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Ledo, the largest supplier of frozen food products in Croatia, has installed three weighing and packing lines for frozen vegetables, fish and pastry that have enabled the company to reduce product giveaway, increase production capacity and tighten production control.

Jorgensen Engineering A/S, introduces an innovative test system for detection of micro-leaks in full and empty cans. In cooperation with one of the leaders in the international food industry Jorgensen Engineering has devel-oped a efficient leak tester, which prevents leaking cans from ending up on the supermarket shelves. Thus the consumers are guaranteed the best quality and the longest shelf life.

Hungarian poultry processor Her-Csi-Hús Kft. faced a double-edged challenge with its latest premium-line launch. In addition to implementing ambitious animal welfare and quality criteria effectively, the Bo-Csi Happy Chicken products had to achieve vital differentiation and credibility in consumers’ eyes.

O.Berk Company, a full-service supplier and distributor of glass and plastic containers, closures, pumps and sprayers for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, cosmetic, personal care, food and beverage, and household and industrial industries, has a new corporate visual identity as part of the company’s 100th anniversary celebration.

With the introduction of a new Liofol brand laminating adhesive, the Henkel company is showing the way to replacing isocyanate-containing adhesives in the production of flexible food packages. In an interview, Michael Gierlings, Technical Manager Europe, and Pavel Gentschev, Manager Product Development, speaks about traditional adhesives systems and new alternatives.

According to Deloitte’s 2010 Consumer Food Safety Survey, while nine out of ten (90 percent) consumers believe food-related recalls are on the rise, or on par, compared with findings from Deloitte’s 2008 Consumer Food Safety Survey, fewer people seem to be anxious about them. The results show 65 percent of consumers surveyed are concerned about the quality of the food they eat, a 17 percent decrease from 2008.

In cooperation with milk powder and nutritional food manufacturers, Amcor has developed a new BPA (Bisphenol A) and melamine free lacquer system for its Amcor Alufix® peel-off ends membrane.

The use of food packaging and other food contact materials is not without risk. Strict legislation is now in place to ensure the safety and hygiene of food packaging, including glues, inks and packages made from recycled materials. The main risk may now be the explosion of documents required to cover all aspects of the supply chain of packaged food products, from retailer and food packer/filler to the manufacturer of the package and its constituent materials. Central to all of this is Declaration of Compliance (DoC), needed to describe for instance a specific foil or ink in combination with one or more food applications. Retailers, food companies and food contact material suppliers together now face the task of documenting a great variety of packed food products in many different supply chain configurations. Standardisation, harmonisation and proactive cooperation are needed to prevent everyone from being buried under the load of an explosively growing number of DoCs.

According to the government body Statistics Lithuania, turnover for the food and beverage industry fell by 23.6 per cent in the first two months of this year when compared to the same period of 2009. To make matters worse, the 2009 figure was down 18.5 per cent on the figure for 2008.

World demand for food containers is forecast to increase 3.9 percent per year to $124 billion in 2013. Factors contributing to rising demand include growth in global food output and trends toward convenience-oriented food options as a result of fast-paced lifestyles. Products made from biodegradable materials will post robust advances, albeit from a low base. This is due to increased pressure on packaging producers to reduce their environmental footprint. These and other trends are presented in World Food Containers, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry research firm.

The patented Slide-Rite® closure system by Pactiv had already received much recognition and was already very successful in the United States by the time it was introduced in the European market in 2000. Since the introduction in Europe, the Slide-Rite® closure system has repeated its early success in the United States with a similar story in Europe being distributed in several countries and an ever increasing volume base.

PakFormance® by Sealed Air Cryovac® is a combination of IS software and hardware, equipment and modules, and services. This integration platform delivers a means of controlling and supervising food packaging processes when the equipment is working correctly.

World demand for foodservice disposables is forecast to increase 4.8 percent per year to $48.6 billion in 2013. While the US will remain the largest user of foodservice disposables by a wide margin, the most rapid increases will continue to occur in China and the world’s other developing regions.

The Packaging Community has undertaken a survey into decision making in packaging across 9 European countries and concluded that there is a big move towards environmentally-friendly and sustainable products. This is partly met in the trend towards lower weight, as discussed at the October 2009 AMI conference on Thin Wall Packaging held in Cologne, Germany. Jon Nash of AMI described typical applications: yoghurt, cheese, cream, fresh produce, bakery, yellow fats, ready meals, sandwiches, pet foods, frozen foods, etc. Dairy is the largest sector at almost 25% and chilled meals are among the fastest growing areas. PP and PS dominate, followed by PET and PVC with a small percentage of other materials.

An Ishida Fresh Food Weigher (FFW) is delivering a solution for the packing into trays of two diverse products for the retail market – grated beetroot and half and quarter pears – at Hot Cuisine, a Belgian specialist supplier of freshly prepared meals, soups and meal components.

If you will be attending the AgroProdMash trade fair in Moscow as from Monday, 12 October and would like to speak to Central and Eastern European Packaging about your business in the region, please telephone Alan Heath on +7 926 030 7410.

Plastic tubs manufactured using RPC Cobelplast’s high barrier sheets may be placed to meet the growing market for aseptic baby food packaging.

GERNEP - manufacturer of labelling machines located in Southern Germany - which is already well established in the beverage as well as in the food and non-food market, will present at “FachPack 2009” recent technologies of the different labelling systems.

Pactiv working in conjunction with Bischof & Klein has helped another well known pet food producer incorporate the Slide-Rite® closure system in their packaging. Eukanuba, a market leader in the field of super premium quality dog food, has decided to pack its products in plastic bags with Pactiv slider closures. As a start the new bags for puppy-dog food were introduced in the European Market in April.

PepsiCo, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, plans to invest US$1 billion in Russia over three years, together with its partner The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG).

Amcor Flexibles has received two quality awards granted by Mars Chocolate, one of the world's largest food manufacturers.

Bosch Rexroth has developed a centre of competance which includes various applications for different types of food and beverages. Hygenic design plays an important part and Bosch has been an innovator in plastics technology especially for that which is easy to clean. Xavier van der Elst of Bosch Rexroth explains how this process works.

O.BERK Company has introduced the new 60ml Vanilla Round Bottle with a 20/410 finish in PET. This round-based bottle stands approximately 6 inches and is available in both clear and dark amber. The major advantages of this package over glass include no breakage and lighter weight, while still keeping its major benefit of clarity. These bottles are for cold-filled beverages, sauces, oils, food additives, and other liquid products where store shelf presence is important. The Vanilla Round bottle offers the freedom to select custom colors, labeling, and silk-screen printing.

In well-established supermarkets both branded and private label pet food are harmoniously being presented side by side. Often both the branded and private label pet food packages offer a slider closure system by Slide-Rite®, a product of the Pactiv Corporation. This confirms the convenient slider supplied by the American packaging company is a closure system for dry products like pet food.

Giró launches worldwide first certified complete compostable net bag. The new net packaging system developed by Giró comprises 100 % compostable materials certified according to EN 13432 for net and etiquette.

With the new I-Cut 10 PortionCutter, Marel Food Systems covers portioning at its basics. The I-Cut 10 cuts accurately to fixed weight and/or length at a high speed, thereby increasing profitability by improving yield and reducing giveaway. The small footprint of the PortionCutter makes it easy to fit it into most production facilities – no matter size. Operating the I-Cut 10 is very easy using the M3000 display which is characterized by its simplicity.

The bagging of small batches of bulk goods as well as the economical handling of irregularly placed orders mark the ideal application spectrum of the new, compact design and economically priced RUBIN FFS bagging system which will be demonstrated live by German based engineering company Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) in hall 3.0 at this year's ACHEMA. The new form-fill-seal system is designed to handle free-flowing products including salts, special sands, plastic resins, fertilizers, wood pellets, animal feed and pet food, or fine chemicals with perfect reliability. Maximum bagging speed is 400 bags/h.

Marel Food Systems is a global provider of advanced equipment and systems for the poultry, fish and meat processing industries, with a 15% market share and close to 600 million Euros in revenues. At the annual shareholder meeting in 2006, the company announced a two-stage growth strategy, the first phase of which was completed with the acquisition of Stork Food Systems last year. The second phase of the strategy shifts the focus shifts towards capturing synergies and increasing the profitably of the company. The Board of Directors unanimously decided to ask the CEO of Stork Food Systems, Theo Hoen, to lead the united companies.

Anuga FoodTec, the international trade fair for food and drink technology, ended on Friday, 13th March 2009 with excellent results. Most of the exhibiting companies indicated they were satisfied with the number of visitors and the strong interest in the innovations on show, which in some cases led to good business deals.

Makedoniki, leading Greek producer of jams and fruit preserves, has selected a barrier container from RPC Bebo Nederland to enable the company to gain a competitive advantage by becoming the first in Greece to launch a preservative-free jam in plastics packaging.

Hammer Packaging, a 400 employee strong company based in the Rochester, NY area recently installed their second Variable Sleeve Offset Press (VSOP). The company uses leading-edge technology to produce high-quality printed labels and package decoration for the global beverage, food, horticulture and household products industries. Core products include cut & stack labels, in-mold labels, shrink sleeve labels, roll-on shrink-on labels, roll-fed labels and pressure sensitive labels.

GERNEP - manufacturer of labelling machines located in Southern Germany - which is already well established in the beverage as well as in the food and non-food market, will present at “Anuga FoodTec 2009” recent technologies of rotary labelling systems for the food industry.

RPC Containers Corby is responding to market demands from both the food industry and retailers for maximum safety and convenience in their packaging with the introduction of a brand new range of multi-layer plastic jars.

The Pentafood® film product line has been extended to include Pentafood® W-5120 and W-5150 rigid polypropylene films.

Kraft Foods has reported 2008 results that reflected solid top-line and bottom-line results in the second year of its three-year turnaround plan. Strong organic net revenue growth was driven by pricing actions in response to higher input costs. Growth in operating income excluding items (1) reflected the benefits of further investments in brand building and improved cost management. This, combined with improved working capital management, resulted in strong cash flow. As expected, fourth quarter reported earnings per share decreased largely due to the final costs related to the company's previously announced restructuring program.

Iggesund Paperboard has received its first order for bioplastic-coated paperboard. This means Invercote can now be supplied with a barrier that is biodegradable and is also made from a renewable source. Uses include food packaging and drinking cups.

The 2008 BEST OF PACKFORUM AWARD took place on 17 September 2008 during the fifth Retail Press Day. The contest invites international chief editors of retail publications to vote for the best Packforum® packaging amongst 15 innovative European retail packs. Editors are asked to evaluate each pack, giving a score between 1 and 10 for each of the following criteria: convenience, presentation appeal, food safety, merchandising and environmental impact.

The General Line Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company ihas introduced a new line of PET bottles beginning with the Salsera Line in 100ml with a 20-400 finish and 180ml with a 24-410 finish.

Comprehensive, integrated system and solution concepts offer the beverage industry a wide range of advantages. This is the slogan under which KHS AG, international manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food and non-food industries, will present itself at Brau Beviale 2008.

RPC Containers Market Rasen has provided a custom moulded lid – incorporating a levelling bar and a detachable scoop – for Heinz’s newly launched Nurture Follow-On milks for growing babies. The project confirms the site’s capabilities in manufacturing technically demanding and intricate designs.

Bta - Barcelona Food Technologies - will hold its 12th edition 11-15 May at Fira de Barcelona in the Catalan capital (Spain). The event will present the most extensive selection of technology, processing machinery, intermediate products and containers and packaging for the food and beverage industry. Efforts to strengthen the international aspect of the exhibition and bring together a more complete and horizontal selection strategically divided into sectors will make the event a unique business platform and international benchmark for the sector.

With scientists at odds over the safety of a chemical found in plastic baby bottles, metal cans and other food packaging, consumers are getting minimal guidance about how to protect themselves.

Amcor Flexibles Food has announced its 2008 Amcor Flexibles Packaging Design Prize for design students from universities all over Europe. This year, the challenge is to design a flexible package for one or more of the following categories: Confectionery, Cheese or Coffee. Ten years after the introduction of the Amcor Flexibles Packaging Design Prize, the reward is more attractive than ever; the winning student will be offered a job with Amcor Flexibles Food.

O.BERK Company has introduced a new program with its vendors to present “green” packaging as an option for its various clients in the cosmetic/personal care, pharmaceutical/healthcare, food/beverage and chemical/industrial markets

Luxe Pack Monaco is the luxury goods packaging exhibition. Its 21st edition will open its doors in October, 28-31 in the Grimaldi forum.

Lower CO2 emissions are often related to less packaging. But the right way around the problem is to look at the packaging purpose in order to achieve optimal dimension and avoid other problems like waste of food

Gaskets, seals and rough pipe surfaces are potential bacteria havens and hygienic challenges for the food and processing industry. The solution? Hygienic design.

OYSTAR Systems in Kirchlengern, Germany very successfully presented itself at Interpack 2008 to a broad trade public, its first such appearance. This provider of services for packaging systems and process technologies pools all of the core competencies of the OYSTAR Group to offer comprehensive technical and industry expertise for system integration, relocation and optimization, up to and including acting as general contractor for projects. Its motto is “Everything from One Source, Worldwide”.

Ishida Europe has extended its range of solutions for the weighing and packing of fresh, sticky products with the introduction of a new range of ‘Screw Feed’ multihead weighers, which allows the fully automatic handling of these types of products for the first time.

In continuation of its range of “Ready to Pack” modules and machines, Cermex has just developed a new version of wrap around case packer for one of its customers in the food industry. Presented as an exclusive at Interpack 2008, this application is able to load cartons or flowpacked aluminium trays of frozen food either horizontally (products referred to as “lying down”) or on edge (products referred to as “upright”)… for optimal industrial flexibility and merchandising!

A new high-clarity polypropylene suitable for a wide range of extrusion blow moulded containers, as well as a new PP with improved organoleptic properties for drink bottle caps and closures, will be among the highlights on the Borealis stand at Plastpol, the annual Polish plastics processing show being held at the end of May in Kielce. Borealis will also present new high-performance film grades.

DuPont has announced the expansion of its renewably sourced portfolio of offerings for the packaging market with the launch of new DuPont™ Biomax® TPS thermoplastic starch and DuPont™ Biomax® PTT (polytrimethylterephtalate) injection moldable resin. The launch took place at the global Interpack packaging trade fair.

Fresh from a successful Interpack show, Kliklok is celebrating another order for their high performance CELOX® end load cartoner.

Packforum®, the Sealed Air Cryovac European customer care center near Paris, hosted its second global fish and seafood event last month. The programme comprised a seminar session with a series of presentations from leading industry experts on all aspects of fish packaging, specific workshops and an optional tour of a flagship French supermarket store. The event welcomed 85 delegates from retail, industry and food sciences representing 64 companies and 21 countries in West and Eastern Europe as well as Saudi Arabia.

While Meow Mix(R) cat food has "the taste that cats ask for by name," cat owners are picky, too! Pet food buyers don't want to handle heavy, unwieldy bags, especially when there is a better solution. Retailers also are looking for better solutions. Recognizing this, Del Monte Pet Products turned to Sonoco (NYSE: SON) for its Dorpak(R) containers, stackable, recloseable, environmentally friendly, large format packages that provide superior performance in stores and in the hands of cat owners.

Pouches are enjoying widespread popularity in the food, beverage, and non-food sectors. This is due to several factors. One significant aspect is certainly the great attractiveness of the pouch style of packaging. What is more, pouches in particular match the lifestyle of the consumer and are popular both as single as well as family packs. It is additionally possible to incorporate convenience aspects such as special sealing systems or devices for maximum opening convenience. And, the pouch itself takes up only a small amount of space - a perfect solution, particularly from the logistics standpoint.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Food Contact Notification (FCN) 772 to allow direct food contact with UV or electronic beam formulations. The FCN772 clears that the UV or EB cured formulations may be used as coatings or components of coatings (both including inks) on polymeric substrates, paper and paperboard, metal substrates, or as a component in adhesives.

Thor pots from RPC Containers Blackburn are contributing to the premium image of a pioneering new range of fresh chilled convenience foods recently launched in Germany by a new company, Yes Please Foods GmbH.

BERICAP will show a variety of new closure concepts at the INTERPACK for the food, beverage and chemical industry.

Christian Korte has been appointed to the Managing Director of Optima filling and packaging machines GmbH. In his new position, the 41 year old graduate engineer (University of Applied Sciences) assumes responsibility for the sale and the strategic business development of the Optima Group Consumer. The Optima Group Consumer manufactures leading-edge filling and packaging solutions for the chemical, food, and cosmetic industries.

Together with its subsidiary companies Behn + Bates and Feige Filling, Haver is presenting a cross-section of its growing versatility at this year’s INTERPACK exhibition. On a joint stand in Hall 12, Stand 12 D08/E07 the members of the HAVER TECHNOLOGY GROUP will be showing the key to filling success for (almost) every application.

The reputation of RPC Containers Corby as a leading supplier of foodservice containers has been underlined by a new custom-moulded bottle manufactured for the launch of the UK foodservice industry’s first ever premium range of ready-to-use cooking sauces and soups, under the famous Loyd Grossman brand.

The RPC stand at Interpack 2008 promises to be something of a talking point at the show with a design that focuses on some of the key markets served by the group – food and drink, healthcare and beauty, industrial and automotive, and home and garden. RPC says that the stand will provide the ideal environment for the Group’s latest innovations in rigid plastics packaging.

The population of the world is growing older. At the same time, the desire is growing to remain active and healthy even in old age. The beverage and food industries have responded to this increasing health trend with new product developments, and according to Andreas Steinle, CEO of the Future Institute at Kelkheim near Wiesbaden, they are making process profiling themselves as 'health providers'.

The German Association for the Certification of Quality Management Systems (DQS) has certified NORDENIA DEUTSCHLAND Halle GmbH, plant Steinfeld, in accordance with the prEN 15593 standard, making it the first company worldwide to earn the certification. The new guideline sets standards that apply to hygiene management during the production of food packaging. Experts from the German Association for the Certification of Quality Management Systems (DQS) recently presented the prEN 15593 certificate to Markus Hoedebeck, the Hygiene Representative, in Steinfeld.

KHS AG, internationally active manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, has set up a new Technology Center at the company's headquarters in Dortmund. For KHS, this investment means investing both in the future of the company and also investing in the future of customers worldwide.

In response to the needs of the food packaging industry for more efficient and higher quality packaging, Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has launched Bormod™ BJ368MO. This new injection moulding polypropylene (PP) grade offers sturdy performance, faster productivity and light weight properties. The new solution can be used to produce consumer food containers for products such as refrigerated salads, margarines, and fresh and frozen dairy products.

Eastman Chemical B.V. announced today the European availability of films made with Embrace LV, a new halogen-free copolyester resin for shrink film labels for packaged consumer goods. With better balanced shrinkage and physical characteristics previously unavailable in copolyester product offerings, Embrace LV is a single resin solution for shrink labels for the food, beverage and personal care markets.

Food waste levels are shocking but no-one is doing more to reduce them than the packaging industry.

Fiorucci is the world’s leading brand of Italian deli meats – cured and cooked ham, mortadella, salami and frankfurters, in total more than 400 products representing all the processed meat market segments. The group’s total portfolio also includes fresh pork, cheese, fresh pasta and other specialties, but its flagship products are the well-known, firmly established deli meat brands such as Fiordicotto ham, Suprema mortadella, Suillo frankfurters, Norcinetto salami and Rostello roast ham that are representative of Italian culinary heritage.

Immigrants from Eastern Europe have changed Britain by looking for work across the country, not just in traditional centres such as London and the South East, a study has found.

At the Brau Beviale 2007, KHS AG, international manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food, and non-food sectors, will once again be living up to its reputation as a technological leader.

Two of the world’s leading companies in the packaging industry, Multivac and Ishida, have agreed upon a strategic cooperation to provide customers with fully integrated, best-in-class packing line solutions.

The Fair of Food Packaging PAKFOOD will be held for the first time on the grounds of the Poznań International Fair on 17 – 20 September 2007.

At the Fachpack 2007, KHS AG, international manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food, and non-food sectors, will be presenting a new type of shrink tunnel that offers numerous advantages.

The use of multi-layer food trays from RPC Bebo UK Corby has enabled the Mispol Group to launch a new product range to meet the growing popularity of ready meals in the Polish market.

– tna, a leading supplier of turn-key integrated packaging and processing solutions for food production companies worldwide, offers the food industry roflo®, a gateless distribution and accumulation system that handles product with the utmost care.

The new look for Austrian food manufacturer Landena’s range of Cucina Italian Cooking Sauces includes striking sleeve designs from CCL Decorative Sleeves.

Maspex Wadowice, Poland, chose a special promotion for their juice and nectar brand “Kubus”: more than 40 different Twist-Off closure designs are printed with all relevant characters of “Shrek” - just in time for the launch of the new movie.

A modified Snap Secure pack from RPC Market Rasen has given herbs and spices manufacturer Lions Foods Ltd a compact tamper-evident container for the well-known Lion brand.

“Delectable, yes – of course – but sushi has to be so much more,” says Kim Rahbek Hansen, CEO of Denmark’s Sticks ’n’ Sushi chain. “It has to appeal as much to the eye as to the palate. We want our restaurant to have a fun, festive feeling, and that means we need professional staff, people who whistle while they work. Our concept is a positively designed overall experience that encompasses every detail: the premises, the dishes, the menus and – for takeaway – the packaging. That’s our recipe for success.”

A new joint venture company has been launched in Bulgaria to deliver better localised service and a wider range of bag-in-box packaging and filling systems in South Eastern Europe.

Boxes Prestige in UK have created a range of cartons for Crabtree & Evelyn’s Fine Foods Range. The presentation packaging as well as the special nature of Crabtree & Evelyn’s products make them the perfect gift all year round.

DSM Engineering Plastics has introduced Akulon XP, a high productivity grade of PA6 for film applications. Akulon XP offers a broader processing window leading to more flexibility and more uniform thickness distribution in cast film, more melt strength and better parison stability leading to optimized LDPE/LLDPE ratio in multi-layer films without sacrificing the mechanical properties, more shear thinning than with standard PA6 enabling thus higher coating velocities possible and still absolutely gel free.

Ten years of development at Sidel have resulted in Combi equipment that can package all beverages at all rates. Sidel’s latest Combi development, a range of record-breaking, high-speed machines that produce up to 61,200 bottles per hour, is now available.

C Kellogg Company today announced that it is undertaking two major initiatives that further strengthen its commitment to meeting consumers¡¯ health and nutrition needs by adjusting what and how the company markets to children and through new front-of-pack nutrition labeling.

Delicius Rizzoli S.p.A. has for many years been at the forefront of the Italian fish preserve market with its leading brand name for anchovy, sardine and mackerel fillets.

DuPont Packaging has announced expansion of its DuPont™ Biomax® Strong family of polymer additives to include a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliant grade for food contact applications. DuPont™ Biomax® Strong polymer additives improve the performance of bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) packaging.

GRUMBE, a subsidiary of Cosfibel, proposed and developed this innovative all-in one packaging/display concept.

Inspired by the cosmetics industry, the food sector is increasingly focusing on upscale and fashion-inspired packaging to better promote its products. Ingenious cases, boxes and coffrets in a number of material and design combinations are tempting consumers.

It is compact, cost-saving and at the same time very efficient: the new machine unit SR-T100 for the processing of the patented reclosable system Slide-Rite® by the packaging specialist Pactiv (USA). „Because of its low investment cost the new developed SR-T100 unit will allow many companies to decide for Slide-Rite® resealable packaging”, explains Josef Honert, Marketing Manager Pactiv Slide-Rite® Products Europe.

Lithuanian food manufacturer Valdorfo Didmenos has become one of the first companies in continental Europe to select RPC Corby’s upside-down multi-layer Hercules bottle, in order to enhance the brand image of its premium ketchup.

From October 9th-13th companies from all over the world met each other in Moscow at AgroProdMash, the leading exhibition for food processing and packaging technology. Over 40.000 specialized visitors had the opportunity to inform themselves about the latest developments and machinery.

Some products you buy because you need them – others because you simply must have them.

With a history spanning more than twenty years, TNA has grown from a packaging machine supplier to become recognised internationally as a leader in packaging technology and solutions.

RPC Verpackungen Kutenholz has developed a handy upside-down ketchup bottle for food manufacturer Heinrich Hamker Lebensmittelwerke GmbH & Co. KG.

The Amercian packaging specialist Pactiv presents two of its Slide-Rite® reclosable systems, which already succeeded in the United States, at FachPack (26th to 28th September at Nuremberg, Hall 4, Booth 215). Both the Ergonomic Slider and the S-Slider increase the reliability and provide a comfortable handling of the reclosure mechanism.

Companies will soon have the freedom to choose the size of packaging they use for most of their products, after a set of restrictive rules were abolished yesterday by EU ministers.

PakSense, Inc., an innovator in sensory solutions for packaging, announced today mass availability of its TXi™ temperature and time monitoring label. PakSense TXi Labels are flat, about the size of a sugar packet, and can record time and temperature data for up to eight weeks. LED alerts provide visual indication if the customer’s temperature specification have been breached and all data obtained by the label can be downloaded and graphed. PakSense TXi Labels provide incredible insight into what happens to products during distribution and enable users to make better quality and safety decisions. They were recently named the runner-up in the 2006 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards in the Technology Design category.

At FachPack, GIKO will be focusing special attention on mono and composite films with full-surface or partial wax lamination as a speciality seldom found in Europe. There is a growing market for this type of packaging in the form of twist films with aluminium lamination for confectionery, stock cube wrapping, etc.

Eastern Europe is spearheading growth in the packaging machinery industry as new EU states attempt to muscle in on the Western market, says a new report.