March 2015

by sean riley, pmmi, editorial directorthe pmmi foundation offers a financial helping hand for students and continuing education.enlargepmmi, the association for packaging and processing technologies, distributed nearly 100,000 last year through its foundation to advance the education of students with majors involving packaging, package design and package engineering at select colleges and technical schools across north america.&ldquothis is the next generation of the processing and packaging workforce, and it&rsquos important to invest in their future and support their desire to wo

atlas packaging has completed the design of a unique crashlock recipe box with multi adjustable dividers for riverford, the organic, home delivery company.riverford, who delivers 47,000 fresh produce boxes weekly, is most renowned for its organic meat and veg box home delivery scheme.

tetra pak is planning a push in the food packaging market with its cartonboard packaging offering.tetra recart was the first retortable carton package which enabled filled product to be sterilized within the package.

rajaprint is introducing an online system designed to help both large and sme businesses brand their packaging through a simple, three step process.the company says it also promises an extremely quick turnaround time typically just two weeks from visual sign off to delivery and businesses wanting to add to their branding can do so with just a few clicks of a button.those using the service are guided to add their own images and text, or work from the stock background colours already in the system.the three main steps are &lsquoselect the tape to customise&rsquo, &lsquodefine your

product name organic sea salt truffles and organic salted caramel trufflesproduct manufacturer alter ecoingredients organic and fairtrade raw cane sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, coconut oil, whole milk powder, natural flavour, sea salt fleur de sel, vanilla beansshelf life 15 monthspackaging individually wrapped in a metalised natureflex film and then packaged in recycled cardboard pouch.brand website httpaltereco.com.auwhat the company saysalter eco, pioneer of globally crafted foods with fullcircle sustainability, is thrilled to announce the australian launch of two new dark chocolate f

a cigarette factory in cuba. strgetty imagesdon&39t miss stories. follow voxover the course of the 20th century, the cigarette went from niche product to massmarket success. in 1890, cigarettes were an insignificant portion of the american tobacco market, especially compared with cigars, chew, and pipes. that has changed significantlyforms of tobacco consumption burns et al., via us department of agricultureso why did americans go from being a nation of cigar smokers to a nation of cigarette addicts it wasn&39t just the addictive nature of smoking.

use by, display until, sell by, best before the confusing array of terms that contribute to the annual 7.2m tonnes of food and drink waste. how can we change things for the betterdue to confusion around food labelling, consumers often throw food out when it is perfectly edible. photograph alamyonce it goes beyond its &ldquobest before&rdquo date, most packaged food ends up in landfill. that&rsquos unless dan cluderay gets his hands on it.