Packaging

Lintec Europe (UK) has introduced a new range of easy-to-apply labelstocks with a micro-channel structure that prevents the formation of air bubbles upon application.

In step with the growth in popularity of higher-quality wines amongst American consumers, the New York-based giant Constellation Brands, owner of historic brands such as Ruffino (based in Italy’s Chianti region), Robert Mondavi, The Prisoner Wine Company and Meiomi in the United States, has sold all the brands in its portfolio priced below $11 per bottle to the family-owned company E.&J.…

Unigrà, an agri-food group based in the province of Ravenna that specialises in the transformation and sale of vegetable oils and fats, is expanding in Italy through the acquisition of the entire share capital of Olfood (BS), a producer of margarines and food oils for professional use (annual revenue €40 million, including 10% from exports).

Ilpra (ILP:MI), a Pavia, Italy-based producer of packaging machinery for food, cosmetics and medical products, has acquired an 80% stake in Varese-based firm Veripack, a manufacturer of thermoforming machines for food and medical packaging.

After a period of 10 years, the pasta maker Delverde is returning to Italy in a 100% acquisition by the Newlat Food group. The Reggio Emilia-based group led by Angelo Mastrolia paid €9.25 million to the Argentine multinational Molinos Río de la Plata, which had purchased the pasta maker in 2009.

Kolinpharma, an innovative SME operating in the nutraceutical sector and listed on the AIM Italia segment of the Italian stock market, posted an exceptional performance in 2018.

Ishida Europe (UK) has produced a White Paper to help dairy processors safeguard their brand integrity by meeting the highest food safety and quality standards.

On 1 April, Burger King and the startup company Impossible Foods announced the roll-out of the Impossible Whopper in 59 stores in and around St. Louis, Missouri.

Xeikon, a division of Flint Group, is proposing a new digital printing solution for stand-up pouches in the food, beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.

Travagliato (BS), 18 April 2019. Antares Vision, a Brescia multinational operating in the field of visual inspection, tracking solutions and data management for the pharmaceutical sector, debuted today on Aim Italia, the segment dedicated to small and medium-sized businesses of Piazza Affari. The transaction was formalized thanks to the business combination transaction that took place last…

Cattel, a Veneto-based company specialising in the supply of food products to the Horeca channel, has opened its new headquarters in Noventa di Piave (VE), a 35,000 m2 site with a 16,000 m2 covered area used as a warehouse.

The 2018 financial results posted by Lavazza confirm the group’s steady growth and increase in operating profitability. Consolidated revenue totalled €1.87 billion, 9.3% up on the previous year’s €1.71 billion.

As part of a long-term ethical commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of its entire production process, Roncadin has made its factory even more eco-friendly.

EyeC (Hamburg, Germany) is extending its range of inspection systems for half-size print sample testing with the market launch of the scanner EyeC Proofiler 900 DT.

La Doria, a leading private-label producer of tomato derivatives, ready sauces, legumes and fruit juices and drinks, posted consolidated revenues of €688 million in 2018, 2.8% up on the previous year’s €669.1 million.

Interroll (SIX Swiss Exchange), a leading Swiss manufacturer of handling solutions, has supplied five crossbelt sorters to Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL), a longstanding customer that had already made similar orders in the past.

These figures reflect 6% annual growth in 2018 and a total 31% growth over the period 2013-2018. Between 2013 and 2018 the growth in dog food sales by value was similar to that of the pet care sector as a whole at 6% per year, while growth in volume was smaller (1.5% per year).

The Elesa group, a supplier of standard components for the mechanical industry, machines and industrial equipment, recently took part in the exhibition MECSPE (Parma, 28-30 March 2019) where it displayed two new knobs that won the international IF Design Award and RED DOT Design Award for industrial design.

BOBST, a supplier of machinery and services for packaging and label production specialising in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible materials sectors, hosted an event entitled BOBST Labels & Packaging Innovation  in Florence from 1 to 4 April where it presented Ink-on-Demand (IoD) and DigiColor, two revolutionary solutions that will transform the established flexo process.

Austrian plastic packaging solutions provider ALPLA and Swedish paper packaging materials and solutions supplier BillerudKorsnäs have announced the launch of a new joint venture in the Danish paper bottle company ecoXpac.