from Innovative Packaging Network (IPN) tells Ben Bouckley why he believes his firm’s new ‘non spill’ aseptic spout for beverage pouches, Clean Valve, can help the format steal share from cans, cartons and PET bottles.

Dispatches from Pack Expo 2012

Saint-Gobain tackles phthalate fears

07-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has responded to perceived health risks surrounding phthalate use in the food and drink industry with the launch of Tygon S3 pthalate-free flexible tubing.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

New PTI retort pouch seal sensor risks redundant beagles

06-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Speaking live at Pack Expo, PTI’s Oliver Stauffer explains why checking retort pouch seal integrity is vital for food and beverage producers, and presents his firm’s new ultrasound system as a solution.

WikiCell targets Louvre as site for first outlet

05-Nov-2012 By Rod Addy

A snack bar next to the Musée de Louvre in Paris will be the site of the first outlet selling products in edible packaging from WikiCell Designs, the company behind the concept.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Sonoco targets rising natural foods niche with new sustainable paperboard

05-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Bill Sommer from Sonoco explains how food and beverage manufacturers can save money and offer sustainable packaging by using the firm’s new  Ecotect paperboard, in this podcast recorded at Pack Expo in Chicago.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Sealed Air promises ‘no smiles or frowns’ with new Cryovac shrink sleeve

02-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Scott Keefauver from Sealed Air tells BeverageDaily.com how beverage brands can save money by using his firm’s new Cryovac 360 multilayer shrink sleeves on bottles, and eliminate 'smiles and frowns’.

DISPATCHES FROM INTERBEV 2012, LAS VEGAS

NürnbergMesse will follow Brau Beviale blueprint with InterBev

02-Nov-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Dirk Ebener, CEO and MD of NürnbergMesse North America, tells BeverageDaily.com how satisfied he was with his firm’s first InterBev, after it bought the show from the ABA last September.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Enter the Pouch King…Oystar hails ‘breakthrough’ machine

31-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Mark Nease from Oystar North America shows Ben Bouckley the world’s first high-speed pouching machine that forms, fills, seals pouches of virtually any size containing free-flowing and non free-flowing dried- beverage or food powders.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

KHS targets craft brewers with small yet perfectly formed filler

31-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Kyle Nielsen from KHS USA tells Ben Bouckley why his firm is keen to attract the increasingly important craft brewing segment with its new Innofill Glass Micro DPG bottle filler.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Graphic Packaging packs punch with new Capri Sun board

30-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Chuck Tarlton from Graphic Packaging tells Ben Bouckley how a new paperboard carton helped Kraft Foods/Capri Sun optimize supply chain performance for 600m beverage pouches per year.

DISPATCHES FROM PACK EXPO 2012, CHICAGO

Bosch launches flow wrapper at Pack Expo

30-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

Bosch Packaging Technology is slashing waste and boosting shelf life with the introduction of a new flow wrapper at Pack Expo 2012 in Chicago.

DISPATCHES FROM PACKEXPO 2012, CHICAGO

New film hits Chicago: ExxonMobil debuts PET ‘flotation separation’ solution

28-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new film specially designed to assist the flotation separation of labels from PET bottles to assist their recycling, which also offers up to 50% on-bottle shrinkage.

DISPATCHES FROM INTERBEV 2012, LAS VEGAS

'Unique' bottle dosing and dispensing cap boosts brand visibility: Tap the Cap

24-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tap The Cap is a universal dosing and dispensing cap pre-filled with powder that offers firms a branding platform, since consumers can use it to 'enhance' their favorite bottled water in numerous ways, the system's founder and co-inventor, Chris...

Crown Holdings hopes new Budweiser can closure will offer openings beyond China

22-Oct-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Crown Holdings tells BeverageDaily.com that it hopes to introduce a new full aperture end just launched in China for use with 150ml Budweiser cans to other geographies in future.

Dispatch from Sial 2012

A future without packaging beckons

22-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

The food industry could be approaching a time when packaging will be completely eliminated from the supply chain, according to Olivia Milan-Grobois, business unit director, Sial Group.

Packaging material origin rising in importance

10-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

The origin of packaging materials is rising in importance, according to the NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre, commenting on emerging packaging trends.

SIG Combibloc launches ultra-slim carton to meet increasing small-format demand

09-Oct-2012 By Mark Astley

SIG Combibloc has launched a range of extra-slim, small-format beverage cartons in an effort to meet demand for smaller, more convenient packaging from emerging market consumers.