May 2013

bob&rsquos, a brazilian fast food chain, is tackling the environmental influence of food packaging by offering a burger wrapper that is completely edible. bob&rsquos, which is the south american franchise, is wrapping food in a paper that is derived from rice, which customers can wash down with a side of coke and fries. nbs, which is the retailer&rsquos advertising agency, first worked out the advertising campaign to illustrate the irresistibility of food, but the stunt took an unpredicted turn for the better.

on the supermarket shelves that are crowded with products screaming for customers&rsquo attention, these metalized labels and packages stand out and overcome the competition bill foley of vacumet corp mentions that aimcal metalized label and package awards give tangible evidence of leadership within the industry. it shows employees, suppliers, customers and competitors that it is the company of choice when sales decisions or strategic procurement is made.

microzap inc. says its technology keeps bread to mouldfree for about 60 days. for about 10 seconds, the bread is bombarded with microwaves that kill the mould spores, said don stull, chief executive officer. the procedure could eliminate bakers&39 requirement for ingredients and preservatives used to mask the flavor of preservatives&39, as well as increases shelf life of bread and reduces food waste, he said.

a giant bread company has taken a high court action against a competitor firm over what it says is an imitation of its packaging for brown bread. since many years, mccambridge is the market dominating company in the sector of brown soda bread. mccambridge is suing brennans amid saying that consumers have been puzzled due to their &lsquolookalike&rsquo packaging. it also claims that brennans is doing an unfair commercial practice, and it is in breach of copyright. however, brennans denies that it is trying to &lsquopass off&rsquo its product as that of mccambridge&39s.

jake winiski does a quality control in a clean room examining a tray of mycelium and other raw materials, which will age to become an ecological packaging material at ecovative design, located in green island. apart from being used in soups and salads, mushrooms are proving extremely beneficial and eco friendly packaging material, as well. mushrooms are being used as a key ingredient in the pale. pale are the soft blocks manufactured by the thousands in an upstate new york plant. pale are being used as a cushion to safeguard products ranging from furniture for crate and barrel to dell inc.

the packaging of supermarket food doesn&39t just tempt customers into putting it in their basket new which research discloses that the packaging in fact increases how tasty a customer perceives a product to be. to check the power of packaging, which asked two groups of people to eat and rate the chocolate chip cookies from the budget, premium and standard ranges available at tesco, sainsbury&rsquos and asda. one group of people was given the cookies with their packaging, whilst the other group tasted the cookies without.

ct pack has introduced a whole new line for the packaging of biscuits, which is completely designed and built by ct pack. this new series was put into operation since few months ago. it has been put into operations at an italian plant of one of the biggest manufacturers of biscuits and bakery in europe and italy. currently, nearly 8,000 biscuits per minute are being wrapped by machines by ct pack. this production will be doubled soon.

for over 100 years, castellano and pizzo, which is located in tampa, has been grinding their own chuck and sirloin meat. mandy pallone is the owner of castellano and pizzo. mandy mentioned that they put sirloin in the ground sirloin, and they put beef in the ground chuck that&39s a slightly fattier. that&39s what they do without any additives. however, an abc news investigation has found that the substance, which is known as &quotpink slime&quot, exists in 70 percent of the country&rsquos ground beef.