Jun 28, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
With plastic reduction currently a hot topic in food, a mobile supermarket aisle stocked exclusively with plastic-free products is set to tour Europe. The mobile aisle offers an idea of what the retailers of the future could look like and is currently on display at a...
Jun 20, 2018 | Food Packing, News
A serious shortage of food grade carbon dioxide (CO2) is set to have a major impact on the UK food processing sector. The supply situation affecting the European carbon dioxide market is reported to be the worst for decades. Many users of CO2 especially UK food...
Jun 14, 2018 | Food Packing, News
A new paper by Professor Iain Fraser from the University of Kent states that new technology will be required for mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL). Currently only a small number of products in the European Union legally require COOL information, such as...
May 22, 2018 | Food Packing, News, Retailing
Tesco is removing its ‘Best Before’ label on selected fruit and vegetables, to help prevent perfectly edible food from being thrown away. ‘Best Before’ labels are put on foods by retailers as a quality indication to show that although they are no longer at their best...
Apr 26, 2018 | Food Packing, News
Food processor ABP has announced its inclusion as a founding member of the UK Plastics Pact announcement, an initiative launched by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). This is a collaboration which brings together businesses from across the entire...
Nov 8, 2017 | Fish Processing, Food Packing, News
International meat packing business Hilton Food Group has announced the £80.8 million takeover of chilled UK fish processor Icelandic Group UK Limited (Seachill). Hilton had previously stated that the acquisition presents an “attractive growth opportunity and entry...
