April 20, 2024

Krones Showroom received the German Brand Award

The Krones showroom went online around two years ago and is currently being expanded in preparation for the drinktec fair. The showroom has now received the German Brand Award 2022 in the category “Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation – Brand Communication – Point of Sale”. Strolling through a beverage line, looking at machine details

Syntegon receives silver in EcoVadis sustainability rating

Rating agency for corporate sustainability assesses Syntegon for the second time Syntegon among the top 25 percent of companies rated Result improved by 22 percentage points compared to the previous year EcoVadis awarded silver status to Syntegon in their sustainability rating, honoring the processing and packaging technology specialist’s sustainability efforts. For the assessment, EcoVadis evaluated

HOBART looks back on a 125-year success story

Innovation has been one of the key success factors for the global warewashing technology manufacturer – which has since developed into a multinational company. Today HOBART is the world market leader in commercial warewashing technology and this year is celebrating 125 years of business across all continents. At HOBART, there is a special symbiosis between

Taghleef as Finalist for Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards

Taghleef Industries is a finalist for the category Recyclable Packaging (Pre-Commercialized)at The Sustainability Awards 2022, the world’s most prestigious competition for sustainablepackaging innovation organized by Packaging Europe, with a BOPP, high barrier 4-side sealedsachet developed in collaboration with Gerosa Group. The packaging solution proposed aims to replace multi-material structures made ofPET/Alu/PE or PET/metPET/PE in applications

Great success for IPACK-IMA

The live return of IPACK-IMA, the first international exhibition for the processing and packaging sector in 2022, represented the synthesis of the best technological solutions in terms of research and innovation. Solutions that had remained in the plants for years and were finally unveiled at Fiera Milano to an international audience that responded very well

drinktec: Faster, higher, stronger

Digitalization is a central topic for the alignment of the beverage and liquid food industry Exhibitor portfolios feature innovation based on machine learning drinktec Inspiration Hub supporting program offers wealth of inspiration Does the beverage and liquid food industry also have Olympic aspirations? Manufacturers of beverages and liquid food and machine manufacturers have long since

Chocolate fillings with oleogels made from plant oils

Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV and partners from industry are investigating how fat content can be reduced in chocolate fillings by using oleogels made from plant oils as well as how the lipid composition can be optimized. The fillings manufactured using the recipe containing plant oils aren’t only distinguished by their nutritionally

Taiyo wows at Vitafoods with special product prototypes

Shot concepts, functional juices and meat-free bolognese: Taiyo’s new developments attracted plenty of attention in Geneva Taiyo, the expert in health-promoting natural ingredients, introduced innovative concepts that generated great interest among visitors to Vitafoods Europe in Geneva. The focus was on Taiyo’s water-soluble ingredients such as Sunfiber, SunActive Mg and combination products like SunCurcumin. Additionally,

Newtec’s Mini Weigher solution for processed food products

Newtec’s 2008PCM Mini Weigher addresses the needs of the fresh produce and ready-to-eat industries with accurate and high-speed services. Newtec is a pioneer in providing weighing, packing and sorting machinery mainly for fruits and vegetables, supplying companies with customised solutions since the 1970s. The company boasts many installations during its operating years and technology such

Tereos launches Ensemble™, a clean and sustainable plant-based protein brand

Ensemble™, a new range of plant-based protein products has launched today offering clean, simple, sustainable, and versatile plant-based meals for institutional and commercial catering, retail distribution and the food processing industry. Ensemble™ is uniquely placed in that the products contain just five main ingredients: wheat, chickpeas, sunflower oil, fibre and vegetable stock. The ingredients used

KRÜGER GROUP shifts to use of sustainable cocoa

“Cocoa commitment” program to start in 2023 Plans to successively convert Group-owned branded products and, additionally, to distribute sustainable cocoa to its partners Sustainably and fairly grown—these are the characteristics of the cocoa beans the KRÜGER GROUP will be using from 2023 for a significant number of the group’s cocoa-based branded products. Therefore the manufacturer

Mills in Norway to produce portion packs for margarine

Mills in Fredrikstad is a long lasting customer of IMA Hassia. The first machine for thermoformed portion packs was installed in 1987. In February a FFS machine ‘P300’ to produce PP portion cups of margarine for professionals has been delivered and is in production since a few weeks. The market for portion packs continues to