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benson group sponsors caf quality food and drink awards 2015

04 Feb 2015
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benson group is sponsoring the first caf&eacute quality food and drink awards, part of the quality food &amp drink awards in both the uk and ireland.the awards will recognise the increasing demand for quality ownlabel and branded ranges at affordable prices in the retail and catering channels.included within the 41 categories will be the unique packaging solution award.nikki clark, marketing manager at benson group, said those companies involved with food packaging aim to provide new and creative packaging that display products to their best effect.benson group&rsquos deliliciou

tetra pak acquires obram

04 Feb 2015
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feb 2015tetra pak acquires obramcapturing growth with wider portfolio of cheese solutions and servicestetra pak has completed the acquisition of polish company obram s.a., a leading provider of cheese technology solutions and equipment in poland, russia, belarus and many parts of eastern europe.since it was established in 1976, obram has built a strong reputation for delivering high quality production solutions for fresh cheese, cottage cheese and semihard cheese applications, including mould handling and brining.&quotthe addition of obram to the tetra pak group will strengthen our port

great lakes brewing launches revamped packaging dbr staff writer

04 Feb 2015
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great lakes brewing company is launching new packaging artwork for their five yearround brands.the new label artwork was handcrafted by artist darren booth, who is known for creating detailed paintings with collage elements. glbc provided booth with archival materials relevant to each brand, that were incorporated into his paintings. these discoverable elements bring additional storytelling opportunities to each package.booth visited glbc in the summer of 2014 to learn the history behind the existing labels.

dow banks on flexible packaging sector to bolster plastic business growth

04 Feb 2015
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dow&39s pacxpert flexible containersdow&39s packaging and specialty plastics business to launch the innovative pacxpert packaging technology for indian customers at plastindia 2015dow packaging and specialty plastics, a business unit of the dow chemical company, is eyeing to tap burgeoning flexible packaging industry to drive growth in india.

smart innovation for liquid dosing caps

04 Feb 2015
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p&ampg&rsquos liquid cleaner bottles feature an innovative, smart dosing autostop cap that is the smallest dosing system on the global market. the smartdosing cap uses a timer mechanism activated by one squeeze of the bottle, which dispenses the product and, at the same time, moves a small piston forward that cleanly shuts off the flow when the prescribed dose has been dispensed. this dose has been adapted by p&ampg across their product lines to vary between 5 and 50ml with very high accuracy. the cap consists of four plastic parts and can be manufactured at very low cost.

amcor announces ceo elect

04 Feb 2015
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amcor chairman graeme liebelt has announced that after 10 years at the helm of amcor, ken mackenzie has decided to retire from the position of managing director and ceo.mackenzie will leave amcor at the end of the 2015 financial year and be succeeded by ron delia, currently amcor&rsquos chief financial officer.delia joined amcor in 2005 and has been the cfo since february 2011. previously he was vice president of the rigid plastics for latin america operations 20082011 and executive vice president of corporate operations 20052008.

us plastic film market, freedonia us demand to rise 1.5 annually through 2018

04 Feb 2015
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london, feb. 3, 2015 prnewswire us demand for plastic film is expected to grow 1.5 percent per year through 2018 to 16.4 billion pounds, resulting in sales of 26.2 billion. acceleration in manufacturing output and disposable income bode well for plastic film sales in a wide range of markets. expected price stabilization from increased plastic resin supply will improve the costcompetitiveness of plastic film, allowing it to replace paper and other materials in multiple applications.

the guest editor of this weeks food list is lara jackle dickinson, cofounder & executive director of osc

04 Feb 2015
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developing a response to the mountains of plastic pollution is a top priority for all of us&hellip one way to reverse the tide of trash is to go after the source &mdash packaging.when we dispose of conventional petroleumbased plastic, it is most often sent directly to the landfill&mdashthere is no potential for recycling or reuse with this kind of packaging. this is a very big problem.