Category: News
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KOCH has demonstrated robotic systems for flexible food packaging operations. The applications included high-speed frozen food bag handling alongside packing, palletising, labelling, and product transfer.
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Citeo is expanding France’s shared reusable food packaging infrastructure regionally. The four-region system now connects standardised packs, supermarkets, return points, washing centres, deposits, reverse logistics, and common operating data.
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European flexible packaging substrate prices rose sharply during second quarter. Films, polymers, aluminium foil, and coated paper all increased as geopolitical disruption, energy costs, and restricted resin supply moved through converter purchasing.
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KHS has redesigned keg cleaning and filling for greater reliability. The updated systems combine output of up to 1,200 kegs an hour with revised hygiene, safety, controls, and cybersecurity.
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Glacier will invest €45m across European ice cream manufacturing operations. New lines, automation, cooling, warehousing, and development facilities will expand fruit ice, layered water ice, and bite-sized capacity in Italy and Belgium.
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M&S has recalled Truffle Gouda after detecting possible Listeria contamination. The Northern Ireland action covers one 150g product code and a specified October 2026 use-by date.
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Oakland has expanded automated picking across multi-temperature food fulfilment operations. Its eighth pick-by-light installation supports chilled, frozen, and ambient orders at the company’s Redditch headquarters.
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New EPR data exposes persistent gaps in UK packaging recyclability. Most obligated producers still use some non-green material as recyclability ratings begin influencing packaging costs and redesign priorities.
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FrieslandCampina plans six divisions to simplify its European dairy operations. The proposed structure will integrate retail activities while reshaping management across consumer dairy, ingredients, and specialised nutrition.
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Plastipak has launched pakPET, combining recycled content within one pellet. The food contact approved resin is designed to simplify processing, qualification, and traceability across established PET packaging operations.