The Italian automatic packaging machinery manufacturers are the only Italian capital goods producers to report growth in revenues in 2019 (+2.2%), breaking the EUR8bn revenue barrier for the first time, according to Ucima-MECS Research Department’s […]
Butt Foods – a UK-based frozen bakery business – has recently made an investment towards installing thermoforming technology from GEA with the aim to boost productivity and increase efficiency. Family-run Butt Foods selected GEA’s new […]
Oxford Frozen Foods Limited, a Canadian supplier of frozen wild blueberries, is planning a CAD8.5m capital investment to create an improved packaging line, according to a report from Global News. The company will then be […]
Bosch plans to sell its packaging machinery business based in Waiblingen to a newly incorporated entity managed by CVC Capital Partners (CVC), according to a press release. The company and its pharma and food units […]
Packaging is essential to any food product. It contains, protects, promotes, informs and plays a key role in providing convenience for the consumer. According to Stefano Rizzato, general manager, tna Southern Europe, plastics are widely […]
Across the entire food industry, production lines have become more complex, with more and more components integrated into the same network to increase output. An effective control system is key, as it ensures that the […]
Growing competition put pressure on packaging prices. Smaller households require smaller pack sizes, while busier lifestyles pose a need for convenience and quality to be always united. Along with this, environmental footprint is highly monitored […]
The current economic environment has created the need for packaging equipment that translates into lower costs for food producers, while at the same time offering ingenious solutions which contribute to the ongoing fight against food […]
2013 marks another good performance for frozen food packaging in Europe, with volume sales set to rise by 2%. Uncertain economic conditions are enabling packaging in this category to perform better than in chilled foods […]