Amcor invests in ePac for digital flexibles
Global packaging major Amcor has announced a strategic investment in US-based ePac flexible packaging, a short-run digital printing company for flexible packaging. The acquisition will range between approximately $10 to $15 million, including a...
General Mills introduces recyclable wrapper for Nature Valley bar
Global FMCG major General Mills has introduced its first film wrapper for the Nature Valley granola bar that is designated as fully recyclable by How2Recycle under the Store Drop-Off system in the US. According...
Cosmo Films launches opaque synthetic paper
In the first half of May 2021, Cosmo Films, the Indian packaging and specialty films manufacturer, has introduced a 100% Opaque Synthetic Paper (OSP), which is specially designed for dangler applications. The company manufactures...
Within the KPMG Indian food processing report 2021
Most of the financial press seemed to get an early look at the recent KPMG report on the Indian food processing industry officially released in May 2021 and subtitled – 'Growth opportunities post the...
Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Flavor Trends for 2021
Hybrid flavor innovation is increasingly being used to deliver new sensory experiences for progressively adventurous consumers, offering food and beverages that can broaden the dimensions of indulgent consumption. As a result, Flavor Mashups has...
ARNA Himalayan Beer splashes out on AR face filter
REVL, the AR consumer-engagement division of AIPIA member Chromaprint, based in Coimbatore in India, has developed, in only two weeks, an augmented reality campaign, for beer brand ARNA, the first AR for a Nepalese consumer product. Instead of elaborating...
Burgmeier new managing director for Gasti
Gasti Verpackungsmaschinen, one of the oldest German packaging companies, in business for over 120 years and now part of the IMA Dairy & Food Group, is under new management. Berthold Burgmeier took on the...
Krones introduced a new drive system for bottle washers
Ensuring user-friendly digitalization in the machinery sector, Krones has laid the cornerstone for a new smart drive system for its Lavatec series of bottle washers. As of early 2021, the system is now standard...
Stora Enso and Pulpex to produce fiber-based bottles
Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex have joined forces to industrialize the production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fiber pulp. These renewable products will offer an alternative to PET...
100th Contiform 3 Speed to soft-drinks vendor Odenwald Quelle
In late 2018, Krones set a benchmark in stretch blow-molding technology for PET bottles with the introduction of its Contiform 3 Speed. The Contiform 3 Speed's hourly output of 2,750 containers per cavity is...