Europe: Amcor sets ambitious packaging goal
Amcor has pledged to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.
The company is also significantly increasing its use of recycled...
Asia Pacific: From standardized to localized products, says PLPS 2015 show organizer
Private Labels Products Show 2015 will be held from 6-8 August 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.
Food News International talks to the organizer,...
Europe: Chr Hansen, DTU to research on probiotic bacteria in food
Chr. Hansen and the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark embark on a joint research project on using encapsulation to secure longer-lasting bacteria...
Americas: KapStone acquires Victory Packaging
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation has completed the purchase of Victory Packaging/Golden State Container (Victory).
Headquartered in Houston, TX, Victory is a national distributor of...
Europe: Learning from the mistakes of the Fipronil scandal, ABB
In summer 2017, 15 EU states, Switzerland and Hong Kong were affected by the Fipronil contamination scandal.
The scandal originated in the Netherlands but...
Americas: 915 Labs releases microwave system for food packaging
915 Labs' new Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization system, or MATST, to help meet the growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food.
The...
Europe: Testing concepts through virtual commissioning, ABB
Industry 4.0 continues to open up new opportunities across food and beverage manufacturing.
In particular, these technologies help improve manufacturing flexibility and the speed...
Europe: Cargill expands chocolate factory in Belgium
Cargill inaugurates its newly expanded chocolate facility in Mouscron, Belgium.
The €35 million (US$39.65 million) investment doubles production capacity for a product range including dark...
Asia Pacific: Soymilk served hot in a carton
Seoul Dairy Cooperative is launching Achimae Soymilk (which means morning soymilk), a nutritionally-rich, morning soy milk drink with chickpea protein, designed to be served...
Europe: Packaging, food source can be sustainable, states Summit
The food industry needs to take greater steps towards sustainable development, according to discussions at the Sustainable Foods Summit, hosted in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on June...