Israeli start-up Seebo has raised a total of $31m to help manufacturers predict and prevent food waste on the factory floor. The more complex the production line, the better, CEO Lior Akavia tells FoodNavigator.
As manufacturers grapple with the new reality of the post-COVID-19 world, Paul Lerigo, marketing manager for Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, says it is more important than ever that costs are controlled and productivity optimised, with minimum risk...
Italian packaging company SACMI has announced it has bought Puglia-based company Pack Sud - a leading supplier of bakery product vertical packaging technology.
Seebo has announced the completion of a $9m funding round led by Ofek Ventures, with the participation of Vertex Ventures and existing investors Viola Ventures and TPY Capital.
Dr Andy Levers, executive director of the Virtual Engineering Centre at the University of Liverpool looks at what steps businesses should embrace to ‘Return, Restart and Repurpose’ after the coronavirus crisis.
As lockdown eases and foodservice outlets begin to reopen, packaging has never been more important – especially for the artisanal sector, writes foodservice packaging specialist Kevin Curran.
With pressure piling on brands to transition to eco-friendly plastics, the design and production of products are in the crosshairs, writes Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium.
Lincolnshire-based Holmach Ltd has partnered with Atlantic Engineering of Belgium to develop eco-friendlier manufacturing operations for the UK market.
Finnish food group Fazer has developed LOFO, an enzyme-based solution that unlocks the door to low-FODMAP baking. The first breads made using this patented innovation have hit the shelves in Finland.
Much of plastic recycling labelling is ‘confusing and inconsistent’, according to a global assessment of recycling and sustainability labelling. The UN Environment Programme and Consumers International have set out five global recommendations for change.
The international supplier fair for the sweets and snacks industry - staged parallel to ISM – is monitoring current developments on the coronavirus pandemic and has extended its early bird offer for the 2021 event until 29 May 2020 in order to give exhibitors...
With the cancellation of this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo, Tomra Food solutions is offering its skill and guidance regarding confectionery sorting solutions online.
The global manufacturer of bakery and snack production systems is hosting the RBS Virtual Snack Seminar Series to keep customers in lockdown up-to-date on trends and new technology in the bakery and snacks arenas.
Brenntag Food & Nutrition and MANE have announced a new exclusive distribution agreement for Spain, Portugal and Switzerland regarding the distribution of its flavour and taste ingredients.
The World Packaging Organisation has cancelled this year’s WorldStar ceremony, following the decision by Messe Düsseldorf to postpone Interpack until next year.
Syntegon Technology is exhibiting a number of horizontal seamless systems online at its virtual show – to be held from May 7-13, 2020 – following the postponement of interpack due to coronavirus.
Despite the current crisis, Sealpac wants to reassure customers it continues to project manage bespoke, full line site installations, is respond to emergency call outs and can provide quotes for new orders across it product range.
Messe Düsseldorf has rescheduled the interpack international trade fair for February 25-March 3, 2021, following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German Federal Government to mitigate the risk of further spreading coronavirus.
Bühler is hosting its interpack presentation in digital format, following the postponement of the important tradeshow planned to be staged in Düsseldorf, Germany, in order to mitigate the risk of the spread of coronavirus.
The environmental impact is unlikely to be at the forefront of some consumers’ minds at the moment, but the pandemic has had a huge impact on food waste in the UK, according to packaging experts We Seal.
Belgian food technology company has announced it is taking action to ensure business continuity while protecting its employees’ and customers’ health with the introduction of Virtual Demonstration Centers to provide interactive demonstrations during the...
A district court in California has repudiated a proposed class action settlement by Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) to two California residents who alleged the bakery giant had misbranded several of its baked goods.
New advice for food businesses operating amid the coronavirus outbreak addresses social distancing in food processing plants, supermarkets, restaurants and takeaways in the UK.
The Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) has launched an endorsement pogram to promote companies that provide third party certification of Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics (PCR).
Coveris has announced it is investing €850k to switch to a carbon free source of energy at its facility in Egypt, as part of its corporate sustainability ambition.
Aptar Food + Beverage, part of AptarGroup has launched InvisiShield — a first of its kind anti-pathogenic packaging, integrated into sealed packages to protect produce from pathogens like bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Superfos, a Berry Global company, has designed a Unipak tub for Al Wefag Trading & Manufacturing Company, one of Saudi Arabia’s sweet and savoury snacks producers.
Confiserie Bosch, which makes Germany’s Wibele, sweet biscuits from the region of Swabia, has experienced rapid growth in recent years and has turned to Ishida to increase turnover, delivering a 30-fold increase.
Colpac has expanded its Zest Eco-Packaging Heat Seal range with five products; a square cut sandwich pack, wrap pack, two different sized sandwich packs and a salad pack.
The savoury snack market is growing worldwide, driven by a variety of consumer trends including ‘health and well-being’ and ‘exotic flavour variations’, according to tna.
Duravant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Woodside Electronics Corporation (WECO), a manufacturer of optical colour and defect sorting equipment for fruits and nuts.
Amipak has installed a £200k Brausse folding and glueing machine from ipack solutions, to meet demand for its growing range of carton packaging for its food-to-go and out-of-home sectors.
AIPIA, the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association has announced it is postponing its China Summit, due to be held in Shanghai in April, due to concerns about Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China and many other regions.
Sirane threw the spotlight on its eco-friendly Earth Packaging when presenter and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall interviewed MD Simon Balderson at the company’s headquarters in Telford, UK, this month.
DS Smith has opened a Box Manufacturing Plant in Lebanon, Indiana, creating 170 jobs, to meet a growing demand for more sustainable packaging and a reduction of shipping costs across the US.
Jamie Mitchell, key account director of Brammer Buck & Hickman, a leading supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul products and services, discusses the pros and cons of implementing an MRO consolidator and what value the onsite service has for...
Sappi Europe has launched recyclable multifunctional packaging for nut and fruit bars, which will be on display at Interpack tradeshow in Dussledorf, Germany in May.
Tetra Pak has partnered with Mirakl to launch a food and beverage Virtual Marketplace, claiming it makes it easier to purchase products and will ‘change how buyers and sellers operate’.
Nestlé will invest up to CHF 2bn to create a wider market for food-grade recycled plastics and will reduce its use of virgin plastics by one third as part of efforts to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
