News & Analysis for the Beverage Industry
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
Tetra Pak has unveiled what it claims is the world’s fastest carton filling machine – over 11 units per second – and says the concept was only realisable due to the launch of new eBeam non-contact and dry sterilisation technology.
Owens Illinois (O-I) believes there is a “huge untapped potential” to boost glass recycling totals in the EU.
A South African company claims to have produced the world’s first one million+ ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value plant extracts.
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
Six new Tetra Pak packaging designs launched at Anuga FoodTec 2012 reveal a movement towards appealing curvaceous shapes, easy-opening closures suiting elderly consumers and tear-off closures for one-shot probiotics and ‘energy boosters’.
DISPATCHES FROM ANUGA FOODTEC 2012
Bosch Packaging Technology claims its new thermoforming clean-fill (TFC) machine for cold chain products such as yogurts and desserts can cater for multiple cup and label heights without needing downtime for tool changes.
Ardagh Group has purchased a US manufacturer that will allow them to expand into new markets within the glass industry.
Tetra Pak has refused to comment on a media report that it is set to launch milk cartons that change colour when left out of the fridge for too long.