With the push for businesses to go ‘green’ led by consumer expectation the demand for environmentally responsible packaging is gaining momentum.
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Australia’s ready to eat
Time is of the essence. How to save it? Where to cut corners? What to spend the precious little on? Food manufacturers are tapping into these consumer concerns and the market is being flooded with ready to serve, ready to heat, and ready to eat, prepared meals.
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Digging through China’s bureaucracy
China's burgeoning middle and upper classes have a big appetite for Western-style food and beverage products, which they associate with an affluent lifestyle.
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Pringles are not potato chips
A British judge has ruled that Pringles are not potato chips, even if they do look and taste like them.
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Honeycomb flavouring straws
Sipahh Milk Flavouring Straws have responded to consumer demand by releasing a new honeycomb flavour in addition to those currently available – including chocolate, strawberry, cookies and cream, banana, caramel and choc-mint.
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Showcasing world’s food factory
India’s first summit for representatives of the processed food industry will be staged in New Delhi on 17 and 18 July.
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Case-less milk jugs reduce costs
A new milk container being sold in the US does not require crates or racks for shipping and storage thereby reducing costs.
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Food packaging’s next generation
Engineered nanoscale materials which contain novel properties that might offer benefits for use in food packaging, raise new safety evaluation challenges for regulators and industry, according to a report released by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.
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Ilapak and Linco Food Systems team up
Wrapping and packing machinery supplier Ilapak has terminated distribution with TNA and appointed Australian agent Linco Food Systems to operate in the New Zealand market through The Sutton Group.
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Change to labelling laws
Exporters of pre-packaged food to Hong Kong are urged to make themselves aware of new regulations covering nutrition labelling.
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Turning waste plastic bottles into food packaging
Plastic recycling has been improved with a revolutionary plant in London being the first to recycle waste plastic bottles back into useful food packaging material.
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A juice by any other name
Following legal action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Federal Court has declared that Nudie Foods Australia Pty Ltd made misleading claims about two of its juice products, Rosie Ruby and Rosie Blue, and breached the consumer protection provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
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Keep spring water Cool
Cadbury Schweppes is re-launching its Cool Ridge still spring water brand, with a brand refresh that hit shelves this month, incorporating a new pack design and a new product positioning.
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Gourmet on the run
A desire to retail ready-to-heat meals to busy commuters has turned into a rapidly growing business for 26 year old Brisbane entrepreneur, Alison Price.
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Alto hits the high spot
Take sunshine, bracing high country air, constant warm days and cool nights – add careful grove management and a dash of Australian ingenuity – and you have ALTO Olives.
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Biodegradable packaging appointment
In a society increasingly aware of environmental and global warming choices, Australia’s packaging industry must learn about using ‘green’ resins for their packaging.
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Hot Fill PET bottles can be light weighted
Sipa has developed light-weighting technologies for ‘hot fill’ PET bottles used in the juice, tea, isotonic and flavoured water markets.
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Breaking bread habits of Australia’s Manufacturers
The demand for consumer goods is generally positively related to real disposable income. This, however, is not true of staple products such as bread. IBISWorld presents an industry report on bread manufacturing in Australia.
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Australian Packaging increases its slice of the pie
Privately owned, flexible packaging specialist, Australian Packaging (AP), has become the leading contracted supplier to the national pie and sausage roll industry.
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Ready-made baked goods – the modern trend
Convenience food is enjoying continuing popularity and currently recording two-figure growth rates in the market. As consumers demand fresher goods, food processors are creating more refrigerated, ready-to-serve products that are easy to prepare and have a high quality taste.
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