Tag: packaging
Americas: CrownSmart engages consumers with cans
Crown Holdings and Zappar have released CrownSmart to deliver augmented reality (AR) to brands and consumers, as well as other services like gaming, couponing...
Americas: Companies honored for sustainability at PMMI awards
McCormick & Company and Olam Spices & Vegetable Ingredients received first place honors PMMI's Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards recently at Food Engineering’s Food...
Europe: Fish-shaped yogurt sauce bottles debut in region
AS Põltsamaa Felix releases two lactose-free yogurt sauces (tartar and tomato flavors) for fish lovers in fish-shaped plastic bottles that are designed and produced...
Asia Pacific: H.B. Fuller buys adhesives company
H.B. Fuller Company has finalized the purchase of Advanced Adhesives, a provider of industrial adhesives in Australia and New Zealand.
The addition of this business...
Europe: French trader fills wine with Smurfit Kappa technology
Maison Johanès Boubée has installed a filling line, supplied by Smurfit Kappa, to Bag-in-Box packaging of French wine.
Established in 1860, Maison Johanès Boubée is...
Middle East: Water bottler uses Sidel technology, saves 25% more
Emirates Refreshments Company (ERC) has carried out a short-neck conversion on its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottling line. ERC, brand owners of Jeema Mineral Water...
Europe: Authority review BPA effects on the immune system
The European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) is setting up a working group of international experts to evaluate new scientific evidence on the potential effects...
Africa: iFoodbag to reduce food wastage in region with 20M bags
iFoodbag has signed a purchasing contract with Equator One Logistics, with its head office in Nairobi, Kenya to distribute up to 20 million carrier...
Americas: Mauser buys IBC drum maker
Mauser USA has bought Berenfield Containers, which was established in 1914 and operates six manufacturing facilities in five cities in the US, producing a...
Americas: Carton bottle with bio-based plastic debuts in the US
Tetra Pak introduces a new version of its Tetra Top package, more than 80% of which comes from plant-based materials, in the US with...