April 2015

sydneybased manufacturer of complementary healthcare products, sphere healthcare, is to significantly expand its packaging and production facilities to cater for growing demand for its products in australia and asia, thanks to a capital injection of 11 million.sphere healthcare&39s new canning line for infant formula will enable it to meet strong growth opportunities for its products in china.the company has announced it has signed up a new cornerstone investor from asia, who has provided it with a new capital pool to finance a retooling of the business that will see the introduction of

three local grain food manufacturers, goodman fielder, sanitarium and bakers delight, have been announced as the first three registered users of a voluntary industry code of practice for labelling of whole grain ingredient content claims.goodman fielder&39s helga&39s bread will apply the grains &amp legumes nutrition council glnc whole grain code to its retail packaging labelling.the three have signed up for the grains &amp legumes nutrition council glnc code which seeks to increase clarity for consumers about the content of foods labelled as whole grain.launched in july, th

12 nov 2013the asiapacific region is leading the world in sales and consumption of flexible packaging, and will help drive a 5.1 per cent compound annual growth in the global market in the next five years.a new report by research firm marketsandmarkets, flexible packaging market, global trends and forecast to 2018, values the flexible packaging market at us73,825.3 million a78,676.64 million in 2012, and estimates this will grow to us99,621.9 million by 2018.the report notes that with penetration of flexible packaging in many traditional developed markets close to saturation, developing cou

innovia films has produced its first topcoated bopp label films that are proven to be food contact compliant under eu and fda regulations.according to innovia films, ultrafoil cfa clear and wfa white films maximise the aesthetics of foiled areas of the label giving brand owners&rsquo shelf impact for their products and additional options regarding imagery and branding, without adversely affecting the overall cost of the final printed label.alasdair mcewen, product manager for labels at innovia films, said the pressure sensitive label psl value chain is under the spotlight, with retailer

the foodservice packaging association, has responded to comments and reports about the supposed &lsquoban of polystyrene foam food containers&rsquo in oxford.several publications have reported that oxford has become the first city in the uk to ban polystyrene foam food containers as they are not biodegradable.however, martin kersh, executive director of the foodservice packaging association, told packaging news that during a meeting he attended on monday 13 april the council voted unanimously for a proposal that states packaging that isn&rsquot biodegradable or recyclable will b

the trend towards retail ready packaging rrp and shelf ready packaging srp has created a whole new science of packaging.the optimal retail and shelf ready packagingthe key concept is to &39think backwards from the shelf&39.

only 0.14 of all fmcg launches, 16,914 to be precise, from 2012 as evaluated by nielsen are considered breakthrough innovations in the research firm&39s report. the glib often bandied about statistic of about how 80 of product launches fail now seems like the overstatement of the century. that&39s just 23 launches culled from more than 80 fmcg categories including food, personal culled from more than 80 fmcg categories including food, personal care, household care, overthecounter products and soft drinks. it&39s a wretched number of drinks.

the report green packaging market in the us 20152019 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key industry participants. marketresearchreports.bizthis press release was orginally distributed by releasewirealbany, ny releasewire 04162015 about green packaginggreen packaging is produced from sustainable, renewable, and recyclable raw materials. green packaging technology uses materials such as paper, plastic, metal, and glass, which can be easily bent or molded as needed.