DMF is recyclable, less energy-intensive to produce, and has already been utilized as an alternative to single-use plastics. But the material had never been used in beverage packaging – until now.
A concern in the RTD beverage industry is maintaining freshness and quality with a long shelf life. Special, crafted drinks like cold brew coffee struggle with this the most, but brewing technology from BKON is now extending product drinkability.
With more consumer trends leaning toward health and wellness, convenience channels have had to evolve beyond unhealthy, processed CPGs. Packaging innovations are allowing for a longer shelf life, making it possible to sell better-for-you foods out of...
Greiner Packaging has spoken about the challenges of Brexit, US President Trump, sustainability and future packaging trends in the run up to Interpack 2017.
There are some exciting opportunities ahead as the future of packaging knows no bounds, according to Cambridge Design Partnership (CDP), but how can manufacturers tap into this space while taking into consideration the high costs?
Describing itself as the most "start-up friendly accelerator on the planet," MassChallenge is expanding to Switzerland under the auspices of Nestlé and Givaudan after helping 218 start-ups in the UK and US last year.
Is cinnamon water set to steal coconut water's crown, can quark ever rival Greek yoghurt and will cauliflower rice really replace oats for a healthy breakfast porridge? FoodNavigator met up with the product developers who think so.
As the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association (AIPIA) heads towards it annual Congress, this year in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht (18-19 November), we ask AIPIA’s managing director Eef de Ferrante what has been happening in the sector in 2015.
By Manny Picciola, managing director, L.E.K. Consulting
Consumers have long held a desire for fresh, all-natural foods and beverages. Quality and safety are among the most important factors for the modern-day shopper.
DSM Food Specialties has launched an all-natural preservation system for still beverages in Mexico and has high global hopes for an ingredient that significantly improves both shelf life and taste.
UK juice and smoothie company Fruitapeel has installed the UK's first gable-top carton aseptic filling line for juice, enabling British-based production for the first time, using an Elopak machine.
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.
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.
A new preservation technology for fresh juices that destroys spoilage bacteria without loss of organoleptic qualities can unlock barriers to growth in the market due to its radical extension of product shelf life of up to around 21 days, Dutch firm Coolwave...
The first public version of a new database for active and intelligent packaging (AIP) innovations that aims to give small and medium enterprises (SME) free access to the groundbreaking technology has been launched.
German scientists claim that new research into the main substances that cause beer to deteriorate over time could unlock secrets to extending shelf life.
The benefits for nano-packaging, showing how it can overcome current food and drink industry challenges in terms of shelf life, distribution or sustainability, need to become more apparent in order to ensure widespread commercial implementation, says...
A Greek food company has cited a significant increase in sales of its meat products, improved shelf life and a dramatic reduction in product returns as the benefits of using high pressure processing (HPP).
New oxygen scavenging technology for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers that allows for lightweighting and prolongs shelf life has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, said manufacturers Constar.
Adopting Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) materials designed to better protect ‘sensitive beverages’ such as milk, juice and tea products from factors like light and oxygen is the aim of a new package testing service.
A new production line targeted at food and beverage producers that market pomegranate products automates the separation of the peel from the arils and wraps them in MAP packaging for long-lasting shelf life, says its developer.
High pressure processing equipment, which uses a working pressure
of 87,000 psi (6116.7 Kgf/cm2) was one of three food
packaging and processing systems honoured with a 2008 IFT Food Expo
Innovation Award.
The significance of lighting on shelf-life in photo-sensitive
drinks and food products should not be underestimated by processors
when considering how to store their products, says a new study.
Huge volumes of food waste could be diverted from land-fill sites
and back to the table, if only there was proper attention was paid
to processes and compliance with regulatory safeguards, according
to an industry expert.
Danisco believes its new range of ingredient blends called
Powerflex, intended to keep tortillas soft and fresh no matter what
the shelf-life requirements, could help open up new global markets
for the food product.
Antioxidant and fibre-rich waste from wine making could offer a
cheap and healthy alternative to synthetic antioxidants to prolong
the shelf life of fish meat, suggests a study from Spain.
A high pressure processing technique retains a fresh taste while at
thesame time killing bacteria andextending shelf life in products
such as milk, say US researchers.
About 5 per cent of mixed raw vegetable salads in the UK are
contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to a national
survey that uncovered two products with levels above the EU's
regulatory limit.
Antioxidant and fibre-rich waste from wine making could offer a
cheap and healthy alternative to synthetic antioxidants to prolong
the shelf life of meat products, suggests a study from Spain.
A new high-capacity aseptic plastic bag will help food processors
meet the demand for extended shelf-life products in the wholesale
market, according to the manufacturer.
Investment in a new modified atmosphere packaging line will help
Russian meat processor Atiashevsky to offer products of a higher
quality and a longer shelf life to its major customers - the latest
move by a company which has already...
A new report examining the range of techniques and technology that
manufacturers and processors can adopt to deliver product freshness
has just been published.
A brand of wine packaged in Tetra Prisma 500ml packaging has been
launched in the US. This is the first wine to packaged in this way,
and the company behind it believes it offers consumers greater
convenience and freshness.
The Classica Group believes it has successfully demonstrated the
effectiveness of its microwave pasteurisation technology for
extending the shelf life of packaged fresh waffles and french
toast.
Oxysense, the world leader in non-invasive oxygen measurement
systemsfor the food and beverage industry, is to showcase a number
of new technologies at the forthcoming Pack Expo.
