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WUR launches research into recycled food packaging film

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has embarked on a four-year project to investigate the safety of recycled PE and PP film for use in food packaging. Collaborating with eleven industrial partners, WUR is leading..

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Peka Kroef is ready for the future

25 April 2023

In MULTIVAC's new TX 820, Peka Kroef has found a packaging machine that never misses its mark, where the supply of aluminium trays goes on continuously and labelling is part of the packaging process. With more flexibilit...

MULTIVAC reveals new website and brand identity

11 April 2023

MULTIVAC launched a new brand identity in early March, bringing together all aspects of their expertise in packaging and processing solutions. The renewed website is now online and designed in this new corporate identity...

Repak aims for zero-downtime

11 April 2023

During the Empack, Repak did not just show how good they are at packaging, they pulled out all the stops. The new HMI was introduced in Den Bosch. The HMI, displayed at the fair on the RE thermoformer, is easy to operate...

Proseal Case Packer - Today's end-of-line solution

11 April 2023

With the Case Packer, Sismatec and Proseal offer the end-of-line solution for automatically packing trays/punnets/buckets (with top seal or lid) into crates and boxes at up to 160 packs per minute. This machine is the pe...

Hessing Supervers ready for the future

22 March 2023

Five million (!) packages will soon roll off the conveyor belt in Hessing Supervers' new Groente VersFabriek (vegetable fresh factory) in Greenport Venlo. To bolster that, the company is reinvesting in a series of fully ...

Zero downtime, maximum output at Simons Halal

20 March 2023

As a food producer today, you face many challenges. How can you still achieve maximum output? Simons Halal Food chose a Repak packaging machine that increases efficiency, has minimal downtime and is easy for everyone to ...

Will ‘meat shaming’ reduce meat consumption?

20 March 2023

'Meat shaming' stickers on meat packaging can have an inhibiting effect on meat purchases. Stickers that point to animal suffering, in particular, stir up feelings of shame, this is according to a Research by Anne-Madele...

The solution for cap inspection of Tethered Caps

14 March 2023

From July 2024, all producers of Beer & Soft Drinks will be required to modify their PET bottles so that the cap stays on the bottle after opening. With the SUP legislation, the EU aims to reduce the amount of litter...

Packaging and taste give tomato lovers Pure Joy

09 March 2023

How can you let consumers enjoy healthy and delicious tomatoes while they are still in the store? With packaging that allows the tomatoes to shine in terms of colour and shape while also contributing to a good taste expe...

Hard plastics can be recycled if constructed differently

09 March 2023

Rigid plastic is very difficult to recycle. At least, that was the case until the discovery of vitrimers. Researchers of the Biomolecular Sciences cluster have laid the foundation for this new type of sustainable plastic...

Column Pieter Vos: Embrace that problem!

08 March 2023

Packaging is more than just a shell for your product. Especially when it comes to food. There are strict requirements from legislators and retailers: in terms of food safety, labelling, shelf life, format, material used,...

The Plastic Guide: radical approach to plastic packaging

08 March 2023

The time has come to start a raw materials transition together for a truly circular economy. This can only be achieved by thinking and acting differently in the production and use of plastic packaging, according to the D...

Online edition March 2023: Packaging

06 March 2023

The European Commission is 'done with it': the EU's packaging waste policy has failed. That is why the EU is intervening with new legislation. This is so detailed that it is going to have a lot of impact on the food indu...

Column Judith Witte: Reptile brain

06 March 2023

Us humans are creatures of habit. Every day we have the same morning routine, the same route to work, a fixed place at the table. Change makes us restless. To prove this premise at home, I ran a little test. At dinner, I...

Packaging: sustainable versus political gain

06 March 2023

The European Commission is 'through with it': the EU's packaging waste policy has failed. That is why the EU is intervening with new legislation. Which is SO detailed that it is going to have a lot of impact on the food ...