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Designed by French designer Cédric Ragot, it got its world preview at the Milan Fashion Week last April and was launched as the first biodegradable packaging ever made for Champagne.

Shows, conferences and cultural activities dedicated to the topic of food: this is MODESIGN - “Made in Iuav”, organized by the Iuav University of Venice’s degree course in industrial design, which was held in Treviso October 2nd - 5th, 2013.

UPM Raflatac has devised a durable high performance adhesive, suited for labels for the beverage sector, wines and spirits included.

At Veuve Clicquot indulgence sets in before the bottle is even opened. The refined printed label and high-quality glass body make an exquisite first impression.
The presentation of the champagne must not be impaired during automatic cartoning. Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim rose to the challenge, supplying the ideal packaging line for this purpose.

RULES AND TECHNOLOGY The standards that protect the quality of foodstuffs and consumer health have been strengthened, subjecting producers to new limitations. Shayne de La Force, tna group marketing manager, reviews the international rulings and traceabllity tools to be adopted to be able to export throughout the world.

Manufacturers seeking ways to improve the efficiency of their beverage lines and enjoy the benefits of leading adhesive technology should make talking to H.B. Fuller at Drinktec a priority (Hall 2, Stand 127).

Sabic has updated all its food contact declarations food three years ahead of schedule, in accordance with the changes to EU regulations designed to further increase the safety of packed that come into force in 2016.

To handle the weighing of its frozen snacks, Belgian producer Ad van Geloven turned to Ishida, also involving them in the design phase.

Consumption of plastic film halved, 60% energy saving, 40% costs reduction of plastic film: these are the objectives achieved by the innovative bundling stretch plant of PET bottles designed for the beverage industry, produced and distributed by A.l.m.a.c Packaging of Cernusco sul Naviglio (Milan).

CPR System: management of reusable plastic packaging

The Austrian company Bioquelle GmbH owns a number of wellknown brands of cereals, muesli, dried fruit and nuts, as well as soya based products and food supplements; it also markets products under its own brand.

Wax paper packaging is compostable at the industrial scale, as demonstrated by the strict EN 13432 regulation testing on packaging that can be recovered through composting and biodegradation.

With about 143 million consumers, Russia is one of the world's largest markets, as well as one of the most strategic in the food and beverage industry, especially for vodka. P.E. Labellers solutions at Upakovka 2013.

Innovative, reliable, flexible  solutions for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetics, tea & coffee and food industry: the IMA Group's offer at Emballage, with some novelties.

FROM THE CAPSULE TO THE BOX Innovation and flexibility represent the point of contact between the operations of Caffita and Cama: both Italian, the concerns have in short time built two success stories, with continuous growth on an international scale.

With an annual production of 170 million pieces, Promens leads Europe in the roll-on market, with an offer of standard all-inclusive solutions updated in step with market trends and consumer requirements.

With the development of the HDPE B5260ULS (Ultra Long Shelf-life), Sabic offers a new material for the production of bottles for milk, other dairy products and juices.

Recyclable pressed cardboard corners (flat and ridged) represent the core business of L.A.I.M., based in Santa Maria a Monte (PI), which also makes separators and medium-range corrugated cardboard (canneté) for packaging.

To enable juices consisting of sacs, fibres, fruit chunks or pulp to be filled as gently as possible, Krones rigorously separates the juice from the fruit content itself, both in the process engineering for thermal treatment and in the filling technology downstream.

On the sidelines of the event centred on offset printing and food packaging safety (read more), we met up with the CEO of Sun Chemical Italia, Fabio Deflorian, for an update on the market and on packaging ink technology. And we discovered that, even in the packaging world, there is still much need for clarity and coherence. Stefano Lavorini