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Packaging
The future of beer may be in wood pulp bottles
For companies in North America and Europe, fibre packaging may become a new alternative to glass
20 years of writing for Food in Canada – Part I
Regular columnist and regulatory guru, Gary Gnirss, dishes on how Canadian food regulations and the food industry have changed over the last 20 years
Bubble tea at home
Millennials Foods Inc. has introduced ready-to-drink sets of Bubble…
McCafé compostable pods
McCafé has launched 100 per cent compostable McCafé Keurig…
Ultimate maple cookie
While Canada celebrated its 150th birthday this year, Dare…
Students win $2,000 bursary
Food and Beverage Ontario’s Taste Your Future program announced the winners of its inaugural student competition: Stir Up a Career
Plant-based aseptic packaging
SIG Combibloc has unveiled the world’s first aseptic pack that is 100 per cent linked to plant-based renewable material
Premium craft apple cider
Sun-Rype Products Ltd. has launched a new Premium Craft…
Making and packaging bar products
As demand for bar products grows, Bosch Packaging Technology offers a system that makes production smoother, faster and safer
Snack’n Go salads
Summer Fresh Snack’n Go salads is giving consumers more grab…
Shelf-stable meat
Piller’s Fine Foods says demand for shelf-stable meat is…
Resealable fruit pouches
Just in time for summer Dole has launched a…
The name game: Labelling & the IPPB
Labelling practices for “Identity and principal place of business” (IPPB) are due for modernization
The results of the Canadian Grand Prix are in!
The Retail Council of Canada and its judges have selected the best new products and released the winners of the annual Canadian Grand Prix Awards
New Brunswick company expands with new equipment
With the financial support of the federal and provincial governments Atlantic Potato Distributors will increase capacity and create new jobs
Fishy food labelling
Seafood labelling in Canada was a recent focus of…
PAC salutes this year’s stars in packaging
PAC, Packaging Consortium held its 2017 Canadian Leadership Awards Gala, which highlights some of the best packages in food and beverage and non-food sectors
Federal government must boost focus on agri-food in Canada: report
Making agri-food a national economic priority will help it flourish
Smarties options for Egg hunts
Just in time for Easter, egg hunts and Easter…
The flavour in food labelling modernization
The flavour of food must be appealing in order to sell a product. But it’s not too often we get to sample food before we buy. Instead, the principal means of communicating flavours on a packaged consumer food is via its label.
Filling the growing labour gap
More changes are on the way to foreign worker programs, but the food processing industry is calling for a more permanent solution to its ongoing labour shortage
Mars Canada unveils an expanded and state-of-the-art facility
Mars Canada has expanded its Newmarket, Ont.-based chocolate manufacturing facility to accommodate the manufacturing and packaging of the Maltesers brand. The expansion will create up to 30 new jobs
Where’s the bear?
Toronto – If you purchased Polar Ice Vodka recently,…
Maximize efficiency in shrink-sleeve packaging
Butler Automatic offers its Automatic SP3HSL Sleeve Splicer to help meet the demand for more efficient shrink-sleeve packaging
Piller’s Black Kassel deli meat brand expands in the U.S. market
Piller’s Fine Foods sells deli meats and meat snacks into the U.S. through its Black Kassel brand. Now the company is expanding with new products and packaging
How Healthy Crunch cultivated a rapidly growing brand
Brand owners dream of retail chains eager to list…
Health Canada making food labelling amendments
Regulation changes are expected to make the Nutrition Facts table and list of ingredients on packaged foods easier for Canadians to use and understand
Is food labelling getting smarter?
There is an insatiable appetite by consumers to better know the food they eat. How much info should be on the label?
Food waste fight
How the packaging industry is helping tackle the growing food waste problem
The need for speed
Weber Packaging Solutions’ L-A 6000 meets the needs of distribution centers to label variable-sized cartons at ever increasing line speeds with accurate shipping information
Recycle your breakfast
Research shows more food and beverage cartons could be recycled
Regulatory Labelling: Protect Your Business
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 8 Sometimes brand owners make…
Canada & Manitoba invest in Maple Leaf bacon expansion
The expansion project is expected to increase bacon production at Maple Leaf Foods’ Winnipeg-based facility by eight million kilograms every year
Official Made with Pulses seal unveiled
The new Pulse Brand and “Made with Pulses” seal are green and gold symbols intended to help consumers easily identify food products that contain pulses
Packaging: Much more than a pretty face
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 7 Packaging is a huge investment.…
Squeaky Clean
Challenges and limitations remain as companies continue to clean up their labels. But does the focus need to be on changing consumer perceptions?
