DS Smith has issued its Q1 interim management statement for the three month period to July 31 and recently hosted a presentation for financial analysts and institutional investors in Brussels.
TOP Packaging expert believes time could be ripe for patented technology
A top packaging expert suspects the 'timing is coming good' for beverage packaging that encapsulate smells to woo consumers after PepsiCo’s patent filing seeking US protection in this field.
JAPANESE SCIENTISTS TOOK FOUR YEARS TO DEVELOP BEVERAGE
Coca-Cola Japan will launch the world’s first hot carbonated drink next month and says the Canada Dry line extension ‘redefines stereotypical thinking’ that sparkling beverages are only served cold.
Hygiene, efficiency, and cross-functional processing are among the trends set to take centre stage at this month’s beverage industry trade show, drinktec in Munich, according to exhibitors and the show's organizer.
Ball Packaging will launch its European ‘easy flow’ can end in at Drinktec in Munich and says the invention – as per MillerCoors' similar innovation in the US – can refresh mainstream beer brands.
Dairy sector interest in beverage and liquid food processing, filling, and packaging technology is on the up - a trend industry trade show, Drinktec, has attributed to increasing emerging market demand for drinking milk.
DRINKTEC 2013 SPECIAL: PETRA WESTPHAL HAILS 'BIGGEST, MOST INTERNATIONAL' DRINKS SHOW
Drinktec exhibition director Petra Westphal insists that no other beverage trade show can rival it for appeal, as she reveals 2013 highlights in Munich including a greater focus on dairy and liquid foods.
RGF Environmental Group (RGF) has finalized an agreement with Martino Industries (Martino) to acquire AFL Industries (AFL), whose clients include Burger King, Coca Cola, Frito Lay and CSP Foods.
Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed an optical sorter that they claim can significantly improve the quality of wine grapes and thus wines such as Riesling.
PepsiCo is seeking to patent a method of encapsulating aromas within beverage packaging to entice US consumers with ‘favorable aromas’ before they drink, say, juices or coffees.
Packaging expert Andrew Streeter believes flexible beverage packaging has huge beverage potential given added functionality and demands for sustainability and cost reduction.
Consumer perceptions of the beverage pouch as a 'kid’s format' is restricting the growth of flexible packaging in the sector, market research firm Mintel claims.
Tyrrell’s Wines has overhauled the packaging of its bottles and cartons as part of its Lost Block range with cartoon images of its chief wine maker looking for grapes.
An industry coalition including Tetra Pak, SIG Combibloc and Elopak will officially open the UK’s only dedicated beverage carton recycling facility today.
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While the best beverage prospects for the flexible packaging industry continue to lie with wine, sports drinks, ready-to-drink teas and even beer present significant opportunities for pouch manufacturers, US packaging analyst Joe Iorillo told BeverageDaily.com.
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Capri Sun’s runaway success in North America for Kraft Foods is alerting other beverage brands to the potential stand-up pouches offer, while machine line speeds are increasing all the time.
A waste water recovery plant at a site run by SAB Miller/Coca-Cola Amatil JV Pacific Beverages has won an Australian prize for setting high stands in terms of water reuse and green energy generation.
Polish brand Piwo na Miodzie Gryczanymi claims to have broken out of the traditionally glass specialty beer market in Poland, switching to aluminium cans made by Ball Packaging Europe.
PepsiCo will use Rexam’s Fusion aluminum bottle for its limited edition Beyoncé design because of its shape and the potential for high definition printing, and Jim Beam has redesigned its RTD cans.
Greenpeace has launched a spoof website attacking Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) for opposing a national container deposit scheme in Australia and alleging the firm is doing all it can ‘to block it forever’.
Diageo has seen off the latest US legal challenge relating to its Parrot Bay RTD cocktails but could still face a possible jury trial in 2013 over claims relating to packaging patent infringement.
Manjushree Technopack, which works with Coca Cola, Pepsi and Bisleri Indian bottled water, has announced its FY14 Q1 results as it plans to build a second factory in Bangalore.
Cautious optimism prevails among members of the EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) after it released its second quarter alufoil results for 2013.
APPE, formerly known as Artenius PET Packaging Europe, has launched the ThermaLite jar, a PET product capable of hot-fill and pasteurisation up to 95oC.
VION Food and Ingredients will close its pork manufacturing site in the Netherlands to restructure its operations there and in Germany, further concentrating on pork and beef markets.
GEA Procomac has installed its first Aseptic Piston Doser for a US co-packer and claims the machine helps maintains the integrity and nutritional and organoleptic qualities for the fruit.
A leader with Dow Water & Process Solutions told FoodProductionDaily.com at the recent IFT 2013 event that water-related processing issues offer challenges, as well as opportunities.
Rexam CEO Graham Chipchase insists the packaging firm will take a stronger position in an under-penetrated Indian market to service surprise demand for specialty cans.
Start-up company, Lamican, which was founded in 2007, has beaten its competitors to win the most Innovative Food Packaging from 2010 to 2013 at Packology 2013, at Rimini Expo Center, in Italy.
Amcor is to spin off its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business which focuses on glass and beverage can packaging by the end of the year.
The UK distributor of a new cardboard beverage package Cartocan hopes it will reshape the UK premium drinks landscape following its launch at the Packaging Innovations show in October.
Silgan battled shipment issues in Syria and steel supply problems in Venezuela to report an increase in net sales and net income in their latest financial results.
International Paper said it continues to see market expansion opportunities in its Industrial Packaging business after trebling business in the last five years.
Consumers and brands continue to fall out of love with 12oz (355ml) beverage cans as growth accelerates in specialty sizes, according to can giant Ball Packaging.
Brewers in France curtailed production by about 16.5% according to Owens-Illinois (O-I) Q2 2013 results due to bad weather, which also affected champagne sales in the region.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a consultation on the draft opinion of consumer exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) with a comment deadline of September.
