Food and beverage

The original experiment started up a year ago by the Municipalities of Brescia and Aprica to reduce volumes of municipal waste according to the directive of Regione Lombardia has reached its conclusion.

Interpack promotes a reflection on food wastage, hence to some extent also reinterpreting the social value of packaging. Bernd Jablonowski, Director interpack & Save Food, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, reviews the work carried out and the short and longterm prospects of the undertaking launched in 2011.

Linpac Packaging presents its wide range of VSP trays, proposed as a cost effective alternative to other types of vacuum skin packaging and composed of four types of material, to suit the different needs of the market.

Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG) has designed and implemented a line of composite cans for home use coffee, fitted with an innovative opening system called Peel-off Top, able to guarantee total container airtightness.

Datalogic has transformed the processes of handling and distribution of  fresh products of one of the main French hypermarket chains (that runs 16 logistics centres, serving the over 400 hypermarkets of the Group), implementing a powerful  image capture technology and thus guaranteeing the control of critical parameters of temperature and throughput time of perishable goods.

More than forty years of experience and a solid presence on the Italian and international market through a wide network of distributors: OMAS Tecnosistemi designs and builds machines for filling and sealing of liquids, creams, powders in rigid containers (also unstable containers such as bottles, jars, cans) for the cosmetics-pharmaceutical-, chemical and food industries.

A new pack for biological berries best interprets the principles of environmental sustainability so dear to Sweden’s largest retailer.

400 exhibitors and 7,439 visitors, these both qualified and international (54% non-French, coming from 77 countries) increasing by 6%. With these figures and a marked B2B orientation the luxury packaging trade fair consolidates both role and formula, relaunching on the events side of things. Here follows a selection of products on display.

Two Italians and various examples of innovative packaging are on the list of “top” candidates at the Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards 2014 (FLIA), to be selected by a jury of experts for the organizers Messe Berlin and Fruchtadel Magazine.

Taghleef Industries is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of BOPP, CPP and BoPLA film, with a capacity of more than 385,000 t/y of standard and special BOPP film, and a presence in 5 continents.
The company’s R&D work, to which significant resources are dedicated, is concentrated in the two areas of food packaging and labels.

In the thermoforming market for over 35 years, the Niada Group is known as a European concern with the broadest offer of standard blisters ready for delivery: over 180 formats broken down into various types.

Ishida Europe has invested in excess of £1 million in a dedicated Snacks Demonstration area at its UK manufacturing headquarters in Woodgate, Birmingham.

The Plastice project: how to implement the technology transfer in the field of bioplastics. The Aster contribution.

Numerous the participants in the third edition of the conference organized September 17th by Proplast at the Parco Scientific and Technologico of Valle Scrivia (AL), to confirm the interest towards bioplastic, it uses and devlopments.

drinktec 2013, the Munich show for the liquid beverage industry, has gone beyond all expectations: the presence of over 66,000 visitors form 182 Countries (on the increase the flows from Russia, Asia and America), the quality of the technology and the innovation proposed by 1445 exhibitors from all around the world have reconfirmed the value of the key engagement.

 At the end of the summer break (September 12th to 15th 2013)  gates open in Istanbul for the  fair Eurasia Packaging

Spumador (Refresco Group) marks an important milestone in the sector by installing the complete latest generation Sidel Matrix line equipped with solutions for packaging liquid foods.

BEVERAGE MARKETING Market ideas and products to be translated into reality Tips and ideas for innovative marketing and new business concepts: that´s what visitors to the Innovation Flow Lounge (IFL) at Drinktec 2013 can look forward to.

FIGURES AND TRENDS Focus on production, market trends and types of packaging for alcoholic beverages and soft drinks: analysis of 2012 and forecasts for 2013.

SEESAWING TRENDS Simei anticipates the findings of a recent survey
of the Italian market of soft drinks (including water), fruit-based juices and beers.