Food and beverage

Thanks to a long experience and a solution portfolio that is ideal for the packaging of roasted beans and ground coffee, Volpak works with many roasters, both in Europe and worldwide. Today’s challenges are mainly around sustainability and flexibility.

Ticinoplast’s commitment to the development of sustainable packaging solutions - recyclable and mono-material - continues in partnership with different players in the supply chain: from resin producers to converters and packaging machine manufacturers.

Tethered caps - caps that remain attached to containers during product use (including opening and closing) - will become part of our daily lives in Europe starting in 2024.

A Swiss food testing company SwissDeCode has launched the A2 INSIDE Label, which is intended to help end user to identify the efforts of dairy producers in guaranteeing authentic A2 milk products.

To reduce food waste in the in the GDO channel the Israeli start-up company Wasteless - supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) - has developed a smart algorithm that allows the application of dynamic pricing markdowns based on expiry dates. (Source: AIPIA).

The Italian beer brand Birra Peroni, part of the Japanese Asahi Group, is now using EY OpsChain Traceability on the public Ethereum blockchain for supply chain traceability. The solution mints non-fungible tokens (NFTs), providing a unique, digital certificate of ownership for each batch of beer.

Part of Stora Enso Intelligent Packaging’s portfolio of food and beverage RFID labels - known as the ECO RFID Food & Beverage Collection - ECO Meal is a new UHF RFID tag, with a printed paper antenna, designed to be attached to frozen entrees or other microwaveable packed foods.

Belgian fresh fruit and vegetable auctioneers Coöperatie Hoogstraten has worked with RFID technology supplier Aucxis to provide visibility and to track the movements of its strawberries throughout the supply chain.

In order to package the semi-homemade biscuits of the Italian company Asolo Dolce, Gerhard Schubert has developed a TLM robotized system, also optimizing the secondary pack. The goal was achieved: a more efficient, flexible and faster packaging process to meet the new production requirements.

L'etichettatrice semiautomatica per prodotti cilindrici DWR ROUND di Wide Range entra prepotentemente in gioco, smarcandosi dagli altri prodotti e distinguendosi per la grande facilità di impiego, molto intuitivo.

Sun Chemical’s quarterly Regulatory Newsletter is intended to provide an information update on important regulatory issues and developments of interest to those working in the printing inks, coatings and related products industry.

Selenella (Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità or High-Quality Italian Potato Consortium) has unveiled its first paper packaging for carrots. The design of the packaging and its constituent raw materials are a complete innovation for the sector.

Reduced footprint and 30% higher performance thanks to the new integrated filling technology EvoFILL HS Still: Sidel presents the “Compact” version of Super Combi, an all-in-one system for packaging mineral water. Competitive TCO and lower production costs per square meter.

The VFFS of the R-Series range from MBP (PFM Packaging Machinery Group) extend the field of use of intermittent machines, creating a complete range of flexible packaging, also with recyclable film. 

The latest creation of Karr Italiana Srl - specialized in the design and manufacture of volumetric dosing machines for dense and pasty liquid products based in Assago (MI) - is a brushless motorized electronic control system for applications on automatic lines, suitable for dosing food products (sauces, sauces and condiments also with pieces, etc ...), with a variable dosage volume, from 20 to…

Committed to proactively addressing the issues of sustainability and combating food waste, ETIMEX Primary Packaging GmbH invests in the development of innovative products that combine effective performance with reduced environmental impact.

Made by Cama Group for a multinational food company, the plant for the secondary and tertiary packaging of stand-up pouches in various shelf-ready configurations for the large-scale retail trade responds promptly to the requirements of high productivity, ergonomics, rapid and flexible format changeover. 

AMB Spa, founded more than 50 years ago in the North-East of Italy, is one of the leading international companies in the production of rigid and flexible films used above all in food packaging.

Sustainable, functional and aesthetically appealing packaging: Contital responds to the market demand for environmentally friendly disposable products with its range of disposable aluminium plates, designed for the large-scale retail trade, the catering sector and consumers. 

In the Foiano della Chiana plant (in the province of Arezzo), IMA Ilapak produces VFFS packaging machines and multi-head weighers for the food sector, perfected according to the real conditions in which they will have to operate and the most suitable and sustainable packaging materials.