Europe: Cargill, Copersucar form joint venture sugar trading company
Cargill and Copersucar have completed all required regulatory clearances to form Alvean, their new 50/50 sugar trading joint venture. Operating as an independent entity, Alvean will begin integrating global activities to originate, commercialize and trade raw and white sugar. “Alvi, derived from the Latin word albus signifies white/crystal clear and symbolizes our engagement to be ethical and inclusive towards our partners,”...
Europe: UK milk shake product range in PET bottles
Mr Sherick’s Shakes are the brainchild of former Marks & Spencer buyer Andrew Sherick. The range of milk shakes is packaged with polyethylene terephthlate (PET) bottles from RPC Containers Llantrisant. The product range with flavors Pot au Choc, Strawberry Pavlova, Softly Banoffee, A Hint of Mint, and Cookies & Cream has secured listings in Selfridges, Harrods and Waitrose, as well as being...
Europe: Coveris acquires flexographic print company in the UK
Coveris has acquired Learoyd Packaging (Holdings) Limited, a UK flexographic print specialist supplying flexible packaging solutions to major supermarkets, brands and food manufacturers and retailers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1976, the Burnley-based business, initially supplied paper and plastic bags to the textiles industry, before focusing its strategy on the fast-moving food packaging market to achieve sales in excess...
Europe: New methods can help overcome shortcomings using culture-based methods to test pork for Salmonella, says institute
In a PhD project at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, researchers studied new methods of characterizing and detecting foodborne illness-causing Salmonella in pork meat processing and in bacteria in water, feed and food samples. The researchers say the project has given a better understanding of which factors in pork meat processing may contribute to the development of...
Europe: DSM sponsors conference theme on nutrition in daily life
DSM is to highlight the need for further research to explore the benefits of advanced nutrition on the health of urban populations at the 3rd International Conference on Nutrition & Food Science from September 23 to 25, 2014 in Valencia, Spain. The conference will focus on the importance of nutrition in daily life and advancing towards the better and healthier...
Americas: Packaging association honors inductees to Packaging Hall of Fame 2014
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, congratulates the Packaging Hall of Fame Class of 2014, who include: • Mel Bahr, MGS Machine • James Downham, PAC • Joseph Hotchkiss, Michigan State University • Toru Ichikawa, Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. • Bern McPheely, Hartness International, Inc. • Boh Tsai, Amerasia Technologies, Inc. “These packaging professionals have contributed to the packaging community as an advisor, industry pioneer, visionary, educator, leader in packaging...
Europe: Dutch company uses combidome for 1L juice products
Dutch company Hero (part of the Swiss-based Hero Group) is packaging its newly introduced ‘Hero’ Fairtrade juices in combidome from SIG Combibloc. The carton bottle, which pairs the best features of a bottle with the best features of a carton pack, has won multiple packaging and design awards. “When exacting quality standards, technical expertise and attention to detail come together, something...
Europe: UK faces malnutrition woes, finds report
A recent Canadean UK survey of 2,000 adults found that one in four (26%) consumers lack awareness of the link between poor nutritional intake and how it leads to malnutrition. The company says that this shows that vast numbers of the adult population are not educated or aware of malnutrition or its causes. Another Canadean survey revealed that 27% of consumers...
Europe: UK survey finds most older consumers prefer ‘natural’ to “healthy” product claims
Consumers aged 55 and older associate ‘natural’ products with a healthy, yet tasty, lifestyle and diet, according to a July 2014 survey of 2,000 consumers in the UK conducted by Canadean. The survey finds that 38% of respondents are looking for ‘natural’ food choices, which is due to them growing more mindful of their health and well-being: 60% of those...
Americas: Reusable Packaging Association to hold education forum at Pack Expo 2014
The Reusable Packaging Association will be holding the education forum – the Reusables Learning Center (RLC) – at Pack Expo in Chicago, US. The lineup of sessions includes Reusables 101 for companies just starting to explore the concept of reusables, end-user accounts by veteran users and award winners, and research and updates from suppliers. Attendees that visit the RLC will receive...