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Page 14 August 2010 Email: grocery@flame1.com PACKAGING AND DISPLAY Tel: 01923 272960 NEWS IN BRIEF PACKAGING NEWS KRONENBOURG 1664 REFRESHES LOOK WITH EDGY DESIGN As part of a major marketing investment into the brand in 2010, Kronenbourg 1664 has been given a fresh, dynamic new look in the UK. The new packaging that is now available in all off trade channels adopts the global design for the brand, bringing a Gallic, edgy and more modern look which gives Kronenbourg 1664 superior shelf stand-out and builds on the premium image of the brand. BIODEGRADABLE AND COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING With concerns for the environment and sustainability still high on the food industry's agenda, novel packaging developments have been of significant interest recently. Campden BRI has been active in the general area of novel packaging developments and, as part of its current member-funded research, has published Biodegradable and compostable packaging materials for foodstuffs (Review 64). LINPAC PACKAGING MAKES OVERWRAPPING EASIER LINPAC Packaging has designed a new range of trays to run efficiently and at high speeds on overwrapping machines. The overall tray weight had been reduced but the design incorporates engineered corners and ribs to maintain the strength of the tray. The tray flange has been curved to reduce the chance of damaging the overwrapping film when running at high speeds. KINGSLAND BOXES CLEVER WITH A MARLBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC Kingsland Wines and Spirits, is launching a new bag-in-box 1.5ltr Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc under the Runestone brand. Runestone Sauvignon Blanc is available nationally now through The Cooperative from June, with an RRP of £10. The box uses Kingsland’s innovative 1.5ltr cube format, making it both eye-catching in design and convenient to carry and store. BEATSON CLARK APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF QUALITY Leading glass packaging manufacturer, Beatson Clark has announced the appointment of Phillip Lamb to the position of Head of Quality. Phillip, 44, joins the company with over 25 years of experience in the personal care and food manufacturing companies, Robert McBride Ltd and Northern Foods. EXHIBITION A TOTAL SUCCESS With thousands of high calibre visitors, meaningful business discussions and many orders secured on the stands, Total Processing & Packaging has been judged an outstanding success by both exhibitors and visitors. The next processing & packaging event from Reed Exhibitions will be Pro2Pac (13-16 March 2011), the only event in the UK dedicated exclusively to Food & Drink. Taking place in London and co-located with the World renowned IFE the two exhibitions will provide the focal point for the food & drink community in 2011. BPI CELEBRATES CENTENARY CERTIFICATE British Polythene Industries (BPI) PLC, leading European manufacturer of polythene films, bags and sacks, is celebrating a relatively rare achievement for British PLCs. The Greenock based company, which operates from sites across the UK, Europe, North America and China, has received its Centenary Certificate from Companies House. FOURTH LEADERSHIP HANDOVER IN 117 YEARS A modest but significant event in the history of weighing and packing was enacted recently in Kyoto, when Takahide Ishida took over the presidency of Ishida Co., Ltd from his father, Ryuichi Ishida. It is significant partly because the €600Mturnover company is a pace-setter in the technologies that pack much of the world’s food for retail and industrial sale. NATIONAL FLEXIBLE ACHIEVES ‘FULFILMENT’ When in a hurry for suitable packaging for a range of branded snacks, flapjacks, bars, etc. Fulfil Food Solutions turned to film packaging specialists National Flexible for help with the project and were delighted when they were offered more than they bargained for. With 18 separate products in the range and the prospect of more to come, Fulfil needed printed packaging films that would carry the generic theme for the brand identity across a variety of HFFS and VFFS packaging formats, but the prospect of commissioning an external design agency for the artwork proved to be time-consuming, costly and unappealing to the Hampshire-based food manufacturer. “I was delighted when I found out that National Flexible could offer me a full artwork service for flexographic printing through their incumbent agency - NXL Design,” said Bryan Fowler, Fulfil Food’s Operations Manager. “Because they were managing the design and print process for me, NXL Design made the whole process really quick and easy without having to involve a third party agency,” continued Bryan. The film was quickly printed, slit and made ready for the packing lines in only a matter of days - in plenty of time for Fulfil to satisfy the snaking needs of its hungry customers. To discuss your packaging requirements please contact National Flexible’s commercial team on 01274 685566. CRP PRINT & PACKAGING LTD DISPLAY BUSINESS WIN EUROPEAN POPAI AWARDS SECOND YEAR RUNNING CRP Print & Packaging one of Europe’s leading independent print and packaging groups has won two European POPAI awards for the second year running. Mike Devine, Sales Manager of CRP’s Display Business, was delighted to see two members of the Display team, Louise Slevin and Emma Woodhall, collecting awards on behalf of the company for their Hardys and Walkers point-of-sale displays at the European POPAI Awards announced in Paris on 24th June. “We are extremely proud of the achievements of our Display Business for winning these awards for the second year in a row. This really does reflect the talent and energy of our structural design team, always delivering innovative and bespoke display solutions for many major brand owners.“ CRP is one of Europe’s leading independent Print & Packaging Groups with a significant market position within each of its businesses. Our position as a major player and manufacturer within our chosen markets makes us the market leader in print, packaging and innovation. With emphasis on state-of-the-art design throughout our business, plus exceptional customer service, we believe that nobody else in the sector offers the speed or quality that we are capable of. The European POPAI Competition awards the year’s best creations in POP advertising, Digital Media, Commercial Architecture and Shop fitting. There are over 400 entries on display, more than 40 categories in the competition and 13 countries represented. For further information please visit www.crpprint.com, call 01536 200 333 or e-mail information@crpprint.co.uk ALLEN CODING AIMS FOR 20 PER CENT GROWTH IN SCOTTISH BUSINESS OVER THE COMING YEAR Following the appointment last year of Scott Wilson as Regional Sales Manager for Scotland, Allen Coding Systems - part of ITW - is continuing to focus on growing its business north of the border, with the intention of increasing sales by 20 per cent over the next 12 months. One of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of thermal transfer, hot foil, ink jet and laser coding and marking equipment, Allen Coding is targeting primarily the food, pharmaceutical, beverage, and industrial processing and packaging industries across Scotland. Relatively untapped by Allen Coding, Scotland provides a wider audience for the market-leading company which has been established for over 35 years and is best known for its world-class product range, personal, professional service and problem solving capabilities. Allen Coding products include an extensive range of hot foil, thermal transfer, laser and ink jet coding and marking technology, as well as carton coders. The recently launched ICON laser coder, for example, is competitively priced, easy to use and delivers high quality printing for applications in the beverage, cosmetics, industrial and electronics industries, such as labels, cartons, plastics, glass, wood and textiles. The popular 53LT intermittent and continuous thermal transfer systems were originally developed with the food industry and users of hot foil coders in mind. The low-cost, high performance units provide many of the advanced features of more expensive thermal transfer machines, including 300 dpi print resolution; cassette ribbon loading; 600-metre ribbon capacity; 53mm x 30mm print area with print speeds up to 400mm per second; and a best of breed thermal print head. The Alexir Partnership, which prides itself on providing customers with a complete design to delivery service, will be on stand J5 at the EasyFairs exhibition in October. A number of new and exciting innovations will be unveiled including the revolutionary ‘Fresh & Naked’ Unwashed Salad Tray. The “Fresh & Naked” tray range includes a newly developed barrier coating called Bioptima that can be applied to almost any carton-board. This biodegradable Bioptima coating, developed by the Alexir Partnership, allows for direct food contact and helps prevent salad from drying out whilst enabling the required shelf-life. The first brand to take this packaging material format to retail is G’s Salads. Tom Sene, Sales Director at the Scott Wilson, Regional Sales Manager for Scotland, Allen Coding Systems. With an experienced coding specialist covering Scotland and the north of England, who offers extensive knowledge of non-contact coding in particular, and who is perfectly placed to help organisations manage the transition from one technology to another, Allen Coding is confident in its future. Says Scott Wilson: “As an engineer who has solved many coding challenges I am able to work with clients to identify the best technology for the job. He continues: “Plus, I’m backed up by a service team made up of designers as well as ‘fixers’. This means that, as well as supplying the best-selling hot foil technology in the world, along with reliable thermal transfer printers, continuous inkjet and excellent laser systems, we can offer the entire package, right down to high quality consumables, 24-hour customer service and support.” Allen Coding Systems Scott Wilson Tel: 01438 347 770 www.allencoding.co.uk ALEXIR PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHES REVOLUTIONARY FULLY BIODEGRADABLE SALAD TRAY AT EASYFAIRS Alexir Partnership said “Board Packaging for natural products such as un-washed baby salad leaf normally presents many obstacles, but we have worked closely with G’s to overcome these. The natural look of the packaging compliments the product and the sales have far exceeded initial forecasts”. Anthony Gardner, Marketing Manager at G’s added: “we have been really pleased with the initial sales success of Fresh & Naked, as well as a fantastic product and brand collateral, the box has been instrumental in ensuring consumer pick-up and differentiation from other fresh salads packaging”. For more information on Alexir’s product and service range, please visit www.alexir.co.uk, e-mail sales@alexir.co.uk or call 01293 544 644. WWW.GROCERYTRADER.CO.UK/PACKAGING
August 2010 Page 15 Tel: 01923 272960 PACKAGING AND DISPLAY Email: grocery@flame1.com CRP PRINT & PACKAGING PRE PRINT BUSINESS IS FIRST PRE PRINTING BUSINESS IN EUROPE TO ATTAIN FSC AND PEFC ACCREDITATION CRP Print & Packaging, one of Europe’s leading independent print and packaging groups has been granted FSC and PEFC accreditation within its Pre Print Business and is the first Pre Printing business in Europe to obtain these market leading standards. Chris Shaw, Business Manager for CRP’s Pre Print business, led the project on behalf of the company. Shaw comments “We are at the forefront of change within the European Corrugated industry and gaining forestry chain-of-custody certification FSC and PEFC for our Pre Print business is the first step to securing accreditation for the CRP group”. Eddie Fellows, Managing Director of CRP Print & Packaging comments, “the knowledge gained during the securing of certification will be used over the next 12 months to ensure we are able to offer all our customers the security of the chain-of-custody accreditation across the CRP group; in doing this we can do our part in helping brand owners work towards achieving their environmental objectives”. For further information please visit www.crpprint.com, or call Aimee Bailey on 01536 200 333 or e-mail information@crpprint.co.uk LINPAC AND CUKI COFRESCO UNVEIL CUKILIN® SECURE ALUMINIUM TRAY AND FILM PACKAGING SOLUTION LAUNCHED DENNY BROS’ OPEN DAY 2010 PLANS TO BOOST THE BRAND Suffolk-based Denny Bros Group is staging its next Open Day 2010 event on 15 September with a view to securing the autumn date as an annual sector event for those with an interest in boosting brand visibility and sales with contemporary packaging ideas covering food, pharma, household, DIY and public sectors. Enhancing the Packaging Experience will look at the production and supply of all forms of niche packaging including on-pack concepts such as the multi-functional booklet label Fix-a- Form. The event will cover the creative strategies available that can help to maximise sales; and the various printed labelling technologies that can help to achieve long term brand loyalty. Keynote speakers including Andrew Streeter of Pack-Track and Doug Johnston of Packology who will discuss how companies are gaining competitive advantage by addressing the green packaging agenda; and how to get the best packaging supply routes to market. Denny Bros experts will be on hand to illustrate how to implement effective promotions on-shelf, how to include vast amounts of technical and legal information within the product offering, and how to roll out all important effective Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) campaigns featuring promotions powered by unique numbering and SMS links to websites. Confident of the need for a conference that focuses on branding, Denny Bros’ Marketing Director Stephen Jarrold said: ‘The event is focusing on brand embellishment at a time when many brands are suffering from a loss of consumer awareness. In these tough economic conditions, consumers are almost totally price-driven which means brand managers have to work extra hard to underline brand benefits. When conditions improve, it is those with the strongest brand qualities who will ultimately benefit.’ ‘On-pack info and promotions add much value to brands - and this will result in a long term, sustainable sales uplift.’ The Denny Bros Open Day 2010 event will be the first of a new larger scale event that we hope will become part of the packaging sector’s official conference calendar. The conference and networking event will be followed by a tour of the production facilities at the company’s manufacturing headquarters which will cover the complete booklet labelling process. There will be demonstrations of the just-delivered PDF checking system which compares customer proofs electronically with pre-production proofs which Denny Bros’ Pre-Press Manager Nick Theobald explains is vital to eliminate errors. ‘The new system ensures that every order we process is 100% print-ready. It reduces the chance of reproofing and so gives the customer guaranteed time savings.’ A new inspection verification system is also helping to make further efficiencies with the processing of variable data. It provides customers with a definitive soft record of the variable data ‘live’ codes printed on the Fix-a-Form leaflet, or base-label, to ensure that the promotion meets with promotion industry standards. Paula Starie@ Denny Bros on 01284 701381 or email stefan.regula@dennybros.com BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM FREE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY ENERGY CREATED BY FAERCH PLAST Two leading packaging companies in different fields have come together to create CukiLIN® - a complete aluminium tray and film lid solution ideal for oven-ready meals. LINPAC Packaging, the leading European multi-material packaging company, has been working closely with aluminium tray specialists Cuki Cofresco to create a combination that offers excellent on-shelf presentation, extended shelf-life and delivers optimal performance when running on packaging lines. LINPAC’s high barrier films LINtop PP HB and LINtop Alu HB have been specially developed to be compatible with aluminium trays. They offer a tight robust seal which means there is no need for the product to also be packaged in a cardboard sleeve, while both films have anti-fog properties to improve visibility of the product on the shelf. The CukiLIN® partnership means that a constant level of service and on-site technical support is available throughout Europe, to ensure customer machinery is running as efficiently as possible. The range has undergone extensive testing to ensure it meets the needs of packers, retailers and the consumer. Cuki Cofresco has designed their plain and lacquered smooth wall trays to offer one of the widest flange areas available on the market, improving the sealing properties which reduces the risk of food contamination due to seal breakage. When combined with LINPAC’s LINtop PP HB (for lacquered trays) or LINtop Alu HB (for uncoated trays) films, it offers a hermetic but peel-able seal, further reducing the number of rejected packs for both retailers and packers. Although specifically designed to match the CukiLIN trays, the films are suitable for use with any smooth wall aluminium product. The tray and film combination is also suitable for MAP applications and frozen products, further increasing shelf life and reducing food waste. Pierre Thumerel, LINPAC Packaging’s Vice President - Protein Europe, said: “We’ve been asked for an aluminium tray solution by our customers and have developed the CukiLIN® range in partnership with Cuki Cofresco providing excellent lightweight trays with films that are designed to perfectly complement the range, preventing costly seal breakages and machine jams. “CukiLIN® offers retailers and food producers a good quality tray option which is recyclable, provides a long shelf-life, is ideal for both freezing and use in hot ovens and is convenient for the consumer to use.” Emilio Minni, Director of Cuki Cofresco, said: “LINPAC are the obvious choice as a partner because they share our level of commitment to customers, service and innovation. They could rely on us to develop a product which would offer real benefits to the packer, retailer and consumer.” For further information about these products call 01977 692111 or visit www.linpacpackaging.com Danish company stands by pledge to minimise environmental impact and makes considerable financial savings as a result. Leading manufacturer of plastics packaging for the food industry, Færch Plast is generating so much extra climate-friendly energy as a biproduct of its production process, that it is able to heat not only its own Danish head office, but also the premises of neighbouring companies. Based in the western Jutland town of Holstebro, Færch Plast extrudes film and thermoforms packaging around the clock, 361 days a year. The excess energy produced in its plastics factory has been used to heat its 11,000- squaremetre warehouse via the latest heat pump technology, halving the company’s heating bill in the process, and reducing CO2 emissions by an estimated 60% per annum. That’s the equivalent of the electricity used by 55 average households. Henrik Tornager Andersen, the company’s Energy and Environmental Technician, explains: “Our machinery operates at high temperatures and needs to be cooled down. We use a groundwater cooling system in the summer to store the heat in the ground below the factory. However, we have found that we are unable to cool the ground water enough in the winter by ourselves so we have offered the excess to our neighbours. That way they can avoid burning gas or oil for heating.” He continues: “Færch Plast only needs around 20% of the waste heat, so we have offered our neighbours energy for free, resulting in substantial energy savings for them and a huge benefit for the environment.” Initially, immediate neighbours ElefantRiste and Sawo, whose businesses are located close to the existing cooling water pipe which travels between Færch Plast’s factory and warehouse, are benefiting from this gesture. However, it is hoped that the entire commercial area in Holstebro will benefit, as well as the town’s new sports stadium and a large local supermarket Bilka. They simply have to invest in a heat pump system and be coupled to the cooling water pipe. Henrik concludes: “The pipeline carries water at a temperature of 25°C 150 meters into the industrial area. Local businesses can use as much of this water as they would like. “They just have to return the same water to us 5°C colder than they received it, then they are also able to slash their heating costs by 50 to 60% and help us to cut the cost of cooling ground water.” In addition to reducing CO2 emissions by an estimated 98 tons per annum, significantly reducing the environmental impact, Færch Plast is saving approximately 83.000 M3 per year of natural gas and around 40.000 kWh electricity per year on cooling groundwater, making a total saving equivalent to around 208 tonnes of CO2. Environmental concerns are a top priority for the company, which aims to minimise any negative impact its production and products may have on the planet. In 2007 it established a set of targets for the following five years, aimed at ‘achieving positive results through the optimisation of environmental conditions’. MD of Surrey-based Faerch Plast Ltd, Joe Iannidinardo, said: “The plastics industry has found itself at the centre of negative publicity over the years, and has often been criticised for its effect on the environment. So, it is particularly gratifying to have this good news story, which can only be of benefit to the company, its customers and the environment in general.” For information on Færch Plast Ltd’s products please contact: Joe Iannidinardo Tel: 020 8254 2300 Email: uk@faerchplast.co.uk www.faerchplast.co.uk WWW.GROCERYTRADER.CO.UK/PACKAGING
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