Food & Beverage News

Packaging a punch
Packaging plays an essential role in sustainable distribution, ensuring goods are delivered safely from producer to consumer. The right packaging carries with it an air of distinction that sets it apart from the competitors

Immense scope for packaging with growing awareness on processed food
Packaging is the key issue for the processed food industry, thus packaging materials manufacturers can look forward to a growing market.

Is UHT milk the next stage of market evolution?
The urban shift from doodhwala milk to pasteurised milk in bottles and plastic packets was a clear case of value addition.

Tetra Pak's new ad campaign
Tetra Pak has announced its new advertising campaign for 2006.

IIP may get deemed university status
University Grants Commission (UGC) may grant Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) the status of a Deemed University soon.

Indian food processing and packaging industries are interdependent
"The growth of Indian food processing industry is very vital for the growth of packaging industry in the country.

KMF to enter UHT milk tetra pack market
In a bid to keep pace with the Ultra Heat Treatment (UHT) fresh and pure milk market, which currently has two leading players Amul and Nestle, the Karnataka Milk Federation has gone in for an investment of Rs 7.55 lakh

Amul butter in tub pack
Amul butter, a household name for decades, will now be available in an internationally designed tub-pack as the cooperative sector behemoth rolls out the pack nationally this month.

Cos should invest more on R&D
The central and state governments are on a race to offer better concessions and opportunities to the food-processing sector to achieve the heights of national and global business.

Aseptic pouch technology from DuPont
"Low food processing level and lack of cold chain in the country leads to huge wastages. Interiors of our country still do not receive fresh supply of juices and milk.

FFS machines from Benco Pack, S.P.A., Italy
Benco Pack S.P.A., Italy are a leading manufacturer of Form Fill Seal (FFS) machines for online thermoforming of cups out of thermoformable plastic film rolls, filling them with semi liquid food products and finally lidding them

Amendment on standards of packaged drinking water notified
The standards of packaged drinking water other than mineral water have been amended recently.

Stanpacks India achieves leadership status
Stanpacks India part of the Chennai-based BLISS Group Company's is known for its novel Agronit bags made out of polypropylene has managed to grab a fair share of the market.

An eco-friendly packaging to endorse your brand
Environment protection has become a crucial issue all over the world. Several countries have imposed a ban on usage of plastic, which is a non-degradable material.

Parle's LEEPack Rotary filling and closing machines
Parle Tools International's Leepack Rotary Filling & Closing machine from Korea offers the best-proven technology for flexible packaging for wide product applications.

Automatic carton over wrapping machines
Jet Pack make carton over wrapping machine packs individual cartons with heat sealable BOPP film.

Fully automatic powder/ granules filling lines
ACE Technologies & Packaging Systems Pvt Ltd manufactures fully automatic and semi automatic filling lines for powder/granules to be packed into cans or bottles.