Food and beverage

The huge success enjoyed at the recent Interpack has confirmed Tecno Pack SpA as a key builder of packaging machines for bakery products.

Produced by Smurfit Kappa, the Pouch - Up® 3 liter container with generic graphics is captivating: designed for the wine market, it facilitates supplying of small quantities of wine, without resorting to further customization of the container, and moreover, maintaining criteria of lightness, durability and ease of use.

An established presence in Italy, Live-Tech (Alba, CN) now looks to the European market, relying on its traditional strength: offering packaging systems for secondary packaging solutions especially suited for boxing pouches, designed for the confectionery, dairy and pet food areas.

As clear as water. Mineral water obviously, if the vision is that of a Sardinian entrepreneur who has placed the specificity and the culture of his local territory as the fulcrum of growth and success. Mauro Solinas views the state of the art of the sector and tells us about Acqua Smeraldina. By Stefano Lavorini

Everything done in-house, a question of choice and sentiment. Schubert, continuing a family tradition, focuses on competency, production capacity and organisation.

Cuboxal (part of Pro-Gest Group) manufactures food packaging with a specific focus on the production of pizza boxes.
The concern’s use of state of the art printers and diecutters - equipped with Bosch Rexroth technology - solidifies its dynamism and competency.

Thanks to the new Ishida CCW-R-214 multihead weigher a known Dutch producer has increased throughput and accuracy in a beans and other type of vegetable packaging line.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE Structure and trends of the market in Italy, with a distinction of the different types of packaging destined to the two sectors.

A committee of experts from major multinationals is helping identify the needs of the market and the issues to look at more closely; the offer on show covers the entire processing/packaging/logistics industry, divided according to a rational and straightforward layout with coherent areas and “showcases” dedicated to innovation...

Thanks to its strong presence in the hot and cold printing sector, Luxoro is the point of reference in the finishing of labels and packaging designed for the olive oil, wine, soft drinks and spirits sectors.

The international fruit and vegetable industry event organized annually by Cesena Fiera SpA prepares for the 2014 edition, bolstered by the strong growth that it registered last year: 24,800 certified visitors, an increase of 15%, and 820 exhibitors from 35 countries, up 2%.

At this year’s Interpack, the RPC Group underlined its capabilities and expertise across a wide range of end markets, and its ability to deliver added value through innovative packaging solutions.

Bosch Rexroth now offers the VarioFlow Plus conveyor system, in which an innovative multi-vertebrate chain makes all the difference. There are numerous advantages for users, starting from the easy configuration in limited spaces.

The Istituto Italiano Imballaggio will be dedicating three update encounters to the delicate and focal matter of food contact packaging.

Five the winners of the competition promoted by Istituto Italiano Imballaggio. This year’s theme was Quality Design and, not by chance, organized in cooperation with the Scuola del Design of Politecnico di Milano. The awards ceremony during the Milan Design Week “Fuorisalone”.

In the month of February, based on interim figures, the Italian food sector registered a drop of -0.2% on the same month the year previous, and Italian industry as a whole showed, compared to February 2013, a +0.4%, both in interim figures as well as in the exact number of days reading.

Levissima (Sanpellegrino Group) is among the 137 virtuous companies awarded in the fifth edition of Regione Lombardia’s 2013 “Best Practices” Social Responsibility review.

TREND The European population is getting older and older, generating a growing demand for special products and services, and suitable packaging. The analyses made by Asia Pulp & Paper and a study carried out by the Italian Pharmaceutical Agency AIFA. By Tristan d’Avezac de Moran

Steel and aluminium packaging is ideal for food products, offering the longest shelf life, guaranteeing room temperature storage and protection against contaminants. And they can be recycled ad infinitum. Rio Mare is a case in point  (www.riomare.it, Bolton Alimentari).

Eataly was the first  high quality Italian agrifood  and restaurant & catering operator to opt for Mater-Bi® biodegradable and compostable carrier bags and disposable kitchenware (cups and cutlery) and today confirms its environmental record by also adopting bioplastic bags for its Milan fresh produce salespoint.